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The president’s utterances mark a shift from his previous calls for a roundtable dialogue with opposition protest leaders, who on June 7 organised the largest mass protest since…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244762
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IRAN: Economic and labour issues will drive protests
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES276491
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Workers’ protests in Iran have been growing due to the impact of sanctions, economic mismanagement, low and unpaid wages, inflation, increasing poverty levels and corruption. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270452
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In November, farmers gathered in Isfahan to complain about water scarcity. Teachers, miners, pensioners and municipal workers have also protested in recent months against a…
CHILE: Protracted protests will weigh on economy
The Lopez intervention comes at a difficult time for President Nicolas Maduro amid popular frustration with rising inflation and steep falls in the value of the local currency…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199797
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In a bid to quell the protests, President Serzh Sargsyan has announced that the government will subsidise the increase until the completion of an independent audit into the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200911
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On the previous day, an all-party meeting called to manage the fallout from earlier protests in mid-June that turned into sectarian clashes failed because it was boycotted by key…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253570
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This came shortly after Prime Minister Hassan Diab addressed the nation, promising a 1.2-trillion-Lebanese pound (400-million-dollar) stimulus plan -- although it was unclear how…
YEMEN: Southern protests may not promote peace