Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/protests/ Our Thing Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:20:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/protests/ 144 144 Venezuela Breaks Out in Massive Protests After 2024 Presidential Elections https://remezcla.com/culture/why-are-massive-protests-breaking-out-venezuela-2024-presidential-elections/ Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:24:40 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=374684 Protests are breaking out in Venezuela right now after President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner of the Presidential elections, which took place on Sunday, July 28th. The opposition claims that Maduro’s government interfered with the results.  Security forces fired tear gas at protesters in the capital of Caracas and several other cities as protests

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]]> Image Size News and Lists Police officers stand guard next to demonstrators waving Venezuelan flags during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas on July 29, 2024, a day after the Venezuelan presidential election. Protests erupted in parts of Caracas Monday against the re-election victory claimed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro but disputed by the opposition and questioned internationally, AFP journalists observed. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP) (Photo by YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images) INTERVIEW: Why This Dad Supported His Daughter During Palestine College Protests https://remezcla.com/features/culture/interview-lazaro-aguero-dad-supports-daughter-during-palestine-college-protests-usc/ Mon, 20 May 2024 15:58:38 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=370008 A growing number of Latines in the US are joining the nationwide protests across university campuses, displaying that the ongoing issue matters greatly to the Latine community. One Latino father, Lazaro Aguero, went viral last month in his interview with ABC7 for his unwavering support of his daughter, Camila Aguero Salas, who joined the student-led

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]]> 1f781bc0-baaf-4f6c-9782-6b40fa03894c 2 Courtesy of Lazaro Aguero. Here’s Why Cuba is Breaking Out Into Protests, Again https://remezcla.com/culture/cuba-breaks-out-rare-protests-again-heres-what-happened/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:40:06 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=367283 Hundreds took to the streets in Santiago, Cuba, in a rare public protest on Sunday (March 17). Other cities then joined in later in the day. This comes as the Caribbean nation is facing its worst economic crisis in three decades, with social media users reporting even more food scarcity than usual and power outages

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]]> Miami’s Little Havana Community Reacts To Protests In Cuba MIAMI, FLORIDA - JULY 11: A man waves a Cuban flag in the street near of Versailles, a Cuban restaurant in the Little Havana neighborhood, at a demonstration in support of the protests in Cuba on July 11, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Thousands took to the streets across Cuba to protest pandemic restrictions, the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations and the Cuban government. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Argentina’s Government Warns ‘There Will Be Consequences’ for Protestors — Here’s the Latest https://remezcla.com/culture/argentina-government-javier-milei-warns-there-will-be-consequences-for-protestors-heres-the-latest/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:55:26 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=362962 Javier Milei has only been President of Argentina for a few days – he was officially inaugurated on December 10th – but he already has plans in place for any protests to come in Argentina. The revelation comes in the wake of Milei announcing sweeping economic changes. Among the measures announced on Tuesday, December 12th,

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]]> Argentina President Milei_Argentina’s president Argentina's new President Javier Milei L and his sister Karina Milei head for the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 10, 2023. Javier Milei, a liberal politician and economist, assumed the Argentine presidency Sunday in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, the country's capital. The outgoing head of state, Alberto Fernandez, placed the presidential sash and handed the baton of command to Milei, whose term will last for four years, until Dec. 10, 2027. (Photo by German Adrasti/Xinhua via Getty Images) Panama Protests Continue as Police Use Excessive Force Against Peaceful Protesters https://remezcla.com/culture/panama-protests-continue-as-police-use-excessive-force-against-peaceful-protesters/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:44:11 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=360047 The protests over the approval of an extended concession for a sprawling open-pit mine granted to Minera Panamá, operated by Canada’s First Quantum Minerals, have taken over the small Central American country. This mine and its approval plans could have environmental repercussions not just in Panama, but in the whole Mesoamerican Biological Corridor in Central

