Anger against rise in cost-of-living spills onto the streets

Welcome back to Race to Power. We are glad you're watching We on Wild as One. Let's continue with other stories making headlines today. Wild over, protests, rallies and violent clashes are making headlines. In several countries, demonstrations still continue over a spectrum of issues and demands. Well, here's a lowdown of the major protests that have taken place just in the last 24 hours. Let's start with Spain. Protesters, they were seen clashing with police following a rally by a far-right leader. The events unfolded in a northern city of Spain on Wednesday night, local time. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered and chanted against quote-unquote fascism and police violence. The latter was in reference to previous incidents between protesters and far-right party supporters. Police used batons and rubber bullets to disperse crowds overnight. In Portugal's capital, demonstrators returned to another night of protests against skyrocketing housing costs and the overall rise in cost of living. Hundreds of people returned with placards and posters and were heard booing the police after authorities removed the camps that demonstrators had set up in the centre of Lisbon. On Wednesday, police had also arrested 55 people despite the crackdown. People across age groups returned to voice their dissent and demand action against rising rent. It is a crisis that will have major impacts on my generation. It will affect people's ability to enter the job market and start families and it will have a significant impact on Portuguese society. We already have a very aging society and this will make the situation even worse because people will not be able to start families or build lives for themselves. This is a societal crisis. Next, let's talk about Indonesia, where anger is mounting on the streets owing to persistent haze and breathing issues in the country. Students clashed with police in the city of Pontianak. during demonstrations against the administration and its handling of a crisis caused by months of forest fires. The region has been witnessing an increase in the number of respiratory illnesses as haze blankets the area. What we're protesting is a number of issues including economic inflation, forest fires, rise of respiratory illnesses, fuel shortage and lack of job opportunities.