Tag: demonstration
Netanyahu plans to speak to the nation on judicial reform in the morning
protests in Israel Protests against the reform have been going on for months. (Photo: dpa) Tel Aviv According to media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to comment on…
President calls for judicial reform to be halted
protests in Israel Protests against the reform have been going on for months. (Photo: dpa) Tel Aviv Israel’s President Izchak Herzog has called for a halt to the controversial judicial…
Netanyahu is to consult with ministers about a possible freeze on reforms
protests in Israel Protests against the reform have been going on for months. (Photo: dpa) Tel Aviv According to a media report, Israel’s government is advising on a possible halt…
Courage and anger in Iran – Why the revolution can succeed
Dusseldorf “Zan, Zendegi, Azadi!” – “Woman, life, freedom!” People shouted these Kurdish words at the funeral of Jina Mahsa Amin in the Iranian city of Saqqez in September 2022. Women…
“I don’t enjoy it either”
Paris Emmanuel Macron chose an unusual setting for his first public statements on the controversial decision to push through his pension reforms despite massive protests and no parliamentary vote. Instead…
Kazakhstan elects new parliament early
Early parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan, casts his ballot in the presidential election at a polling station in this photo released by the Press Office of…
What are the chances of a motion of no confidence in Macron’s government?
Paris France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire was confident: “There will be no majority to bring down the government,” he told the newspaper “Le Parisien”. But there is great uncertainty…
Macron pushes pension reform past Parliament – and risks political crisis
Paris The dispute over the pension reform has brought dramatic hours to French politicians. In the afternoon, President Emmanuel Macron finally decided to enact the law using a constitutional tweak…
Macron passes pension plans without a vote in Parliament
Emmanuel Macron The French government wants to bring its reform through parliament without a vote. (Photo: via REUTERS) Paris French President Emmanuel Macron pushed the pension reform through parliament without…
“We are under constant attack”
Moldova’s Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu Popescu does not see the country’s accession to the EU in jeopardy. (Photo: Reuters) Chisinau The Republic of Moldova borders directly on Ukraine, and Russian…
The fear of the coup: Moldova in Moscow’s grip
Protests in Moldova The demonstrations are widely believed to be orchestrated and influenced by Russia. (Photo: dpa) Chisinau Spring has already begun in Moldova’s capital, Chisinau: at 15 degrees and…
Tensed situation during protests in Chişinău
Protests in Moldova’s capital Chisinau The demonstration is directed against the pro-European government and President Maia Sandu. (Photo: Reuters) Vienna Due to protests against the pro-European government in the center…
France’s Senate approves pension reform in first reading
Emmanuel Macron Despite protests, the French President wants to push through the pension reform. (Photo: via REUTERS) Paris France’s Senate voted in favor of the government’s controversial pension reform in…
Iran and Saudi Arabia want to normalize relations
Protests outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Iran in 2016 Riyadh cut official ties with Tehran in January 2016 in response to an attack by Iranian protesters on the Saudi…
Georgia also defends our freedom
Pro-European demonstrations in Tbilisi As in Ukraine, large parts of the population in Georgia have been trying for years to evade Moscow’s influence. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Chisinau With European flags and…
Georgia also defends our freedom
Pro-European demonstrations in Tbilisi As in Ukraine, large parts of the population in Georgia have been trying for years to evade Moscow’s influence. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Chisinau With European flags and…
Government withdraws controversial “agent” law
protester in Tbilisi The protests in Georgia have had an impact. (Photo: ddp/abaca press) Tbilisi After two nights of massive protests in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, the ruling party withdrew its…
Despite the wave of strikes, Macron remains on course with the pension reform
Paris France is taking to the streets and the President is silent: Emmanuel Macron seems to be standing above the protests against his pension reform these days. “To date, there…
The protesters against pension reform are fighting the wrong fight
Pension protests in Paris The spread of strikes in the energy sector endangers the French economy. (Photo: IMAGO/IP3press) When it comes to pension reform, the French unions show no mercy.…
Israel’s judicial reform is an anti-democratic coup
For weeks, Israelis across the country have been protesting against a planned judicial reform that they see as a threat to democracy. The reform empowers Parliament to overturn Supreme Court…