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By The Conversation Job Mwaura, University of the WitwatersrandNationwide demonstrations have erupted in Kenya over a controversial tax bill. The Finance Bill 2024, initially presented to parliament in May, has sparked discontent with an increase in an array of taxes and levies for Kenyans. The mass protests, initially organised in the capital city, Nairobi, have spread across the country. Demonstrations have taken place in almost every city and major town. Digital media and activism expert Job Mwaura shares his insights into how the protests were mobilised on online, and then onto the streets...
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Nach friedlichen Protesten explodierten Wut und Gewalt: Hunderte Demonstranten stürmten am Nachmittag in der kenianischen Hauptstadt Nairobi das Parlament. Teile des Gebäudes wurden in Brand gesetzt, Möbel zerstört, während Abgeordnete Medienberichten zufolge durch Kellergänge aus dem Gebäude flüchteten. Fernsehbilder zeigten niedergedrückte Zäune. Am späten Nachmittag wurde in Nairobi auch die City Hall, das Gebäude der Regionalregierung, in Brand gesetzt und teilweise geplündert, wie Fernsehbilder zeigten. Aus anderen Landesteilen wurde ebenfalls über Plünderungen und brennende Fahrzeuge, ab...
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Best known among European audiences for her 2012 ‘Punk Prayer’ in Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral, artist and co-founder of activist collective Pussy Riot Nadya Tolokonnikova opened ‘Rage’ at the OK Linz Museum in Austria on Friday. For her debut solo museum show, Tolokonnikova – whose art has previously landed her in prison and the label of “foreign agent” by the Russian government – brings an engaging, and in equal measure shocking and sobering, mix of sculptures, installations, video and live performances to the contemporary art centre. Curated by Michaela Seiser and Julia Staudach, Ra...
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In Großbritannien haben Klimademonstranten das Steinmonument Stonehenge mit einer orangefarbenen Substanz besprüht. Die Gruppe Just Stop Oil veröffentlichte auf der Plattform X (früher Twitter) ein Video, das zeigt, wie zwei Menschen auf den Steinkreis zulaufen und dabei Farbe versprühen. Die Polizei nahm zwei Verdächtige fest. Die Protestgruppe schrieb, sie forderten von der nächsten britischen Regierung einen verbindlichen Vertrag zum Ausstieg aus fossilen Brennstoffen bis 2030 zu unterschreiben. Im Hintergrund des Videos ist zu hören, wie Menschen rufen, dass die Demonstranten aufhören soll...
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Relatives of detainees and human rights organisations staged a protest, calling for the release of 16 individuals who were detained a week earlier during a demonstration outside Congress. At the historic Plaza de Mayo, outside Government House, demonstrators chanted, "Freedom, freedom, to the prisoners for fighting." The previous Wednesday saw the arrest of 33 people during intense clashes between police and protesters from left-wing social and political organisations as the controversial Bases bill was being debated in the Senate.
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Tens of thousands of people have protested in Jerusalem, calling for immediate elections and an end to the war in Gaza. Israeli police said nine protesters were arrested. Many Israelis, anguished over the hostages still held in Gaza and the ongoing war, accuse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of putting political interests ahead of all else. They accuse the government of having lost control of the 8-month-old war and demand a deal to stop the fighting and return the hostages. Netanyahu denies the accusations and says he has the country’s best interests in mind. On Monday Netanyahu dissolved t...
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After an all-night voting marathon, Argentina's Senate approved President Javier Milei 's sweeping proposals to slash spending and boost his own powers, as thousands of protesters clashed with police outside the building. Senators voted 37 to 36 to give provisional approval to the two bills while thousands of protesters poured into the streets, burning cars and throwing Molotov cocktails as hundreds of federal security forces pushed back with rounds of tear gas and water cannons. The vote — which was decided by a tiebreaker from Vice President Victoria Villarruel — delivered a major boost to M...
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Tierschützer haben am Dienstag in einer Londoner Kunstgalerie ein Porträt von König Charles III. mit einem Karikaturbild überklebt. Eine mit dem Namen "Animal Rising" veröffentlichte ein Video, auf dem zu sehen ist, wie Aktivisten ein Bild einer Figur namens Wallace aus der Comedy-Serie „Wallace und Gromit“ über den Kopf des Königs kleben. Diese "Umdekoration“ sollte auf eine Untersuchung hinweisen, die laut Animal Rising weit verbreitete Verstöße gegen die Tierhaltungsvorschriften in die Tierschutzorganisation "Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals" in genehmigten Betrieben f...
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The first official portrait of King Charles III has been vandalized by a group of British animal rights activists. Activists from Animal Rising, a non-violent organization campaigning for an “urgent transition to a sustainable and just plant-based food system”, pasted posters of the Wallace and Gromit animation film series on the painting of the monarch. They said they had “redecorated” the portrait by Jonathan Yeo in the Philip Mould Gallery in London, which was unveiled last month. It is the first since his coronation, and drew mixed reactions when it was presented. The sovereign's face was ...
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Viktor and Nadiia with their granddaughter Alina at their home in Hirnyk, Donetsk region. Photo courtesy of Ryan Carter. Used with permission Sirens, shelling, tears, destruction — these are the realities of an average day in a frontline area in the East of Ukraine. Donetsk region, more than half of which is currently occupied by Russia, is shelled 1,500–2,500 times almost daily. Much of this shelling targets residential buildings and critical infrastructure, such as water and electricity supply. Still, for many leaving their homes is not an option. While many do not leave out of necessity, fo...
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