FRANCE is braced for five days of nationwide chaos as hospital staff, police, lawyers, teachers, air-traffic controllers and rail workers stage a mass walkout, as Eurostar travellers and air passengers are warned to expect major disruption. Daily Express :: News Feed
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Iran state TV says ‘rioters’ were shot and killed amid recent gas price protests
Iranian state television has acknowledged security forces shot and killed what it described as “rioters” in multiple cities amid recent protests over the spike in government-set gasoline prices. CBC | World News
Read More »In face of deadly protests, Iraqi PM says he will resign
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi says he will submit his resignation to parliament in the wake of anti-government protests that have resulted in over 400 deaths, just over a year since he took office. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran protests part of ‘vast and very dangerous conspiracy,’ Ayatollah says
Iran gave a glimpse Wednesday into the scale of what may have been the biggest anti-government protests in the 40-year history of the Islamic Republic, with an official saying 200,000 people had taken part and a lawmaker saying 7,000 were arrested. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Appalling assault’: At least 143 killed in Iran during recent protests, Amnesty says
At least 143 people have been killed in protests in Iran since Nov. 15, Amnesty International said on Monday, adding that it had “clear evidence” that Iranian security forces used firearms against unarmed protesters. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong votes in election seen as referendum on protests
Long lines formed outside Hong Kong polling stations Sunday in elections that have become a barometer of public support for anti-government protests now in their sixth month. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran supreme leader warns ‘thugs’ amid gas price protests
Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices and called angry protesters who have been setting fire to public property over the hike “thugs,” signaling a potential crackdown on the demonstrations. CBC | World News
Read More »One killed in Iran protests against fuel price hike
One person was killed in the Iranian city of Sirjan during protests that erupted after the government imposed gasoline rationing and price increases. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong condemns London ‘attack’ on justice secretary as protests rumble on
The Hong Kong government condemned on Friday an attack by a “violent mob” on the city’s justice secretary in London, the first direct altercation between demonstrators and a government minister during months of often violent protests. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong protests: ‘Two protesters shot’ by police at point blank as tensions erupt
HONG KONG police have shot two antigovernment demonstrators, as activists called for disruptions to the morning commute following a weekend of demonstrations that resulted in almost 90 arrests. Daily Express :: News Feed
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