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The 2019–2021 Algerian protests, also called Revolution of Smiles [26] [27] or Hirak (Arabic: الحِرَاك, romanized: al-Ḥirāk, lit. 'The movement' [ 28 ] ), began on 16 February 2019, [ 1 ] [ 29 ] six days after Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his candidacy for a fifth presidential term in a signed statement.
The first protests started on 16 February (the anniversary of the 2019–2020 protests) in Kherrata and Algiers, followed by dozens of other towns and cities nationwide holding subsequent rallies; these would be referred to as the Hirak. The protest movement gained momentum when tens of thousands of protesters marched nationwide on 22 February ...
A protest in Paris demanding the release of the Hirak prisoners. Five years on, protests have largely disintegrated. Political and economic demands were left unanswered, and some activists still remain in jail. [7] However, the movement changed the political context in Morocco, and particularly in the Rif. Firstly, Rifians found a new solidarity.
The right to assemble is recognized as a human right and protected in the First Amendment of the US Constitution under the clause, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of ...
Many other schools have experienced protests without arrests. Protest demands vary from campus to campus, but a major focus is that universities divest from companies with financial ties to Israel ...
Dane Urquhart, a third-year Texas student, called the police presence and arrests an “overreaction," adding that the protest “would have stayed peaceful” if the officers had not turned out ...
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in front of the Travis County Jail to support those arrested during protests at the University of Texas earlier in the day, April 24, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
2011–2012 Moroccan protests; Hirak Rif Movement; Mozambique. 2010 Mozambican uprising; Myanmar. Saffron Revolution (2007–2008) 2021 Myanmar protests; Nepal. 2006 democracy movement in Nepal; Protest against Guthi Bill (2019) Netherlands. Dutch farmers' protests; New Zealand. 2022 Wellington protests; Nicaragua. 2014–2020 Nicaraguan ...