What is behind the largest protests in Panama in years?
This article is a summary of reporting by Al Jazeera. Originally published July 20, 2022.
A wave of mass demonstrations swept Panama in July 2022, triggered initially by an indefinite strike by educators over soaring fuel and commodity prices. The unrest quickly grew to include major labor unions such as SUNTRACS and Indigenous organizations, creating roadblocks along critical routes including the Pan-American Highway. Protesters demanded systemic measures to halt inflation, expand subsidies for basic food baskets and medicine, and curtail perceived government corruption and state waste.
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Thousands of Panamanians took to the streets in mid-2022 in the country's largest protests in decades, driven by inflation, corruption, and fuel prices.
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