Ankara, (EFE).- The Turkish opposition staged a nationwide economic boycott on Wednesday, urging citizens to avoid all non-essential purchases as a protest against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government and the recent arrest of Istanbul’s opposition mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu. The “Zero Shopping Day” campaign had a significant impact, according to several business owners who spoke to … Read more
Sydney, Australia, Nov 19 (EFE).- A nine-day protest march culminated Tuesday in tens of thousands of demonstrators converging on New Zealand’s parliament grounds in defiance of a contentious bill that sets out to radically reinterpret the country’s founding treaty between Māori and the Crown. ACT party leader David Seymour speaks at the announcement of the … Read more
Athens, Mar 8 (EFE).- Public sector workers in Greece went on strike on Wednesday in response to the deadly train collision that killed 57 people last week. The strike was called by the Greek civil servants’ confederation (ADEDY) and has been backed by maritime and public transport workers, doctors, teachers and actors. Railway workers were … Read more
Paris, Mar 7 (EFE).- Over a million people in went on strike Tuesday to protest against the government’s unpopular pension reforms which would raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 years. Some 320 demonstrations have been organized across and police are expecting between 1.1 and 1.4 million people to take part. … Read more
Bangkok, Mar 7 (EFE).- A Thai court sentenced a man Tuesday accused of parodying King Vajiralongkorn in a calendar with veiled references to the monarch, allegedly likening him to a duck, to two years in prison for royal defamation, a group of Thai lawyers reported. The duck, one of the symbols of the protests calling … Read more
Frankfurt, , Feb 17 (EFE).- A strike on Friday paralyzed air traffic at seven major airports in , including the European Union’s busiest, Frankfurt. Over 2,300 flights have been canceled, with some 300,000 engers expected to be affected by the 24-hour, multi-sector strike by ground staff, air traffic controllers and public sector workers called by … Read more
