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Anti-Airbnb protests spread to Milan as key boxes are vandalised by furious locals who say holiday lets are pricing them out of Italian city
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Anti-Airbnb protests spread to Milan as key boxes are vandalised by furious locals who say holiday lets are pricing them out of Italian city

Daily Mail  

Anti-Airbnb protests have spread to Milan with furious locals vandalising key boxes used by rental properties. The latest protest by group Chiediamo Casa saw locals affix stickers reading 'Less short lets, more houses for all' to key safes - which allow tourists access to their rented accommodation - outside Airbnbs on the weekend. Locals in Milan and Florence have launched …

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Southport stabbing: What led to the spread of disinformation?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Southport stabbing: What led to the spread of disinformation?

Al Jazeera  

Disinformation about the suspect’s religion leads to a rise in Islamophobia and anti-migrant anger. False claims about the suspect’s origins spread like wildfire with some falsely naming him as “Ali al-Shakati” with no official source for the name. By July 30, a day after the incident, Jones had tracked “at least 27 million impressions for posts stating or speculating that …

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Explained: The challenge before China’s Xi Jinping as rare lockdown protests spread
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: The challenge before China’s Xi Jinping as rare lockdown protests spread

Firstpost  

It’s rare to see a protest in China. The protest below, apparently in central Beijing’s liangmaqiao, is astounding #China #protests pic.twitter.com/UHJCqqF1YG — Tom Mackenzie November 27, 2022 Why did the protests erupt? Even children were killed pic.twitter.com/cTSt6F5yXc — Jack Poso 🇺🇸 November 28, 2022 Videos, which are going viral on social media, despite China’s censorship, show residents marching toward a …

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Women in Iran are united to spread revolution. I know what it's like to be one of them
2 years, 5 months ago

Women in Iran are united to spread revolution. I know what it's like to be one of them

ABC  

With their hands linked together, Iranian women of every age and background have taken to the streets and online to spread revolution. Death of Iranian woman sparks protest Photo shows An Iranian woman living in Turkey, reacts after she cut her hair during a protest Protests have erupted across Iran following Mahsa Amini's death. There is a long history of …

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31 killed, several arrested: How Iran's protests continue to spread a week after woman's death in hijab arrest
2 years, 6 months ago

31 killed, several arrested: How Iran's protests continue to spread a week after woman's death in hijab arrest

Firstpost  

The protests over the death of an Iranian woman are the biggest in the Islamic Republic since the November 2019 unrest over fuel price rises, and are marked this time by the presence of large numbers of women Paris: Iran has been rocked by a week of protests over the death last week of a young woman, who was arrested …

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Liberal politicians have linked Victoria's COVID-19 increase to Black Lives Matter protests. What are the facts?
4 years, 9 months ago

Liberal politicians have linked Victoria's COVID-19 increase to Black Lives Matter protests. What are the facts?

ABC  

CoronaCheck is RMIT ABC Fact Check’s weekly email newsletter dedicated to fighting the misinformation infodemic surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. CoronaCheck #27 As Victoria grapples with a spike in COVID-19 cases, some commentators have suggested that the increase was triggered by Melbourne's recent Black Lives Matter rally, which was attended by 10,000 people. Some of Senator Henderson's Liberal Party colleagues, including …

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Pompeo’s ‘deafening’ silence angers diplomats as protests over racial injustice spread globally
4 years, 9 months ago

Pompeo’s ‘deafening’ silence angers diplomats as protests over racial injustice spread globally

CNN  

Washington CNN — As protests against racial injustice engulf America and spread globally, State Department officials have suggested Secretary of State Mike Pompeo address his workforce on the issue that, in many ways, directly impacts their work. The top US diplomat expressed condolences to the family of George Floyd – the African American man who was killed while in police …

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’I can’t breathe’ protests spread across US after Minneapolis killing
4 years, 9 months ago

’I can’t breathe’ protests spread across US after Minneapolis killing

Live Mint  

New York: Thousands of protesters stormed the security perimeter of Barclays Center in New York as protests spread across the United States over the killing of George Floyd, a Minneapolis black man who died after being pinned by the neck under a white police officer's knee. The demonstrators at a "We can't breathe" vigil and rally in lower Manhattan were …

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Protests, some violent, spread in wake of George Floyd death
4 years, 9 months ago

Protests, some violent, spread in wake of George Floyd death

India Today  

Demonstrators marched, stopped traffic and in some cases lashed out violently at police as protests erupted Friday in dozens of US cities following the killing of George Floyd after a white officer pressed a knee into his neck while taking him into custody in Minnesota. After hours of peaceful protest in downtown Atlanta, some demonstrators suddenly turned violent, smashing police …

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Iran's top leader issues warning to 'thugs' as fuel protests spread across country
5 years, 4 months ago

Iran's top leader issues warning to 'thugs' as fuel protests spread across country

ABC  

Iran's supreme leader has slammed "thugs" who attacked public property during rare anti-regime demonstrations across the country. Key points: Tens of thousands have taken to the streets, some destroying petrol stations Iran has imposed its "largest-ever" internet shutdown The US Government has condemned violence against protesters The Government shut down internet access across the nation of 80 million people to …

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China powerless to prevent rise in Tibetan self-immolations
12 years, 4 months ago

China powerless to prevent rise in Tibetan self-immolations

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "Almost all of them were born after the Chinese …

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From Ram Lila to Wall Street: The spread of middle class rage
13 years, 5 months ago

From Ram Lila to Wall Street: The spread of middle class rage

Firstpost  

The middle class around the world is mad as hell and taking to the streets. In the case of the Wall Street protests, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof was the first to go there : “Most of all, there’s a similar tide of youthful frustration with a political and economic system that protesters regard as broken, corrupt, unresponsive and …

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