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      Pro-independence supporters hold a Catalan flag during a meeting organized by the Catalonia National Assembly at a polling station in Barcelona on November 9, 2014.

      Catalonia Overwhelmingly Voices Desire for Independence

      More than 80 percent of voters approve non-binding declaration

      Jon Queally
      Nov 10, 2014

      Voters in Catalonia on Sunday proved overwhelmingly in favor of claiming their independence from Spain with more than 80 percent of those who turned out for the non-binding resolution declaring their desire to separate themselves formally from Spain.

      Though a Spanish court declared the vote invalid even before it took place, proponents of the referendum in the autonomous north-east region declared the vote a great success and said it proves that a full and binding election on indepence should now take place.

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      ​Gendarmerie personnel in riot gear stand by demonstrators blocking the Pan-American highway in Buenos Aires on April 10, 2014, during the general strike in Argentina

      General Strike Grips Argentina

      Over one million turn out for action to denounce government policies

      Andrea Germanos
      Apr 11, 2014

      A 24-hour general strike gripped Argentina on Thursday, bringing many public services to a halt.

      Unions say over one million workers took part in this second strike the administration of Cristina Fernandez has faced. The strike's focus was to denounce the country's low wage increases in the face of high inflation, as well as other policies, like cuts in utility subsidies and salary caps, critics say are unfair to workers and are fomenting social unrest.

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      Bosnian police forces secure the entrance as protesters stoned a local government building in the Bosnian town of Tuzla, 140 kms north of Sarajevo, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014.

      In Bosnia, Privatization's Failure Fuels Anger, Growing Protests

      'This is the start of the Bosnian Spring,' one protester is quoted saying as riot police move in

      Jon Queally
      Feb 06, 2014

      A localized protest movement against the failed privatization of key state-owned companies in Bosnia appears to be growing across the country as anger spreads over workers were left unpaid when the new owners declared bankruptcy and closed their doors.

      What began in the city of Tuzla earlier this week as a small-scale protest by workers angered about their lost jobs and wages is now spreading, according to reports, as the anger aimed at the ruling government over its economic and social policies has seemingly catalyzed a brewing resentment among the people.

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