Tag: #Protestors
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The Crackdown!
The harshest punishment should be dealt out to the arsonists. There was never ever a chance of the Army going mellow on this one. The first example set is from within their own ranks. ISPR Director General (DG) Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif in his address said recently that three army officers, including a lieutenant general, were…
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Demonstrators decry French bill to curb police images
Paris, Nov 21 (AFP/APP):Several thousand people marched in French cities Saturday to protest a draft law that would place limits on the filming of on-duty police officers, a move condemned as a curb on press freedom. The biggest gathering was near the Eiffel Tower in Paris and was closely watched by a large deployment of…
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Tunisia Strikes Deal With Protestors to Restart Oil Production
Tunisia has struck a deal with protestors to restart oil production.
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Police arrest 21 at Thai pro-democracy rally
Bangkok, Oct 13 (AFP/APP):Police arrested 21 protesters Tuesday during a Bangkok rally that saw dozens of people give a royal motorcade a three-fingered salute — a show of defiance by Thai pro-democracy activists calling for reforms to the monarchy. Since July, Thailand has seen frequent youth-led demonstrations demanding the resignation of Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha, a…
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France accused of ‘draconian crackdown’ on protestors
Paris, Sept 29 (AFP/APP):Rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday accused French authorities of using “vague laws” to conduct a “draconian crackdown” on anti-government protests and demonstrations against police brutality. French authorities have resorted to “overly broad laws to arrest and prosecute thousands of protesters who did not commit violent acts,” the group said in a…
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Libyan Interior Minister Suspended
The Libyan Interior Minister has been suspended after gunmen opened fire on protestors.
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Palestinian prisoners protest in Israeli jails
Ramallah: Hundreds of Palestinians in Israel’s notorious “Ofer” prison have reportedly announced a protest movement against Israeli authorities’ retaliatory tactics. According to the Palestine Information Center, a statement issued by the Club for Prisoners of War said that the inmates of Ofer Prison have started implementing the return of food and other protest methods. After…
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Police in Canada clears rail blockade
Ottawa, Feb 25 (AFP/APP):Canadian police Tuesday cleared out indigenous protesters blocking a key east-west rail artery for nearly three weeks to protest a pipeline, causing major disruptions to the economy. The protesters, confronting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with a political crisis, had mounted the blockade on a Canadian National Railway line east of Toronto and…
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Hong Kong protesters carry political demands into 2020
Hong Kong, Dec 31 (AFP/APP): Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong held hands and formed human chains across the city on Tuesday, as they carried their months-long movement and its demands into 2020 with midnight countdown rallies and a massive march planned for New Year’s Day. The financial hub has been battered by more than six…
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Ecuador protesters to end deadly unrest
Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno has reached an agreement to end two weeks violent protest