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Mass protests in Kenya have a long and rich history – but have been hijacked by the elites

Mass protests in Kenya have a long and rich history – but have been hijacked by the elites

KENYAN opposition leader Raila Odinga and his coalition party, Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya, recently called for mass protests across the country. Odinga and his team have questioned the legitimacy of President William Ruto’s win in the country’s August 2022 election, and taken issue with the rising cost of living. The Conversation Africa’s Kagure Gacheche spoke with Westen K Shilaho, a senior researcher on African politics, who explores the evolution of political protests in Kenya. Author WESTEN K SHILAHO, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for PanAfrican Thought and Conversation (IPATC), University of Johannesburg What does the law say about political protest? The…
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Israel government to delay disputed judiciary bill amid mass protests

Israel government to delay disputed judiciary bill amid mass protests

MAAYAN LUBELL PRIME Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a decision on bitterly contested plans for a judicial overhaul amid fears that Israel's worst national crisis in years could fracture his coalition or escalate into violence. It was unclear how far the bill's delay to next month's new parliamentary session, after mass protests and growing labour strikes, will satisfy either side or cool a crisis the army chief said on Monday made "this hour different to any before". "From a will to prevent the rift in the nation, I have decided to delay the second and third reading in order to reach a broad…
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Hope is thin as LGBT+ activists join Belarus protests for change

Hope is thin as LGBT+ activists join Belarus protests for change

NATALIE VIKHROV  LGBT+ activists in Belarus hope mass protests for democratic rule in Belarus will also help deliver long-awaited gay rights and rid the former Soviet state of homophobia. But they concede such hopes might be far off in their deeply conservative country, with no anti-discrimination laws to protect LGBT+ people. Even some of their fellow protesters are homophobic, they say, expecting a long fight before glimpsing equality. President Alexander Lukashenko was sworn in for a sixth term at a secret ceremony on Wednesday, sparking new demonstrations by a restive population protesting his claim on power. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko…
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Climate strikers plan ‘safe’ return to protests, Greta Thunberg says

Climate strikers plan ‘safe’ return to protests, Greta Thunberg says

LAURIE GOERING LEADERS of a youth climate strike movement launched by teen activist Greta Thunberg said on Friday they will return to mass protests - including street actions where possible - next week, as wildfires and other climate threats surge around the planet. "We are going to send a signal we must treat this crisis like a crisis. This is a global emergency," Thunberg told journalists in an online briefing. The protests will be carried out both on the streets and digitally, "whichever way is safe", she said from Sweden. More than 2,300 protest actions have been registered for the…
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