Kenya’s Ruto agrees ‘for conversation’ with protesters over tax hikes | Protests News

Kenya’s Ruto agrees ‘for conversation’ with protesters over tax hikes | Protests News

The weeklong protests have caught Ruto’s government off-guard, as discontent mounts over his economic policies. Kenya’s President William Ruto has said he was ready for “a conversation” with thousands of “peaceful” young protesters who held nationwide demonstrations this week to oppose proposed tax increases. The protesters, who began their demonstrations…

Students protest across India over examination ‘scam’ | Politics

Students protest across India over examination ‘scam’ | Politics

NewsFeed Students are protesting across India after evidence of corruption interfered with this year’s elite examinations. Some exam results have now been cancelled and an investigation into the alleged leak of papers and high scores is being investigated. Published On 21 Jun 202421 Jun 2024 Check out our Latest News…

At least 200 injured, 100 arrested in Kenya tax protests: Rights groups | Protests News

At least 200 injured, 100 arrested in Kenya tax protests: Rights groups | Protests News

Local media reported an unidentified man died from a gunshot wound to his thigh during riot police crackdown in Nairobi. At least 200 people were injured and more than 100 arrested across Kenya in nationwide protests against government tax hike plans, rights groups have said. Five groups, including Amnesty International,…

Kenya scraps some tax hike proposals as protesters rally in Nairobi | Protests News

Kenya scraps some tax hike proposals as protesters rally in Nairobi | Protests News

Civil society groups say 210 people were arrested, including protesters, journalists and observers from rights groups at the demonstration in Nairobi. Kenya’s government has retracted plans to impose multiple tax hikes, the presidency said, announcing amendments to a controversial bill as police fired tear gas at protesters who gathered near…

Hundreds of thousands in France protest far right ahead of snap elections | Elections News

Hundreds of thousands in France protest far right ahead of snap elections | Elections News

Anti-racism groups joined French unions and a new left-wing coalition in protests across France against the surging nationalist far right as frenzied campaigning is under way in advance of snap parliamentary elections. About 21,000 police and gendarmes were deployed at rallies on Saturday with authorities expecting between 300,000 and 500,000…

Why ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ viral campaign did nothing to stop Gaza massacres | Israel-Palestine conflict

Why ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ viral campaign did nothing to stop Gaza massacres | Israel-Palestine conflict

A viral AI-generated image shared more than 50 million times sparks a discussion about solidarity and depiction of reality. After a deadly Israeli air strike on Rafah, an AI-generated image circulating on Instagram aimed to generate global solidarity for Palestinians in Gaza. Despite controversy over its sanitised portrayal, the “All…

Hundreds of protesters lay down in Spain to mimic Gaza’s mass casualties | Gaza

Hundreds of protesters lay down in Spain to mimic Gaza’s mass casualties | Gaza

NewsFeed The bodies of hundreds of protesters filled the streets outside the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao to mimic the mass casualties in Israel’s war on Gaza. The city in northern Spain was besieged and bombed during the Spanish Civil War. Published On 9 Jun 20249 Jun 2024 Check out our…

‘Fighting for 40 years’ – the tiny Texas community facing down Big Industry | Environment

‘Fighting for 40 years’ – the tiny Texas community facing down Big Industry | Environment

Corpus Christi, Texas, US – “It’s a beautiful bay, and it was even more beautiful in the beginning,” says 72-year-old Encarnacion “Chon” Serna, a retired chemical engineer, as he describes Corpus Christi Bay, which lies just a few feet from his doorstep in Portland, Corpus Christi in Texas. It’s the…