Tag: civil unrest
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Finnish Seafarer’s Union Begin Strike in Solidarity With Ongoing Postal Workers’ Strike
November 24: Finland’s national air carrier Finnair canceled 276 flights scheduled for 24 and 25 November after the Finnish Aviation Union announced its members would join an ongoing strike by […]
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Protesters Block Iraqi Port of Umm Qasr As Strikes Continue
November 18: Protesters blocked entry to Iraq’s main commodities port again on Monday while schools and government offices in many southern cities were shut in response to calls for a […]
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Customs, NPA Officials in Nigeria Clash at Tin Can Port Over Access Control
November 13: Activities at the Tin Can Island Port were in the early hours of yesterday [November 13] disrupted following a clash between officials of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) […]
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Iran Blocks Nearly All Internet Access
November 17: Iran imposed an almost complete nationwide internet blackout on Sunday […] as widespread anti-government unrest roiled the streets of Tehran and other cities for a third day. The […]
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Iraq’s Main Port Reopens, 4 Protesters Killed in Baghdad
November 07: Iraq’s main port reopened on Thursday after being blocked by protesters for five days, while in Baghdad, four protesters were shot dead while trying to remove security barriers […]
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Shutdown Imminent At Nigerian Ports As Maritime Workers Set to Begin Strike Wednesday
July 02: Unless there is a fruitful intervention by relevant stakeholders’ today, all is set for the resumption of a nationwide strike on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 by the members […]
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July 03 Ferry Strike in Greece
July 03: The US Embassy in Greece has issued a security message, warning that “All ferries in Greece scheduled for Wednesday July 3 have been cancelled due to a strike […]
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Fishermen Temporarily Block Highway in Bangladesh to Protest Annual Fishing Restrictions
June 09: Fishermen have called off their protest against the government’s decision to ban deep-sea fishing after blockading the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Sitakunda for about one and a half hours […]
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US Imposes Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil Shipments to Cuba
April 05:The US Treasury Department imposed a new round of sanctions targeting Venezuela’s oil industry on Friday. The measures identified 34 vessels owned by Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA as “blocked property” […]
