"Privatization"

#13694090

11 May 2026

A person draws free drinking water from a historic cast-iron public fountain in Castelmezzano, Basilicata, southern Italy, on February 7, 2026. Public drinking fountains are a longstanding feature of Italian urban tradition, representing access to water as a common good, a principle upheld by Italian law following the 2011 referendum that opposed the privatization of water services. As climate change increases pressure on freshwater resources across the Mediterranean, these fountains are seen as symbols of the right to water.

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#13694091

11 May 2026

A person draws water from an ornate cast-iron public fountain in Castelmezzano, Basilicata, southern Italy, on February 7, 2026. The fountain is freely accessible, continuously flowing, and maintained by the municipality. In 2011, Italians voted in a referendum against the privatization of water services. With Mediterranean freshwater supplies under growing strain from drought and rising temperatures, public fountains in historic Italian villages highlight the importance of water access.

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#13651443

1 May 2026

Protesters hold a banner protesting the privatization of public space in the city of Poznan on International Workers' Day in Warsaw, Poland, on May 1, 2026. Demonstrators say Poland's labour laws are outdated and severely restrict — or outright ban — workers from taking action against poor conditions and exploitation.

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#13259896

31 Jan 2026

The Luxmed logo is seen in Warsaw, Poland, on January 26, 2026.

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#12579919

24 Jul 2025

Sri Lanka's doctors for free education stage a protest in front of General Hospital against education privatization and the abolition of KDU (The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 24, 2025. The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) is at the center of heated debate in Sri Lanka regarding the privatization and militarization of higher education. Several government decisions in 2025, especially the restriction of civilian and local student admissions to its medical faculty, intensify public discussion about educational equity, government policy, and the future of free education in Sri Lanka. In May 2025, KDU abruptly stops admitting fee-paying civilian students to its undergraduate medical program. This move is justified by government spokespeople as a return to KDU's original mandate to train military cadets but is met with widespread criticism from student groups, medical associations, and political leaders.

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#12579920

24 Jul 2025

Sri Lanka's doctors for free education stage a protest in front of General Hospital against education privatization and the abolition of KDU (The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 24, 2025. The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) is at the center of heated debate in Sri Lanka regarding the privatization and militarization of higher education. Several government decisions in 2025, especially the restriction of civilian and local student admissions to its medical faculty, intensify public discussion about educational equity, government policy, and the future of free education in Sri Lanka. In May 2025, KDU abruptly stops admitting fee-paying civilian students to its undergraduate medical program. This move is justified by government spokespeople as a return to KDU's original mandate to train military cadets but is met with widespread criticism from student groups, medical associations, and political leaders.

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#12579921

24 Jul 2025

Sri Lanka's doctors for free education stage a protest in front of General Hospital against education privatization and the abolition of KDU (The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 24, 2025. The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) is at the center of heated debate in Sri Lanka regarding the privatization and militarization of higher education. Several government decisions in 2025, especially the restriction of civilian and local student admissions to its medical faculty, intensify public discussion about educational equity, government policy, and the future of free education in Sri Lanka. In May 2025, KDU abruptly stops admitting fee-paying civilian students to its undergraduate medical program. This move is justified by government spokespeople as a return to KDU's original mandate to train military cadets but is met with widespread criticism from student groups, medical associations, and political leaders.

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#12540001

9 Jul 2025

Employees of a public sector institution shout slogans and hold placards during a protest against the privatization of banks, job security concerns, and calls for better working conditions and wage revisions as part of an all-India strike in Mumbai, India, on July 9, 2025.

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#12540002

9 Jul 2025

Employees of a public sector institution shout slogans and hold placards during a protest against the privatization of banks, job security concerns, and calls for better working conditions and wage revisions as part of an all-India strike in Mumbai, India, on July 9, 2025.

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#12540003

9 Jul 2025

Employees of a public sector institution shout slogans and hold placards during a protest against the privatization of banks, job security concerns, and calls for better working conditions and wage revisions as part of an all-India strike in Mumbai, India, on July 9, 2025.

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#12540004

9 Jul 2025

Employees of a public sector institution shout slogans and hold placards during a protest against the privatization of banks, job security concerns, and calls for better working conditions and wage revisions as part of an all-India strike in Mumbai, India, on July 9, 2025.

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#12540005

9 Jul 2025

Employees of a public sector institution shout slogans and hold placards during a protest against the privatization of banks, job security concerns, and calls for better working conditions and wage revisions as part of an all-India strike in Mumbai, India, on July 9, 2025.

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#12540006

9 Jul 2025

Employees of a public sector institution shout slogans and hold placards during a protest against the privatization of banks, job security concerns, and calls for better working conditions and wage revisions as part of an all-India strike in Mumbai, India, on July 9, 2025.

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#12540007

9 Jul 2025

Employees of a public sector institution shout slogans and hold placards during a protest against the privatization of banks, job security concerns, and calls for better working conditions and wage revisions as part of an all-India strike in Mumbai, India, on July 9, 2025.

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#12540008

9 Jul 2025

Employees of a public sector institution shout slogans and hold placards during a protest against the privatization of banks, job security concerns, and calls for better working conditions and wage revisions as part of an all-India strike in Mumbai, India, on July 9, 2025.

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#12540009

9 Jul 2025

Employees of a public sector institution shout slogans and hold placards during a protest against the privatization of banks, job security concerns, and calls for better working conditions and wage revisions as part of an all-India strike in Mumbai, India, on July 9, 2025.

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