Yemeni police armed with sticks and daggers on Sunday beat back thousands of protesters marching through the capital in a third straight day of demonstrations calling for political reforms and the resignation of the country’s U.S.-allied president.
On Saturday, Algerian authorities detained 400 people during a peaceful sit-in in the capital inspired by pro-democracy protests in Egypt and Tunisia.
From state-owned financial institutions in Cairo to Alexandria’s seaport, workers went on strike on Sunday, disrupting operations and forcing the central bank to declare an unscheduled bank holiday on Monday.
On Friday, 200 or 300 people protested in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square to demand change on multiple fronts, from specifics such as the provision of electricity and jobs to more general issues such as good governance and accountability.
Bahrain’s security forces clashed with marchers in at least one village Sunday as opposition groups blanketed social media sites with calls to stage the first major anti-government protests in the Gulf since the uprising in Egypt.
The staff of Pakistan’s national airlines on Friday ended a strike, which had grounded all flights, after their demands were met.
Thousands of Thais held color-coded “red” and “yellow” protests in Bangkok on Sunday, underlining persistent anti-government sentiment and deep political divisions ahead of an election planned this year.
Tens of thousands of Italian women took to the streets of Rome on Sunday to protest against the “sexual exploitation and negative feminine image” that in their view Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has contributed in spreading through his various sex scandals.
More than 20 workers were arrested Thursday evening during a labor protest outside the Hyatt Regency in downtown San Francisco.
More than 1,000 Nokia employees in Finland walked out of the company’s offices on Friday to protest a deal that was struck with Microsoft that will lead to the loss of potentially thousands of jobs in the country.
Thank you for your interest in republishing this story. You are free to republish it as long as you follow these four requirements:
Credit Waging Nonviolence and link to the original. We prefer with a note at the top of the article. For example: This article was originally published on Waging Nonviolence.
Don’t sell our material or edit it, unless editing to reflect relative changes in time, location and editorial style.
Use photos or images only if you are certain they are in the creative commons or have received permission from us. To do so, email: contact@wagingnonviolence.org.
Include our Matomo tracking pixel by copy-and-pasting this HTML code into the article:
Copy and paste the following into your page to republish:
The climate movement needs the kind of leverage that comes from shutting down the economy — and it can only get there through deep organizing with workers.
Peace and justice organizations, as well as universities, publish their own independent content on Waging Nonviolence. This Community section offers just a sample of their latest stories. Visit their individual pages to see more.
Get Waging Nonviolence delivered to your inbox
Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get the latest in people-powered news and analysis.
Donate
Waging Nonviolence is a nonprofit organization and all donations are tax deductible.
To donate by check, cryptocurrency or other method, see our Ways to Give page.