World Protests - Page 31

February 20, 2024

Mass walkout of South Korean doctors leads to surgery backup

More than half of South Korea's 13,000 trainee doctors have submitted resignations in protest of a government push to recruit and train more doctors.

February 20, 2024

Greek farmers drive 200 tractors to Athens to protest rising costs

Greek farmers drove a convoy of about 200 tractors to Athens to demand financial concessions from the government. They join the widespread European farmer protests.

February 15, 2024

Mexican highways blocked by truckers protesting violent robberies

Violent highway robberies have inspired truckers from the Mexican Alliance of Drivers’ Organizations to block roadways outside of Mexico City. They demand the government provide highway patrols.

February 13, 2024

3, including teen, killed by security forces as Senegal election protests rage on

At least three people, one of whom was 16, were killed by Senegalese security forces amid recent protests over the West African nation's delayed presidential election.

February 13, 2024

Greeks gather by the thousands in protest of same-sex marriage bill

Over 1,500 Greeks gathered Sunday in Athens in protest of legislation that, if enacted, would legalize same-sex marriage in the Balkan nation.

February 13, 2024

Indian farmers clash with police as protests head for capital

Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are marching in protest toward New Dehli to demand guaranteed crop prices and other protections, following a similar protest in 2021.

February 12, 2024

Congolese demonstrators burn US, Belgian flags as tensions flare

Demonstrators in the Democratic Republic of the Congo burned tires and Western nations' flags in protest of their alleged support for Rwanda.

February 9, 2024

Indian town sets curfew after mosque clashes, police ordered to shoot violators

Authorities in Haldwani, India, have imposed an indefinite curfew following clashes over the construction of a mosque and Muslim seminary, with police ordered to shoot violators.

February 9, 2024

Farmers in Italy, Spain and Poland protest over EU policies, demanding action on rising costs

Farmers in Italy, Spain and Poland are protesting against European Union farming policies, citing increased production costs, reduced profits and unfair competition.

February 8, 2024

Haitian PM Henry urges calm as protesters, rioters insist that he resigns

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry condemned Thursday the riots transpiring across his strife-torn Caribbean nation, as many demonstrators demand his resignation.