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BBC OS: 2022/10/18 16:06 GMT: Fuel protests around the world

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Fuel protests around the world

2022/10/18 16:06 GMT

2022/10/18 16:06 GMT: Fuel protests around the world

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BBC data reveals a huge increase in protests this year

BBC data reveals a huge increase in protests this year.

The BBC has mapped all reported demonstrations over fuel since January 2021, revealing a huge increase in protests this year. We'll speak to our reporter who's worked on the investigation.

We'll also hear from people in France who are striking over pay and cost of living. 

An Iranian athlete who competed abroad without a hijab says her headscarf dropped by mistake. Our Persian Service reporter explains what is known about the athlete’s return back home.

Our reporter will be telling us how drought is devastating the livelihoods of pastoralists in Kenya's Lake Turkana region. 

We’ll talk to Haitians about the impact of the spiralling gang violence on their lives.

(Photo: Students protest against fuel price hike in Jakarta, Indonesia - 13 Sep 2022 Credit: MAST IRHAM/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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