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Who is behind the violent protests in Barcelona and Bilbao?
Tens of young people, many of them minors, have been arrested following a series of riots that were called into networks, but whose origin is still being investigated.
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The strange case of the "mind" of the protests in Italy: it appeared on networks past the riots and only called to continue going out on the street
Meloni's new security decree makes it possible to charge a journalist who created a movement after the altercation and was arrested before anything happened again.
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Lecornu meets student leaders; protests continue despite holidays
In the middle of the week of vacation, French students take the streets again to demand increases in investment in education. The Government has met with the demonstrators on several occasions, but for young people the proposed measures are only "attempts to calm them" and "are not enough."
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Between protests and riots in France: how did you get here?
Protests and violent riots in France have left enormous damage. On 17 October, what had been announced as a peaceful march of workers, students and farmers, ended in one of the most violent days of the last ten years: 3000 vandalized shops, destroyed in public institutions, the town hall of Limoges on fire, more than 2400 detainees and a whole country in shock.
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France: Government meets with protest leaders after promising "concrete answers"
The French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, meets on Monday with representatives of high school and university student organizations with the aim of ending more than a month of protests and riots. The country faces another week of saucepan and demonstrations, which will have as a colophone a national mobilization on Saturday, October 31, which President Emmanuel Macron has listed as "high risk."
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Macron warns of new riots on October 31
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his Government will present new measures to respond to the social unrest that is spreading throughout the country and warned that the "risk" of new unrest will remain high during the demonstrations scheduled for October 31.
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India stifles "cockroaches" protests with thousands of arrests, including their leaders
With extensive deployment, blockades at different points in New Delhi and multiple arrests, the Indian police managed to suppress the mobilization called by the youth movement of the "cockroaches" (CJP), in rejection of a controversial review of the electoral census. Three CJP leaders were arrested, while legislators, lawyers and journalists were also detained. Internet cuts and closing of metro and market stations were also recorded.
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Protests against Presa suspend the Rayo-Athletic party in Vallecas
The fans have thrown hundreds of colored balls and paper planes into the field at the first meeting of the Valencian ensemble in its stadium, closed for its poor state at the start of the League
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Student Protests: Why and how are they beating France?
A Week in the World addresses in this edition the situation on the streets of France, the scene of a massive student protests that have shaken the nation. In Latin America, we reviewed the picture for the shooting in Brazil between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro. We also discussed the housing crisis in Spain, which took a new impetus after the death of Maricarren Abascal, the 87-year-old woman, whose case detonated mobilizations throughout the country. And we do a review of the three years of the war in Gaza, on the eve of the elections in Israel.
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Live: The French Ministry of the Interior estimates that 250,000 people have joined the student protests; the organizers number 450,000.
About 250,000 people participated on Tuesday in student protests throughout France, according to the French Ministry of the Interior. The organizers of the mass demonstrations put the attendance at 450,000. There were clashes between the police and the demonstrators - which required more funding and resources for education - in some cities, during which it has so far been the most important day of student protests. Follow our live coverage to get to know the latest news.
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Voices, Paintings and Protests: Anger Grows in the Case of Alleged Rape of Cornell's Seven
New recordings and messages provide details of what happened after the alleged group rape of a student in 2024 at Cornell University, while the sanctions received by the reported young people are known. On Monday, October 5, a crowd protested on campus and the main administrative building appeared with broken and painted glass against the American educational establishment.
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Direct Paris and the panorama of student protests in France
France lives one of the biggest waves of student protests in recent years. Although the environment is quieter, about 400 schools remain closed and riots have occurred in some cities. Prime Minister Lecornu presented a road map to address the situation and speed up the return to classes. From Paris, our journalist Natalia Ruiz tells us more.
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Paris Police declares student protests "out of control"
More than 5,000 arrests, hundreds of wounded and a week of riots later, Paris Police Chief Patrice Faure stated that student protests are "out of control" and advocates a return to "peaceful forms of action." In the meantime, the protesters call for a large mobilization by October 6, after Friday's negotiations with the Government did not produce the expected results.
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In photos: the massive protests in Spain against the housing crisis
There were demonstrations in dozens of cities after the Government failed in its attempt to get parliamentary approval of measures to stop the rise in rent and the price of housing.
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Direct Paris and the advance of the protests of lycées students in France
From Paris, our journalist Natalia Ruiz Giraldo tells us what the situation in the country is in the midst of the demonstrations of the students of lycées. For several days, young people have been demanding the improvement of the conditions of educational institutions, as dozens of institutions are not fit to receive classes, and more teachers.
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Week of anger and fire: the violent student protests in France that have left more than 1,000 schools affected and hundreds of detainees
Students have been protesting since last week about the conditions and lack of resources in secondary schools.
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Student protests in France put the government in a difficult position
About 2,000 people were arrested on Thursday during riots in several demonstrations. The Minister of Education meets with students and parents to address the lack of resources and poor conditions in educational institutions
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Student protests spread throughout France while the Government accuses the Mélenchon party of encouraging urban violence
The movement, which started in Paris a week ago with blockades to denounce the lack of means and personnel, extends to dozens of universities among acts of vandalism
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Direct Paris and public sector protests and scandal involving Jordan Bardella
France is living a day of demonstrations of public sector workers who demand better wages, who have not been increased since 2023 and are not enough to survive with increased inflation, and of high school students who demand more means and teachers. Our journalist Natalia Ruiz Giraldo extended the information about French news.
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Protests in Spain after the eviction of Maricarren Abascal for the right to housing
The eviction of Maricarren Abascal, a 87-year-old woman expelled from her home after the purchase of the building by a real estate fund, generated protests in Madrid and Barcelona. Protesters set up tents and demanded better conditions for access to housing. In the face of social pressure, the Government of Pedro Sánchez seeks to speed up a decree to strengthen protection against evictions and limit the purchase of buildings by so-called "vulture funds" for tourist use.