Thread by @kate_awakening, Remember when they tried to tell us the yellow vest movement was [...]

Remember when they tried to tell us the yellow vest movement was just about a gas tax in France? Over a year straight of this below.

Yeah ok, sure.

And then, unfortunately for those reporting the French gas tax narrative, the movement spread

To Libya https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.yahoo.com/amphtml/yellow-vest-libya-protesters-france-backs-tripoli-assault-144756341.html

'Yellow vest' Libya protesters say France backs Tripoli assault

Dozens of "yellow vest" protesters rallied Tuesday in the Libyan capital to denounce what they said was France's support for military strongman Khalifa Haftar who has launched an offensive on...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.yahoo.com/amphtml/yellow-vest-libya-protesters-france-backs-tripoli-assault-144756341.html

Australia https://www.google.com/amp/s/tottnews.com/2019/01/17/yellow-vests-protests-australia/amp/

Yellow Vests set for national action in Australia

After almost 10 weeks of demonstrations, the Yellow Vests Movement continues to protest in large numbers for systemic change across Europe, with many other countries joining France since opposition…

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tottnews.com/2019/01/17/yellow-vests-protests-australia/amp/

Belgium https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/ap-hundreds-join-yellow-vest-rallies-in-belgium-netherlands-2018-12%3famp

70 yellow vest protesters detained after rallies spread to Belgium and the Netherlands

There is no proposed fuel hike in Belgium, unlike France, and it appears that protesters are generally unhappy with their representatives in government.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/ap-hundreds-join-yellow-vest-rallies-in-belgium-netherlands-2018-12%3famp

Croatia https://glashrvatske.hrt.hr/en/news/domestic/yellow-vest-protesters-rally-in-zagreb-pula-and-cakovec/

Yellow vest protesters rally in Zagreb, Pula, and Čakovec

Following in the footsteps of the anti-government protests in France, dozens of people, wearing yellow vests, turned out in Zagreb, Pula, and Čakovec, to express their frustration with the state of...

https://glashrvatske.hrt.hr/en/news/domestic/yellow-vest-protesters-rally-in-zagreb-pula-and-cakovec/

Iraq and Bulgaria https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/ap-hundreds-join-yellow-vest-rallies-in-belgium-netherlands-2018-12%3famp

70 yellow vest protesters detained after rallies spread to Belgium and the Netherlands

There is no proposed fuel hike in Belgium, unlike France, and it appears that protesters are generally unhappy with their representatives in government.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/ap-hundreds-join-yellow-vest-rallies-in-belgium-netherlands-2018-12%3famp

Germany https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.france24.com/en/20190202-yellow-vests-germany-diesel-protests

Yellow Vests hit German streets in pro-diesel protests

Hundreds of people demonstrated Saturday in Stuttgart, the bastion of Germany's car industry, against a driving ban on older diesels, wearing yellow vests to match French protesters whose movement be…

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.france24.com/en/20190202-yellow-vests-germany-diesel-protests

Iran https://www.google.com/amp/s/en.mehrnews.com/amp/152090/

Iranian students' rally in support of Yellow Vest protesters

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Basiji students from the universities in Tehran held a rally in front of the French embassy in Tehran on Saturday to show their support for the Yellow Vests protesters.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/en.mehrnews.com/amp/152090/

Jordan https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thenational.ae/world/mena/jordanian-protesters-don-yellow-vests-as-demonstrations-spread-1.802525

Jordanian protesters don yellow vests as demonstrations spread

Government accuses 'opposition abroad' of inciting unrest

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thenational.ae/world/mena/jordanian-protesters-don-yellow-vests-as-demonstrations-spread-1.802525

Isreal https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.jpost.com/israel-news/yellow-vests-protesters-swarm-the-streets-of-tel-aviv-575165/amp

'Yellow vest' protesters swarm the streets of Tel Aviv

"The government is doing everything possible to avoid addressing the issue."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.jpost.com/israel-news/yellow-vests-protesters-swarm-the-streets-of-tel-aviv-575165/amp

Pakistan https://socialism.com/fs-article/french-yellow-vest-protests-spread/

French Yellow Vest protests spread - Freedom Socialist Party

The massive protest that is boiling over into other countries needs anti-capitalist politics to fulfill its promise.

https://socialism.com/fs-article/french-yellow-vest-protests-spread/

Portugal https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.euronews.com/amp/2018/12/21/portugal-s-yellow-vests-turn-out-for-anti-government-protests

Portugal's 'yellow vests' turn out for anti-government protests

Several groups have responded to calls on social media to "block Portugal" in anti-government protests, echoing the wave of demonstrations across France.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.euronews.com/amp/2018/12/21/portugal-s-yellow-vests-turn-out-for-anti-government-protests

Serbia and Hungary https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/france-hungary-serbia-is-half-of-europe-protesting/a-46792738

Is half of Europe protesting?

People have taken to the streets to protest against a labor law in Hungary, against tuition costs in Albania and against state violence in Serbia. Germany, meanwhile, has seen its first "yellow vest"...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/france-hungary-serbia-is-half-of-europe-protesting/a-46792738

Spain https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/world/1076668/yellow-vest-protests-spain-madrid-Julio-Sanz-macron-Netherlands-belgium-EU/amp

‘We will WIN this battle!’ Yellow Vests chaos SPREADS to Spain

YELLOW Vest protests that began in France over President Emmanuel Macron’s crippling 23 percent fuel hike have bled into Spain, making it at least the fourth EU member state to experience the fiery...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/world/1076668/yellow-vest-protests-spain-madrid-Julio-Sanz-macron-Netherlands-belgium-EU/amp

Sudan https://en.qantara.de/content/protests-in-sudan-the-yellow-vests-of-khartoum

Protests in Sudan: The yellow vests of Khartoum - Qantara.de

Tens of thousands of Sudanese have been protesting for weeks against political and economic grievances in the war-wracked nation. The stability of an important partner of the West is also at stake....

https://en.qantara.de/content/protests-in-sudan-the-yellow-vests-of-khartoum

Taiwan https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/12/21/asia/taiwan-yellow-vest-protest-intl/index.html

'Yellow vest' protest movement spreads to Taiwan

Inspired by the French movement, Taiwan's own "yellow vest" protests are expected to continue on Saturday, with anti-tax demonstrators preparing to take to the streets again.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/12/21/asia/taiwan-yellow-vest-protest-intl/index.html

The UK https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-46851713

Who are the UK yellow vest protesters?

Anti-austerity and pro-Brexit protesters are battling over the mantle of the French gilets jaunes.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-46851713

And many more...

P.S. I had the wrong link posted under Iraq and Bulgaria. Here’s the right one. https://theconversation.com/yellow-vest-protests-erupt-in-iraq-bulgaria-and-beyond-but-dont-expect-a-yellow-wave-110692

Yellow vest protests erupt in Iraq, Bulgaria and beyond – but don't expect a 'yellow wave'

Protests seem contagious when they erupt in several countries at the same time. But new research shows that unrest rarely spreads. It's protest symbols, like France's yellow vests, that go global.

https://theconversation.com/yellow-vest-protests-erupt-in-iraq-bulgaria-and-beyond-but-dont-expect-a-yellow-wave-110692

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