France, Hungary, Serbia: Is half of Europe protesting?
22 December 2018 |
1:27 pm
People have taken to the streets to protest against a labor law in Hungary, against high tuition in Albania and against state violence in Serbia. Germany, meanwhile, has seen its first "yellow vest" style demonstration.
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