Starbucks has recently faced backlash due to its perceived stance and position on pressing social issues tied to the Israel-Gaza conflict. Protests at Starbucks locations can be traced back to the company’s lawsuit against Starbucks Workers United which seemingly began in opposition to the union’s public demonstration of solidarity with Palestine.
Read MoreOn Saturday, February 24, a large group of French farmers led a protest through one of Paris’s largest agricultural fairs. The farmers were protesting extreme costs, green regulations, and other issues plaguing the farming community.
Read More“I want Ariel to stand in front of my bullets, so they go through him,” the commander told a cheering group of protesters. “We’re the ones who have the support of the population.”
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Protests in France are a different breed for a few main reasons: their frequency, widespread diffusion, and relatively high success rate.
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These strikes have come in response to a recent, unpopular law that implements an increase in the minimum retirement age and changes in pension plans across the country. The strikes that I saw throughout my semester abroad in Spring 2023 have reshaped the way that I think about protests.
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On February 26 an electoral reform law approved by the ruling party-controlled Congress of Mexico, which has been widely perceived as an attack on democracy, led to tens of thousands of Mexicans protesting against the government, France24 reports
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On February 26, tens of thousands of Mexicans came out in Mexico City to protest the controversial electoral overhaul law passed by Amlo’s party, reports the Associated Press.
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A precarious group, the youth of the Middle East have been described as a revolutionary social class, defined by both their successes and failures during periods of societal unrest and revolution.
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On Thursday, November 3, Imran Khan, the ousted former prime minister of Pakistan, was the target of a failed assassination attempt in the Wazirabad district. The attack on the former leader occurred during his “long march” political protest in the Eastern Punjabi province.
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Guinean soldiers have seized control of the West African country in an apparent coup d’etat. Special forces led by Mamaday Boumdouya arrived in Conakry, the country’s capital, on September 5, to overthrow and arrest now-deposed President Alpha Conde.
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