Protesters
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Trump claims Iran halts execution of 8 women protesters at his request: 'I very much appreciate it'
World | Apr 22, 2026, 11:50 PM ISTUS President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran stopped the execution of eight women protesters following his appeal, terming it a positive development. However, Iranian authorities have not confirmed the claim.
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Protesters Gather at Trump Tower, Call for Mahmoud Khalil's Release
News | Mar 14, 2025, 03:06 PM ISTProtesters gathered at Trump Tower in New York to demand the release of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, who is in immigration custody in Louisiana, sparking outrage among Democratic lawmakers.
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'Iran's useful idiots': Netanyahu lashes out at anti-Israel protesters outside US Congress
World | Jul 25, 2024, 08:46 AM ISTThousands of protesters converged at the US Capitol to demonstrate against Netanyahu's approach to the war that has killed almost 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza and attracted global scorn. Netanyahu criticised the protesters and called them "Iran's useful idiots" in a fiery Congress speech.
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Mass riots break out in UK's Leeds, bus torched and police car overturned | WATCH
World | Jul 19, 2024, 06:58 PM ISTThe recent riots in Leeds are believed to have been caused after social services took away some children from a family on Thursday. Videos on social media showed a large number of protesters overwhelming police and setting fire on a bus, while pelting stones at a police car.
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Israel- Hamas War: Police disperse anti-government protesters in Tel Aviv amid Gaza offensive
News | May 26, 2024, 12:53 PM ISTIsrael- Hamas War: Thousands of protesters took to roads in Tel Aviv on Saturday as they were angry at how the Israeli government is handling the Gaza war. While others protested for hostage release and joined the protests.
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Albania's opposition protesters hurl petrol bombs, rocks at government building
World | Feb 21, 2024, 01:05 PM ISTThousands gathered in front of the government headquarters in the capital Tirana, accusing state officials of involvement in organised crime and corruption. Opposition leader and former Albania PM Sali Berisha was put under house arrest on charges of corruption, which he denies.
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Pakistan: Several Baloch protesters in custody despite govt claims as country fumes over crackdown
World | Dec 22, 2023, 06:07 PM ISTPakistan's caretaker ministers Fawad Hassan Fawad, Murtaza Solangi, and Jamal Nasir told reporters that all women and children had been released, except for the men who ‘could not be identified’ by the cops. However, police were seen forcibly sending women back to Quetta.
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US: Indian-American prez aspirant Vivek says he'll pardon 'peaceful protesters' of 2021 Capitol riot
World | Sep 07, 2023, 10:39 AM IST"To unify this country, I commit as president to pardon all Americans who were targets of politicized federal prosecutions & those denied due process," said Ramaswamy.
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Iraq: Angry protesters attempt to storm Baghdad's Green Zone after burning of Quran in Denmark
World | Jul 22, 2023, 03:34 PM ISTAn ultranationalist group reportedly burned a copy of the Quran and an Iraqi flag outside the Iraq embassy in Copenhagen and livestreamed the incident.
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Siliguri locals demand more space at ghats for Chhath Puja to ensure social distancing
News | Nov 18, 2020, 05:40 PM ISTSeveral locals in Siliguri staged a protest at Lal Mohan Niranjan ghat over lack of provision of space for Chhath Puja celebrations.
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Protesters block railway tracks in Hooghly, demand train services
News | Oct 12, 2020, 12:11 PM ISTProtesters blocked railway tracks at Pundooah railway station in WB and demanded train services on October 11 demanding train services claiming that they face difficulty in commuting by special trains during the lockdown.
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Protesters stop bus in Hubli to demonstrate Karnataka bandh
News | Sep 28, 2020, 02:40 PM ISTFarmers' organisations have called a state-wide bandh in Karnataka on September 28. To demonstrate, protesters sat on a road in Hubli in a bid to stop a bus.
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Karnataka bandh: Protesters offer flowers to shopkeepers in Hubli, seek support
News | Sep 28, 2020, 12:34 PM ISTAmid Karnataka bandh, farmers' organisations offered flowers to shopkeepers in Hubli and sought their support for the state-wide bandh on September 28.
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Protesters torch vehicle, vandalise property in Rajasthan's Dungarpur
India | Sep 27, 2020, 02:20 PM ISTThe situation in Rajasthan’s Dungarpur remained tense on the fourth consecutive day on Sunday as a group of protesters torched a pickup van and vandalised property.
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Protesters stage demonstration over demand of resignation of Minister KT Jaleel in Kerala
News | Sep 17, 2020, 08:10 PM ISTSeveral protesters staged demonstration across Kerala on September 17. They demanded resignation of state Higher Education Minister KT Jaleel over his alleged connection in Kerala gold smuggling case.
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Farmers stage protest against central govt in Amritsar
News | Sep 08, 2020, 12:45 PM ISTFarmers staged a protest against the central government in Amritsar.
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1 killed as Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland
World | Aug 31, 2020, 08:14 AM ISTThe mayor of Portland, Oregon, and President Donald Trump engaged in a real-time argument Sunday as the president sent a flurry of critical tweets about Ted Wheeler as the mayor was holding a press conference about the fatal shooting of a right-wing supporter in his city the night before.
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Protesters stage 'anti-China' protest outside Chinese Consulate in Chicago
News | Jun 27, 2020, 09:03 AM ISTA demonstration was staged against China outside Chinese Consulate in Chicago.
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Anti-lockdown protesters' behaviour "devastatingly worrisome": White House
World | May 04, 2020, 08:39 AM ISTA top White House official tasked with tackling the coronavirus pandemic said Sunday that those who failed to abide by the federal mitigation guidance while protesting against local lockdown measures were engaging in "devastatingly worrisome" behaviours.
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Shaheen Bagh witnesses drop in protesters as Delhi goes under lockdown
News | Mar 23, 2020, 12:16 PM ISTThe number of anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh has reduced significantly amid lockdown announced in the state in view of coronavirus till 31st March.