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Irish far-right protest on May 6th 2024
Irish far-right demonstrators protesting the open-borders policy of the country. The movement was allegedly born out of the housing crisis that the major Irish cities have been experiencing for several years now. In the various interviews I have done with far-right protesters, no one has described themselves as such, no one has been hostile towards…
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Workers’ Day 2024 in Paris
As Labour Day demonstrations escalated in Paris, Gendarmerie and Police Nationale officers stormed the streets with batons, tear gas, rubber bullets, and stun grenades to repress demonstrators who retaliated with bricks and bottles. Unions demanded peace in Palestine and better working conditions, on a day that annually represents workers rights.
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Pro-Palestine march at Embassy of Israel to the United States of America
On 2nd March 2024 hundreds gathered to the Embassy of Israel at Washington DC to protest against genocide. The march then proceeded to the house of the Israeli ambassador.
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Irish Far-right Rally
Dublin, 5th February 2024. The Irish National Party organised a rally in Dublin city centre (the same exact location that a riot organised by the National Party itself on the 23rd November 2023) to demonstrate against the open-border policy and the housing crisis which, according to the demonstrators, is a consequence of the presence of…
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Irish Far-right Riot
Dublin, 23rd November 2024. After a man naturalised Irish stabbed three children and two adults in front of a school in Dublin, many far-right supporters protested in the streets of the Dublin city centre, reducing the central O’Connell street to a battlefield. The situation escalated when a big group of what the community called ‘scumbaggs’…
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Protest to Expel the Israeli Ambassador from Ireland
On 15th November the Irish parliament voted on expelling the Israeli ambassador from the country, to show further support for the Palestinian community and at the same time protest against the nations that are not cooperating for ceasefire. The motion did not pass and the ambassador was not expelled.
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Gilet Jaunes 5th Anniversary Protest
On 18th November 2024, in Paris, the yellow vests gathered in all major French cities to show the government that the movement has grown and strengthened over the years. The protesters main demands were to lower petrol prices, France’s exit from Europe (Frexit) and NATO.
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Rally to the US Embassy in Ireland for Ceasafire in Gaza
On October 28th, 2023, Dublin hosted a peaceful demonstration in support of Palestine. Participants asked Palestinian liberation, ceasafire on Gaza Stripe, and the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador in Ireland.
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Unauthorised Demonstration in Paris for Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip
Paris, 14th October 2023. France is one of the few countries in the world which banned pro-Palestine protests, but people met anyway to express their support and call for a ceasfire and respect of human rights in Gaza. French Gendarmerie proceded to stop, identify and in some cases arrest the peaceful demonstrators.
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Peaceful Protest against French Government
On 13th October 2023 strikes and demonstrations took place across France. Demonstrators gathered to protest against austerity policies, for higher wages and for equality between men and women. Many protested in support of the Palestinian population, leaning on an authorised demonstration after French government banned demonstrations in support of Palestine.
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Riot against Police Brutality and Discriminating Behaviours in France
Between the end of June and the beginning of July 2023, France experienced a long week of riots against the police and the anti-terrorism law of 2017. The protests originated after a police officer killed a 17 year-old man at a checkpoint in Nanterre, suburb of Paris.
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Peaceful Pride 2023 in Rome
On the 10th June 2023, 45,000 people marched in Rome for LGBTQ+ rights. A particularly needed march for the LGBT+ comunity after the election of a far-right government headed by Giorgia Meloni, former member of the neo-fascist party MSI.
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Postgraduate Workers Organization (PWO) Peaceful Protest
On 23rd March 2023, PhD workers coming from all over Ireland met in Dublin to protest against below-the-living-wages salaries, poor working conditions and no worker status recognised.
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Assemble at the Irish Parliament Called by the Cost of Living Coalition
Due to the housing crisis in Dublin, on the 1st April 2023, many city residents organised protests and assemblies to demand the government to take action.
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Women’s International Day 2023
Women’s International Day 2023 in Dublin, Ireland in support of Iranian women and migrants. Marching for gender equality, safer cities and houses.
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May Day 2023
In France, People were protesting for months against the new pensions reform. Rioters and police officers in full anti-riot gear clashed once again on May Day in the streets of Paris.