The 55-year old man had entered the bank and asked for a renegotiation of his overdue loan payments on his home and business, according to police, which he could not pay, but was refused by the bank (Reuters).
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Showing posts with label protest. Show all posts
September 17, 2011
Greece crisis: photo sequence of bank protester on fire
A man set himself on fire today outside a Piraeus bank branch in
Thessaloniki in northern Greece.
The 55-year old man had entered the bank and asked for a renegotiation of his overdue loan payments on his home and business, according to police, which he could not pay, but was refused by the bank (Reuters).
The 55-year old man had entered the bank and asked for a renegotiation of his overdue loan payments on his home and business, according to police, which he could not pay, but was refused by the bank (Reuters).
August 27, 2011
Food Riots and Protests Visualized
The excellent Google Maps overview on the food riots situation is showing an alarming spread to Europe.
North Africa and Middle East are still the hot spots for riots and revolutions but the financial crisis is starting to bite in Europe as well with protests spreading to the Balkans. Decreasing living conditions are going to exacerbate the situation in Western Europe as well in the following months.
View Inflation Riots and Protests 2011 in a larger map
North Africa and Middle East are still the hot spots for riots and revolutions but the financial crisis is starting to bite in Europe as well with protests spreading to the Balkans. Decreasing living conditions are going to exacerbate the situation in Western Europe as well in the following months.
View Inflation Riots and Protests 2011 in a larger map
February 26, 2011
Middle East Oil Crisis
Libya revolution has shown how frail is our economy and how even small sized protests in a small but important country as Bahrain can send shock waves all over the world. As more protests are sure to spread to other countries in the region (with Saudi of course being the key domino whose potential fall would send crude well over $200), below you can find some stats on who is who in the vital oil business. All attention is shifting again to developments in Bahrain, which contrary to the media black out, have not been put under control at all. There are also unconfirmed rumors that Al Jazeera may have allegedly received a "request" from Saudi Arabia to not cover recent events in the region and this is another indication of how tense the situation is getting in the Arabian peninsula.
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