In Iraq, Lebanon and Chile, Locally Driven Protests Can Have a Global Impact

From Lebanon and Iraq to Ecuador and Chile, popular protests have shaken governments worldwide. Has popular dissatisfaction with the unfair distribution of globalization’s spoils reached a tipping point? Or are these protests locally driven, offering little or no insights into broader trends? Source: In Iraq, Lebanon and Chile, Locally Driven Protests Can Have a Global […]

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‘Shocking’ report from torture committee says disturbed women in Scottish jail need hospital not prison | HeraldScotland

A European anti-torture watchdog has condemned the treatment of prisoners with mental health problems in Scotland’s jails, after observing… Source: ‘Shocking’ report from torture committee says disturbed women in Scottish jail need hospital not prison | HeraldScotland

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Ecuador unions call off anti-austerity protests after 370 arrests in two days | Macau Business

International, MNA | Ecuador’s transport unions yesterday called off protests against the scrapping of fuel subsidies by President Lenin Moreno after two days of unrest that halted transport nationwide and resulted in almost 370 arrests. Source: Ecuador unions call off anti-austerity protests after 370 arrests in two days | Macau Business

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‘Utterly vile’: Anti-Tory banner and hanged effigies suspended from bridge (PHOTO) — RT UK News

A large anti-Tory banner unfurled on a bridge in northern England along with two hanging effigies ahead of the Conservative Party conference said it’s “time to level the playing field” over the “130,000 killed under Tory rule.” Source: ‘Utterly vile’: Anti-Tory banner and hanged effigies suspended from bridge (PHOTO) — RT UK News

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