Focus on Escalation: Iraq
Demonstrations erupted in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and in several provinces across Iraq.
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Escalation: Peaceful Protest to Violent Rebellion
Focus on Escalation: Ecuador
Anew policy has been implemented ending the state’s over forty-year-old fuel subsidy and launching Ecuador into the worst protests the country has seen in decades, forcing an official “state of emergency.”
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Focus on Escalation: Hong Kong
On October 5, the Hong Kong government issued an anti-mask law, targeting protesters in the ongoing anti-government movement. Despite the government’s best attempts at quelling the movement, the ban has sparked more defiant and violent protests, threatening the livelihood of Hong Kong’s citizens.
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Focus on Escalation: London
The Extinction Rebellion, an UK climate activism group, took to the streets and the airwaves early in October to protest a period of environmental breakdown.
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