Tag: Protests and demonstrations
What's at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?
HONG KONG -- Two journalists who led a now-closed Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on...
Traders observe a daylong strike across Pakistan to protest rising costs and new taxes
ISLAMABAD -- Traders in Pakistan went on strike Wednesday, shutting down their businesses in all major cities and urban areas to protest a...
Nicaragua closes US Chamber of Commerce and 150 other organizations
MEXICO CITY -- Nicaragua’s government closed another 151 nongovernmental organizations Thursday, among them some of the most important trade organizations, including the American...
Kenya will reintroduce some tax proposals that sparked deadly protests
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya’s new finance minister says some of the proposed taxes that led to weeks of deadly protests earlier this year...
Too many people, not enough management: A look at the chaos of 'overtourism' in the summer of 2024
SINTRA, Portugal -- The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel’s house is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It’s a...
Climate activists protest at several German airports
BERLIN -- Climate activists staged protests at several German airports on Thursday, forcing a temporary halt to flights at some of them in...