Protests rise across globeFor the past few weeks, Jerusalem residents have been protesting against the government’s handling of the covid-19 crisis, with police even arresting 12 people on Sunday to disperse demonstrators.
Corruption charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have further fuelled the demonstrations. After reopening of the economy in May, infections shot up with the average number of new cases 2,000 a day.
In Russia’s Khabarovsk city, thousands took to streets to protest the arrest of regional governor Sergei Furgal on murder charges, which they see as unsubstantiated.
Daily protests have gone on for two weeks reflect residents’ simmering discontent with Vladimir Putin’s rule. From New York to Los Angeles, thousands.