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]]> Panama City Protests Demonstrators protest against the contract for the Canadian mining company FQM in Panama City, Panama 24 October 2023. Demonstrators and police clashed Tuesday in Panama as protests over a copper mine spilled into their fifth day, with President Laurentino Cortizo vowing he would prosecute acts of "vandalism." The protesters are concerned about potential environmental damage from operations at the mine owned by First Quantum, a Canadian firm and one of the biggest copper extractors in the world. After protests erupted on Friday and continued over the weekend, demonstrators had yet to let up by Tuesday in Panama City and in other provinces. (Photo by LUIS ACOSTA / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ACOSTA/AFP via Getty Images) Panama Breaks Out in Massive Protests Over Decision That Could Affect All of Central America https://remezcla.com/culture/panama-breaks-out-in-massive-protests-over-decision-that-could-affect-all-of-central-america/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:31:19 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=359860 Panama has been the center of massive protests over the swift approval by the government of a contract that would allow Minera Panamá, owned by Canadian company First Quantum Minerals, a concession to proceed with a mining project on a scale never before seen in the Central American country. The country’s population is overwhelmingly against

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]]> Panama Protests Demonstrators take part in a protest against the contract for the Canadian mining company FQM, in front of the National Assembly in Panama City on October 23, 2023. The National Assembly of Panama approved a bill with Minera Panama, a subsidiary of Canadian First Quantum Minerals (FQM), to exploit the largest open-pit copper mine in Central America, while protests continue in rejection of that controversial pact. (Photo by ROBERTO CISNEROS / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO CISNEROS/AFP via Getty Images) Brazil Sees Protests Break Out After Bolsonaro Loss in Presidential Election https://remezcla.com/culture/brazil-protests-break-out-after-jair-bolsonaro-loss-in-presidential-election/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 20:44:49 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=335616 Brazil is looking towards a new future — and a new President. But with a divided country, the road towards that future might not be as easy as most would want it to be. In a move reminiscent of the days post Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the United States, Brazil’s President Jair

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]]> Protest against President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva BRASILIA, BRAZIL - NOV 01 - Supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro react, as they block highway BR-251 during a protest against President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who won a third term following the presidential election run-off, in Planaltina, Brazil, November 1, 2022. (Photo by Mateus Bonomi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) These Cuban Music Artists Won’t Be Stopped From Speaking Out — Now, More Than Ever https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/cuba-protests-music-artists-industry-statements-reactions/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:27:14 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=306776 The protests erupting across Cuba continue this week as the country’s citizens stand up against the communist regime. These demonstrations come as a call to end Cuba’s decades-old dictatorship — and oppression aggravated by the growing economic crisis, which has led to worsened living conditions, power outages, a rise in COVID-19 infections, price hikes, and

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]]> header-cuba-list Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP. Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla Celebrities & Sports Teams React to Cuba’s Protests https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/cuba-protests-reactions-celebrities-sports/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:28:36 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=306659 Thousands of protestors are marching the streets of Cuba in what is being recognized as one of the island’s biggest demonstrations. At the center of the protests is a call for the end of the island’s decades-old dictatorship — as well as economic instability that the coronavirus pandemic has only aggravated. A lack of food

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]]> Miami’s Little Havana Community Reacts To Protests In Cuba MIAMI, FLORIDA - JULY 11: A man waves a Cuban flag in the street near of Versailles, a Cuban restaurant in the Little Havana neighborhood, at a demonstration in support of the protests in Cuba on July 11, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Thousands took to the streets across Cuba to protest pandemic restrictions, the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations and the Cuban government. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Where We Go From Here: On the Future of Colombia’s Protests, According to 5 Local Activists https://remezcla.com/features/culture/colombia-protests-activists-discuss-where-we-go-from-here/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:00:53 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=306060 Since April 28, thousands of people have spilled out onto the streets of Colombia, joining mass demonstrations that have ignited a national reckoning over deep-rooted social inequality. Protests started over a tax reform that President Iván Duque claimed was crucial to closing the fiscal gap induced by the COVID-19 crisis, but that critics said would

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