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South African dissident writer Breyten Breytenbach dies aged 85
Breytenbach was a poet, novelist, painter and activist whose work touched on and influenced literature and the arts both domestically…
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Hundreds of people take to Porto’s streets in opposing protests
This article was originally published in Portuguese The city of Porto was the scene of two demonstrations: an anti-immigration demo organised…
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Abkhazia’s president resigns after protests over investment deal
This article was originally published in Russian The president of the self-declared republic of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, has resigned but will…
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French farmers mobilise nationwide to protest EU-Mercosur trade deal
Farmers across France are on the road again, protesting the EU-Mercosur agreement and arguing that the deal would create unfair…
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Unrest erupts in Abkhazia after opponents of Russian ‘investments’ agr
This article was originally published in Russian On 15 November, the Abkhazian parliament is set to ratify an agreement on Russian…
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Thousands protest against over-tourism in Canary Islands
Tourism is the main economic engine of the islands, but it has also priced locals out of the property market,…
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Madrid mobili of demonstrators demand reasonable rent prices in Madrid
This article was originally published in Spanish Thousands rally in the Spanish capital demanding that “housing is a right, not a…
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Thousands in Portugal protest against ‘uncontrolled immigration’
Demonstrators marched through the capital Lisbon with the Portuguese national flag and carried banners bearing slogans like, ‘Expulsion of immigrants…
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EU must stop funding care homes, people with disabilities demand
This article was originally published in Spanish Hundreds of people with disabilities gathered in Brussels to demand a strategic plan to…
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Ai Weiwei sculpture smashed at Italy art show opening
The man who destroyed the blue-and-white “Porcelain Cube” sculpture in Bologna is apparently well known in the art world for…
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