US EditionPanama declares emergency in western province after deadly pension protests
- Panama has declared a state of emergency in Bocas del Toro due to ongoing protests over a pension reform, which include looting and vandalism.
- The government announced that constitutional rights will be suspended for the next five days in the region.
- Protests have resulted in one death, over 50 arrests, and at least 30 injuries, including several police officers.
- Protests began on April 28, following a pension reform law passed under pressure from the banana workers' union.
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The authorities of Panama suspended the internet and mobile phone in the Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro on Saturday, after President José Raúl Mulino decreed the state of emergency after nearly two months of protests against the government, an official source reported. Mulino suspended Friday the freedoms of assembly and movement in the area where groups of protesters caused damage to the airport, some shops and offices, and maintain roadb…
On Saturday, Panama authorities suspended Internet and mobile services in the Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro, after President José Raúl Mulino declared a state of emergency after nearly two months of protests against the government, an official source reported. Mulino suspended Friday the freedoms of assembly and movement in the area where groups of protesters caused damage to the airport, some shops and offices, and maintain roadblocks.
They've been going on for months, but in the last few weeks they've become more violent.
Panama: Protester Dies in Confrontation With Police (+Consular Services With Venezuela Resumed)
One person died in the Panamanian town of Rambala, in the Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro, during protests on Thursday, June 19. Protests have been taking place in Panama against the new reform of the pension system. The victim, whose name has not been disclosed, was found with a wound in his back after clashes between demonstrators and police forces. The deputy minister of Security, Luis Felipe Icaza, confirmed the death. However, he denie…
Panama's government has imposed a state of emergency in the face of workers' protests against pension reform.
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