Category: protesters
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Anti-gov’t protesters block roads in day of disruption
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Anti-government protests continue in Israel today, with major roads blocked, including Route 531 from Raanana to Herzliya, the Hakfar Hayarok Junction, Route 4 at the Raanana-Kfar Saba Junction, Rajer Street in Beersheba, the Habel Junction in Tel Aviv, Route 6 at the Hakama Junction, the Orot Rabin Junction on Route…
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Protesters storm parliament, set sections on fire
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Sections of Kenya’s parliament caught fire on Tuesday as protesters overpowered police to storm the complex where lawmakers had just passed a controversial bill that would impose a raft of new taxes. A medic outside Parliament said that at least 50 people were injured by gunshots, while police clashed with…
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Police fire teargas as Kenya anti-tax protesters demonstrate nationwide
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Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in the capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday, as a nationwide demonstration against proposed tax increases began. Organizers also called for a general strike against the finance bill, which aims to collect $2.7 billion in additional taxes as part of an attempt to tame a…