Questions tagged [protests]
Questions related to political protests where attempts by individuals or groups to address or stop perceived injustices within a political system, without overturning the system itself.
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Are there fewer street protests in Switzerland than in other democratic countries?
Street protests are a wasteful activity: people walk on the streets for hours, wasting their own time, as well as the time of cops and drivers. They do this in order to have the government change its ...
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(Is it known) what, if anything, sparked the Columbia pro-Palestinian university encampment protest in mid-April specifically?
On April 17, 2024, the Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus protest began, shortly spreading to other universities in the United States. More recently they have spread abroad - where I am in the ...
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Have some colleges shown tendency to meet the demands of protesters other than Trinity College?
Trinity College Dublin agreed to divest from Israeli firms acquiescing to the demands of the students' protest. It was the first college to meet such demands after college protests broke out across ...
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Are campus protesters anti war or pro war protesters? [closed]
Watching the college protests about the war in Gaza has me wondering why some refer to them as anti war protesters. While they do sometime call for a ceasefire, the rest of their slogans clearly ...
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Why protest against the war in Gaza on the campus of Columbia University?
According to Wiki:
An ongoing occupation protest conducted by pro-Palestinian students is
occurring at Columbia University in New York City. The protests began
on April 17, 2024, when pro-Palestinian ...
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Why do protests happen in the light of their apparent futility?
Just today,
Riot police called in to disperse angry locals after [a bishop] was attacked at Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd church
There seem to be an ingrained belief that when something bad ...
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Why are there so many pro-Palestinian protestors in the United States?
Amid the recent rise in pro-Palestinian protests in the United States, most recently one interrupting the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, I've begun to wonder: why has there been such a ...
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How significant is the UN's condemnation of UK imprisonment of Just Stop Oil protestors?
It has recently come to light that the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Ian Fry, had sent a letter to the UK government warning ...
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Have the UK government explained exactly why a march for peace in Gaza on Armistice Day would be disrespectful?
It is reported that various members of the UK government consider a march calling for peace in Gaza planned in London on Saturday 11 November disrespectful. However, while there are multiple quotes ...
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Despite the high public support to fight Russia, why are some family members of soldiers protesting in Ukraine and making demands? [closed]
As this answer points out, political support to fight the Russians and retrieve occupied territories remains high among the public in Ukraine. So I was surprised when I came across the news that ...
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Did any Prime Ministers go on strike before?
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/23/europe/iceland-women-strike-scli-intl/index.html
Women across Iceland – including the prime minister – will go on strike Tuesday as part of a campaign pushing for ...
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Have any countries besides France banned pro-Palestine demonstrations recently?
Reuters reports:
French police used teargas and water cannon to break up a banned rally in support of the Palestinian people in Paris on Thursday, as President Emmanuel Macron urged the French to ...
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What exactly are the negative consequences of the Israeli Supreme Court reform, as per the protestors?
Israel has had massive anti-government protests for 6 months due to the proposed Supreme Court reforms. But what are the exact negative consequences of such a reform, as per the protestors?
Are they ...
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How and why has the UK been arresting anti-monarchy protestors?
The UK police have been arresting protesters for being anti-monarchy in public.
What I want to know is:
HOW: Can the UK justify these arrests within their own laws? Have they tried to?
WHY: Has there ...
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Is increased retirement age really the reason for 2023 protests in France?
France has one of the world's highest working populations by percentage. Hence, the lack of jobs/unemployment is clearly not the root cause of this problem.
Most protestors are relatively young (20-30 ...
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