Panama: Bill of Pension Protests Continue, Police and Protesters Face · Global Voices
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This Saturday, June 14, after nearly two months of demonstrations against Social Security Fund (CSS) Act No. 462, which affects citizens' retirement benefits and privatizes many of their services despite the executive's narrative, Panamanian native peoples denounced police violence during recent evictions of protesters blocking roads as part of a strike.
A small country of 4.2 million inhabitants shows Latin America and the world that it is possible to face the interests of financial capital and vulture funds in the third decade of the 21st century. A few days ago, the blood of a twelve-year-old indigenous youth, seriously wounded by government repression, showed that the conflict was entering a new phase. Shortly before, Saúl Méndez, the chief leader of the powerful construction union, had to a…
June 15, 2025.- Police and protesters clashed in Panama during an operation to unblock a road near the border with Costa Rica, where teachers and indigenous people protest against a pension reform. President José Raúl Mulino’s government, which in previous weeks has...
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