Source link Demonstrators opposed to a law that would require transparency from NGOs financed from abroad have attempted to storm the parliament in Tbilisi and clashed with police. Debate on the bill, entitled “On the Transparency of Foreign Influence,” was disrupted by violence on Monday when an opposition lawmaker assaulted a member of the ruling […]
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UN alters response to Moscow terrorist attack after protest — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Russia’s Foreign Ministry took issue with the use of the word “saddened” by the secretary general’s spokesperson The United Nations has altered its statement on Friday’s concert venue terrorist attack in Moscow after the Russian Foreign Ministry questioned the wording of the original message. In a post on Telegram early on Saturday, ministry […]
Polish farmers begin protest at border with Lithuania — RT World News
Source link The demonstrators claim Ukrainian grain is being imported into Poland through the fellow EU country Polish farmers have launched a week-long protest along the border with Lithuania against the importation of Ukrainian grain, the authorities of the Baltic state said. The agricultural workers have been blocking checkpoints on the Ukrainian frontier for months […]
Nigerian unions protest against IMF and World Bank loans (VIDEO) — RT Africa
Source link The National Labor Congress claims that borrowing from the international financial institutions is worsening an economic crisis Nigerian government workers and several other groups, including traders and students, staged nationwide protests on Tuesday, demanding that the government address the country’s escalating economic crisis. The National Labor Congress (NLC), which organized the demonstrations, has […]
‘Squad’ member Tlaib urges Democrats to protest Biden — RT World News
Source link The Michigan congresswoman has accused the US president of supporting genocide in Gaza Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) has urged her fellow Democrats to vote “uncommitted” in the party’s 2024 presidential primary, as a challenge to US President Joe Biden’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza. “Right now, we feel completely neglected and just […]
Thousands of tractors flood Berlin’s streets in massive farmer protest (VIDEO) — RT World News
Source link More than 8,500 people and some 6,000 vehicles participated in a major rally in the German capital, police said Thousands of tractors clogged the streets of Berlin on Monday as German farmers staged a major rally to protest against agricultural policy changes planned by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Cabinet. The government had earlier announced […]
EU state president vetoes budget in protest at media takeover — RT World News
Source link Andrzej Duda denounced the newly elected government’s “blatant violation of the Constitution” and of democratic principles Polish President Andrzej Duda vetoed a 2024 budget bill on Saturday to protest the newly elected government’s controversial overhaul of the country’s public media outlets. Duda explained that he could not consent to the bill, which included […]
Farmers protest proposed dog-eating ban (VIDEOS) — RT World News
Source link South Korean demonstrators reportedly planned to release dogs in front of the presidential office in Seoul Hundreds of South Korean dog meat farmers took to the streets of Seoul to protest a proposed ban on their livelihood on Thursday, leading to clashes with police and three arrests, organizers told media on Friday. Dozens of […]
EU state residents protest Russia border closure — RT World News
Source link Citizens of Lappeenranta in Finland have said the move unfairly separates them from their families Several hundred residents of a Finnish town bordering Russia protested outside city hall on Sunday, after the government in Helsinki shuttered the checkpoint that served their community. Around 200-300 people gathered in Lappeenranta, according to the Finnish outlet […]
Pro-Palestinian protest leads to lockdown at US Capitol — RT World News
Source link A demonstration outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington has turned violent A protest in Washington – described by one US lawmaker as “pro-terrorist” and “anti-Israel” – has turned violent, prompting a lockdown of congressional offices and evacuations of politicians from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters. Demonstrators demanding a ceasefire in […]