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INDONESIA PROTESTS

• Capital – Jakarta
• Currency – Indonesian rupiah
• Ratification of the Revision of Corruption  Eradication Commission Law (RUU KPK)  Proposal of the Revision of Criminal Code (RKUHP) Bill
• Proposal of other bills including on mining, land and  labour

PROPOSAL  OF THE REVISION OF  CRIMINAL CODE

• Among the most controversial articles are those  that would outlaw extramarital sex, which activists  say would criminalise homosexuality and  cohabitation for unmarried couples.The bill also  stipulates new laws on discussions of sex education  and contraception, and includes a four-year jail  term for unauthorised abortions.

IRAN PROTESTS

• The 2019 Iranian protests, also known as the  Iranian fuel protests, are a series of ongoing civil  protests occurring in multiple cities in Iran against  the sudden increase in the price of fuel.
• Iran Capital – Tehran
• Currency – Rial

IMPACTS

• The savings from the fuel price rises are planned to be  distributed to 18 million poor families, representing 75% of  Iran’s population.
• However, with inflation already at 40% and a plummeting  currency, according to The Economist, “the inflationary  effects of the price rise risk wiping out most of the benefit.“
• This inflationary threat has been acknowledged by  Khamenei.

2019 IRAQI PROTESTS

• Iraq – Baghdad
• Currency – Iraqi dinar

Protests Caused by

• State corruption
• Anti-Iranian sentiment
• Anti-American sentiment
• Unemployment
• Low wages
• Poor public services

2019 LEBANESE PROTESTS

• Lebanon Capital – Beirut
• Currency – Lebanese pound
• The protests are motivated by the Lebanese  government’s failure to find solutions to an economic  crisis that has been looming for the past year. In the  long term, they constitute a reaction against sectarian  rule, endemic corruption in the public sector, legislation  (such as banking secrecy) that is perceived to shield the  ruling class from accountability

SPAIN PROTESTS

GUINEA

• Currency – Guinean franc
• Capital – Conakry

2019 ECUADORIAN PROTESTS

• The 2019 Ecuadorian protests were a series of  protests and riots against austerity measures  including the cancellation of fuel subsidies, adopted  by President of Ecuador Lenín Moreno and his  administration
• Capital – Quito
• Currency – United States dollar

2019  PERU  PROTESTS

• Capital – Lima
• Currency – Sol

BOLIVIA

• Currency – Bolivian boliviano
• Capital – Sucre

CHILE

• Capital – Santiago
• Currency – Chilean peso

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