Protesters storm Suriname’s parliament in anti-government rally

Arrests and curfew in Paramaribo after the storming of the parliament building

The riots began after an anti-government protest in the morning in which thousands of people were present.

Arrests and curfew in Paramaribo after riots and storming parliament

In the capital Paramaribo, the Surinamese police made dozens of arrests after the parliament was stormed and riots broke out. Presse...

Clashes at living cost protests in Suriname

PARAMARIBO (Suriname), Feb 18 — Hundreds of people protested in Suriname yesterday against rising living costs, clashing with security forces in the capital Paramaribo and looting shops in the city centre, AFP observed. The government, in a statement, cited reports that the National Assembly had been “forcibly entered, causing destruction,” though it did not provide details. Protesters chanted slogans against rising prices for food, petrol and e…

Surinamese police close downtown Paramaribo after storming parliament: dozens of arrests

At least fifty people were arrested and twenty others were injured after the riots in the Surinamese capital Paramaribo. As far as we know, these are not life-threatening injuries, the authorities report to the news site “Starnieuws” without giving much details.

Tension in Suriname: Protesters looted the capital and stormed the Parliament demanding the President's resignation

The Executive recently ordered a series of austerity measures, such as the elimination of subsidies, in a context of high inflation

Protesters storm Suriname’s parliament in anti-government rally

Peaceful protests against government austerity measures turned ugly when demonstrators throwing stones and bottles at police stormed the parliament in the capital Paramaribo.