On Sunday 11th of November, Independence Park in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo was the meeting point for more than 6 thousand protesters [es] who were protesting against the Fiscal Reform and rejecting the assasination of young student Willy Flori?n at the hands of the police last Thursday 8th November (also dead is teacher Angela Heredia Moquete [es], after being wounded by police during a demonstration). The protesters expressed themselves with a wide range of signs and slogans [es] in front of the Puerta del Conde (Count?s Gate), the site of the first act of independence of the Dominican Republic on 27th February 1844, and where the national flag was raised for the first time. A peaceful environment and respect were the norm during the more than five hours that the event lasted.
Political personalities, opposition legislators, intellectuals and communicators
Protesta en Parque Independencia joined the thousands of young people who, without class distinction, were united by the same interests: to confront a government that is glaringly corrupt and unjust. However, there was tension in the air. The new administration headed by President Danilo Medina, which succeeded the last led by Leonel Fern?ndez Reyna, has received a widespread and steadfast rejection by ample sectors of Dominican society. Experts predict that it is scarcely the beginning of what may culminate in a strong popular revolt if the government remains deaf to the cries of its people.
Dominicans not only refuse to accept the Fiscal Reform [es], but also demand corrupt officials be executed and penalised for their disloyal practices. The indignation has reached the point that even pro-government supporters of the ruling party, the Partido de la Liberaci?n Dominicana (Dominican Liberation Party or PLD), have declared themselves against the government's measures...
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A Sunday of Mourning in the Dominican Republic ? Global Voices
Political personalities, opposition legislators, intellectuals and communicators
Protesta en Parque Independencia joined the thousands of young people who, without class distinction, were united by the same interests: to confront a government that is glaringly corrupt and unjust. However, there was tension in the air. The new administration headed by President Danilo Medina, which succeeded the last led by Leonel Fern?ndez Reyna, has received a widespread and steadfast rejection by ample sectors of Dominican society. Experts predict that it is scarcely the beginning of what may culminate in a strong popular revolt if the government remains deaf to the cries of its people.
Dominicans not only refuse to accept the Fiscal Reform [es], but also demand corrupt officials be executed and penalised for their disloyal practices. The indignation has reached the point that even pro-government supporters of the ruling party, the Partido de la Liberaci?n Dominicana (Dominican Liberation Party or PLD), have declared themselves against the government's measures...
much more here:
A Sunday of Mourning in the Dominican Republic ? Global Voices