NewsOvernight chaos: Global unrest spans from Amsterdam to Iran
Overnight chaos: Global unrest spans from Amsterdam to Iran
It happened while you were sleeping. Here's what the world agencies reported overnight from Thursday to Friday.
- Riots broke out after the match in Amsterdam between the local Ajax team and the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. Following the match in Amsterdam between the local Ajax team and the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv, riots broke out. Police arrested 57 people, a spokeswoman for the local police reported. The incidents occurred near Dam Square, one of Amsterdam's most popular spots. Local television reported that the unrest began immediately after the match when fans of the Israeli club arrived by subway to the city centre. Despite a police escort, chairs were thrown at the fans.
- At least seven patients in need of urgent medical assistance died in Portugal due to an ongoing strike by medical rescue workers that began on October 30, announced the STEPH union co-organizing the protest. The union representing Portuguese medical rescuers stated that although the circumstances of the deaths are under investigation, it can already be confirmed that the victims waited too long for medical help.
- Several thousand people protested in Ulcinj, southern Montenegro, over the sudden death of a woman several weeks after giving birth in a local hospital, the Balkan edition of Radio Free Europe reported. During the "We want the truth for Drita" protest, participants demanded that the authorities determine the cause of the woman's death. "We no longer want any mother to suffer the fate of Drita, who left this world due to a doctor's error," said Ejup Zotović, the deceased woman's brother. The local authorities admitted it was the largest protest in the city's history.
- In Iran, over the past two days, at least 23 people were executed, reported the organization Iran Human Rights. In a prison in Mashhad, the death penalty was carried out on at least six men, including an Afghan citizen. So far, Iranian authorities have not released information about the recent executions, the organization reported. All those executed were sentenced to death for drug-related crimes.
