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Paing Phyo Min and fellow activist Shein Wai Aung were detained and sent to an interrogation center
PARIS | France suspends fuel tax, but protesters vow to fight on
PARIS | France suspends fuel tax, but protesters vow to fight on
PARIS— The French government’s decision to suspend fuel tax and utility hikes Tuesday did little to appease protesters, who called the move a “first step” and vowed to fight on after large-scale rioting in Paris last weekend.
In a major U-turn for the government, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced in a live televised address that the planned increases, which were set to be introduced in…
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PARIS | France suspends fuel tax, utility hikes amid protests
PARIS | France suspends fuel tax, utility hikes amid protests
PARIS — The French government’s decision to suspend fuel tax and utility hikes Tuesday did little to appease protesters, who called it a “first step” and vowed to fight on after large-scale rioting in Paris last weekend.
In a major U-turn for the government, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced in a live televised address that the planned increases, which were set to be introduced in…
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MEXICO CITY | Mexico gets 1st leftist leader after 32 years of technocrats
MEXICO CITY | Mexico gets 1st leftist leader after 32 years of technocrats
MEXICO CITY — Mexicans are getting more than just a new president Saturday. The inauguration of leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will mark a turning point in one of the world’s most radical experiments in opening markets and privatization.
Mexico long had a closed, state-dominated economy, but since entering the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs in 1986, it has signed more free trade…
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TANGIERS, Morocco | Moroccan protest leader, 3 others get 20-year sentences
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TANGIERS, Morocco | Moroccan protest leader, 3 others get 20-year sentences
TANGIERS, Morocco — The charismatic leader of a Moroccan protest movement has been sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison along with three activists after mass demonstrations touched off by the death of a fish seller.
The convictions late Tuesday immediately touched off new protests in the town of Hoceima, the center of the Hirak Rif movement that has marked the biggest challenge to the North African kingdom since the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings.
Nasser Zefzafi and the three others were convicted of threatening state security. Fifty other activists in the 2017 Hirak Rif protests received sentences ranging from one to 15 years for lesser charges.
The seeds of the protest began in October 2016 when an impoverished fish seller in the Berber Rif region was crushed to death trying to retrieve a valuable swordfish seized by police and tossed into a garbage truck.
Zefzafi, who was arrested in June 2017 after a manhunt, quickly became the movement’s public face, demanding development of the region and creation of jobs in the Rif region, which has lagged economically. The uprising briefly spread to other parts of Morocco.
The Rif maintains a strong identity apart from Morocco, due largely to a brief stint as an independent republic from 1921-1926, when its legendary rebel leader Abd el-Krim defeated the Spanish army. In 1959 and 1984, the current king’s father, Hassan II, crushed uprisings in the Rif.
Soon after the 2017 protests, Moroccan King Mohammed VI promised development projects for the region and pardoned some of the hundreds of protesters who had been detained.
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By Associated Press
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TANGIERS, Morocco | Moroccan protest leader, 3 others get 20-year sentences
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TANGIERS, Morocco | Moroccan protest leader, 3 others get 20-year sentences
TANGIERS, Morocco — The charismatic leader of a Moroccan protest movement has been sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison along with three activists after mass demonstrations touched off by the death of a fish seller.
The convictions late Tuesday immediately touched off new protests in the town of Hoceima, the center of the Hirak Rif movement that has marked the biggest challenge to the North African kingdom since the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings.
Nasser Zefzafi and the three others were convicted of threatening state security. Fifty other activists in the 2017 Hirak Rif protests received sentences ranging from one to 15 years for lesser charges.
The seeds of the protest began in October 2016 when an impoverished fish seller in the Berber Rif region was crushed to death trying to retrieve a valuable swordfish seized by police and tossed into a garbage truck.
Zefzafi, who was arrested in June 2017 after a manhunt, quickly became the movement’s public face, demanding development of the region and creation of jobs in the Rif region, which has lagged economically. The uprising briefly spread to other parts of Morocco.
The Rif maintains a strong identity apart from Morocco, due largely to a brief stint as an independent republic from 1921-1926, when its legendary rebel leader Abd el-Krim defeated the Spanish army. In 1959 and 1984, the current king’s father, Hassan II, crushed uprisings in the Rif.
Soon after the 2017 protests, Moroccan King Mohammed VI promised development projects for the region and pardoned some of the hundreds of protesters who had been detained.
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By Associated Press
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TANGIERS, Morocco | Moroccan protest leader, 3 others get 20-year sentences
New Post has been published on https://is.gd/YpmjLZ
TANGIERS, Morocco | Moroccan protest leader, 3 others get 20-year sentences
TANGIERS, Morocco — The charismatic leader of a Moroccan protest movement has been sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison along with three activists after mass demonstrations touched off by the death of a fish seller.
The convictions late Tuesday immediately touched off new protests in the town of Hoceima, the center of the Hirak Rif movement that has marked the biggest challenge to the North African kingdom since the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings.
Nasser Zefzafi and the three others were convicted of threatening state security. Fifty other activists in the 2017 Hirak Rif protests received sentences ranging from one to 15 years for lesser charges.
The seeds of the protest began in October 2016 when an impoverished fish seller in the Berber Rif region was crushed to death trying to retrieve a valuable swordfish seized by police and tossed into a garbage truck.
Zefzafi, who was arrested in June 2017 after a manhunt, quickly became the movement’s public face, demanding development of the region and creation of jobs in the Rif region, which has lagged economically. The uprising briefly spread to other parts of Morocco.
The Rif maintains a strong identity apart from Morocco, due largely to a brief stint as an independent republic from 1921-1926, when its legendary rebel leader Abd el-Krim defeated the Spanish army. In 1959 and 1984, the current king’s father, Hassan II, crushed uprisings in the Rif.
Soon after the 2017 protests, Moroccan King Mohammed VI promised development projects for the region and pardoned some of the hundreds of protesters who had been detained.
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By Associated Press
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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A leader of a protest march for 276 missing schoolgirls said that Nigeria's First Lady ordered her and another protest leader arrested Monday, expressed doubts there was any kidnapping and accused them of belonging to the Islamic insurgent group blamed for the abductions. Source: Associated Press