Popular protest movements have swept the globe, with anti-government demonstrators taking to the streets in Chile, Lebanon, Iraq, Hong Kong, Bolivia, Ecuador, Haiti, and Spain
Protesters in Beirut. Photo: AFP via Getty Images Popular protest movements have swept the globe this month, with anti-government demonstrators taking to the streets in Chile, Lebanon, Iraq, Hong Kong, Bolivia, Ecuador, Haiti, and Spain. Millions of people around the world have participated in demonstrations, and hundreds have been killed. In some nations, victories have been won. In others, they seem elusive.
Lebanon The protests that have gripped Lebanon for the past two weeks officially began on October 17, after the government announced a new tax on internet services such as WhatsApp. But the roots of the unrest run much deeper. Young people in Lebanon are angry at the ruling class, and its rampant corruption and mismanagement of the country’s economy. They’re tired of pollution and an unreliable power supply in a nation where wages are stagnant and unemployment is high.
After a couple weeks off though, young people returned to the streets. In Baghdad and in southern Iraq, they protested the Iraqi government and Iranian influence. With the renewed protests came the renewed killing of demonstrators. According to the AP, a total of 240 people have been killed since the protests began.
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