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Anarchists protest against tourist invasion in Spain

Anarchists protest against tourist invasion in Spain

An anti-tourism campaign in Spain hopes to discourage tourists from visiting the country. Masked men of the leftist youth movement Arran Jovent slashed tires of a tourist bus in Barcelona. In another stunt, several protesters climbed yachts in Mallorca and threw confetti at tourists in a restaurant. The group called the protests not vandalism, but self-defence. They said locals are driven out of tourist hot spots and suffer from terrible living conditions. A demonstration is planned in San Sebastian on August 17 by another left-wing group. Aug 5, 2017
Venezuela: Inauguration of constituent assembly sparks new protests

Venezuela: Inauguration of constituent assembly sparks new protests

Venezuela has inaugurated the new legislative superbody elected last week. The 545-member constituent assembly has been condemned by governments across Latin America, the U.S. and EU. Opposition protesters clashed again with security forces in Caracas. They believe the assembly endangers Venezuelas democratic freedoms. The all-powerful body may decide to dissolve the opposition-run congress and will rewrite the constitution, giving the ruling Socialist Party vast new powers. Aug 5, 2017
Japan: Commemoration of drop of a-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Japan: Commemoration of drop of a-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On 6 August 1945, a bomb nicknamed Little Boy was dropped by the US B-29 warplane Enola Gay and obliterated the city of Hiroshima, killing 140,000 out of an estimated population of 350,000, with thousands more dying later of illness and injuries. Three days after the Hiroshima attack, on 9 August 1945, the United States dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki, southern Japan. Aug 5, 2017
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