Protests Spread

Reporting connected by protests spread, drawn from recent headlines.

• ‘We are suffocating’: protests spread to Lisbon and Milan as housing and living cost tensions intensify

  The Guardian

  Hundreds at Lisbon tent camp demand action, as Giorgia Meloni says march in Italy was exploited by ‘hooligans’ The angry protests that have convulsed Spain and France in recent weeks have spilled over to Italy and Portugal, with rioters clashing with police and setting property on fire in Milan, and a tent encampment springing up in Lisbon over the weekend. A march in central Milan on Saturday to protest against rising living costs began peacefully but ended with masked rioters throwing stones,

• ‘No Kings’ protests spread across the US ahead of midterm elections

  Al Jazeera

  Thousands rallied across the US against President Donald Trump in ‘No Kings’ demonstrations.

• Two India ‘Cockroach’ Leaders Set to Be Freed as Protests Spread

  Bloomberg

  Two jailed leaders of India’s Cockroach Janta Party are expected to be released Sunday, according to its legal head, as police barricades and a heavy security presence underscore continuing tensions in New Delhi over a contentious voter-roll revision.

• Protests spread across France as ‘yellow vests’ set to join

  Al Jazeera

  Demonstrations began in mid-September at schools and have expanded, tapping into wider grievances.

• Anti-government protests spread in Albania as student-led campaign calls on leader to resign

  The Globe and Mail

  Demonstrations turned into a riot in the capital on Thursday, with protesters smashing windows, raiding a bank and clashing with police

• Protests spread in Indonesia as anger mounts over forest fires and haze

  The Straits Times

  The growing public anger comes as Indonesia battles one of its worst forest fire seasons in years.