antigovernment

Argentina’s police step up their response to growing anti-government protests

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A confrontation between Argentine authorities and anti-government protesters angered by President Javier Milei’s spending cuts escalated on Wednesday, as protesters blocking the capital’s key thoroughfare were forcibly dispersed and eight of the movement’s participants arrested. In a rare move, riot police officers deployed powerful water cannons, drenching demonstrators. Argentines demanding more … Read more

Israelis hold largest anti-government protest since war in Gaza began

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JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged central Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government protest since the country went to war in October. Protesters urged the government to reach a cease-fire deal to free dozens of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas militants and to hold early elections. Israeli society was broadly united … Read more

South Korean doctors hold massive anti-government rally over medical school recruitment plan

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SEOUL, South Korea — Thousands of senior doctors rallied in Seoul on Sunday to express their support for junior doctors who have been on strike for nearly two weeks over a government plan to sharply increase the number of medical school admissions. The rally came as the government said it would begin to take steps … Read more

Thousands of Albania’s opposition supporters hold an anti-government protest against corruption

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TIRANA, Albania — Thousands of supporters of Albania’s opposition held an anti-government protest Tuesday accusing the Cabinet of corruption. Protesters threw stones and flares at police officers. Some pulled down an iron fence around the main government building in the capital, Tirana. The protest, which ended peacefully, also marked 33 years since the toppling of … Read more

Thousands at anti-government rally in Croatia allege high-level corruption and demand an election

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ZAGREB, Croatia — Thousands of people rallied in Croatia’s capital on Saturday, accusing the ruling center-right party of corruption and demanding that this year’s parliamentary election be held as soon as possible. The gathering in Zagreb was organized by 11 center and left-leaning opposition parties, with political tensions in the European Union member nation rising. … Read more

Thousands take to streets in Slovakia in nationwide anti-government protests

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Thousands of people on Thursday joined growing street protests across Slovakia against a plan by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the penal code and eliminate a national prosecutors’ office. The proposed changes have faced sharp criticism at home and abroad. The plan approved by Fico’s coalition government includes abolishing the … Read more

Opposition leads anti-government march on anniversary of Poland’s democratic breakthrough

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WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s largest opposition celebration is main a march Sunday meant to mobilize voters in opposition to the right-wing authorities, which it accuses of eroding democracy and following Hungary and Turkey down the trail to autocracy. Donald Tusk, the nation’s former prime minister, has referred to as on Poles to march with him … Read more