Protests
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Yogi talks tough, says rioters will be punished; threatens auction of property
India | Dec 19, 2019, 07:10 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday his government will take "revenge" on those involved in the violence over the amended Citizenship Act by auctioning their property to compensate for the losses.
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19 flights cancelled, 16 delayed due to anti-CAA protests in Delhi
India | Dec 19, 2019, 03:46 PM ISTAt least nineteen IndiGo flights were cancelled and 16 delayed due to protests against Citizenship Amendment Act in New Delhi. According to a Delhi airport official, the delays and cancellations have been caused due to flight crew members being struck in anti-CAA protests.
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Jamia epicenter but Citizenship Act protests spill over to other universities across country
India | Dec 16, 2019, 04:30 PM ISTAnger over the police crackdown in Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia and at the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act cascaded across many campuses in the country on Monday with politicians and civil society supporting the students to decry what they say is an unconstitutional law.
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Students from Lucknow to Hyderabad protest police crackdown at Jamia
India | Dec 16, 2019, 12:33 PM ISTThe first to join the protest against the violence in Jamia were students from the Aligarh University University (AMU) where there were clashes with the police late night on Sunday. After the protest, the administration announced the closure of the university till January 5 and students have been asked to evacuate the hostels.
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Assam burns over CAB; trains cancelled, roads blocked, curfew imposed
India | Dec 12, 2019, 08:41 AM ISTAs anti-CAB protests intensify across Northeast, protesters blocked almost every road in Guwahati and state capital Dispur by placing burning discarded tyres, leaving officegoers stranded. Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) of Akhil Gogoi has called a hartal to protest against the controversial bill until it is withdrawn.
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Assam CM Sonowal's residence stone-pelted amid anti-CAB protests
India | Dec 12, 2019, 07:13 AM ISTThe Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Lok Sabha had cleared the Bill on Monday.
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EXPLAINED: The controversy surrounding 'Panipat'
Fyi | Dec 10, 2019, 11:59 PM ISTPanipat -- a film chronicling the story of Third Battle of Panipat -- is facing massive criticism throughout the country. From Rajasthan to Haryana, Ashutosh Gowariker's Panipat has been discontinued by the management of nearly half of theatres in wake of protests against the film.
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BHU students call off protest against Muslim professors appointment at Sanskrit department
India | Nov 22, 2019, 08:15 PM ISTA group of Banaras Hindu University students protesting against the appointment of a Muslim professor at the Sanskrit literature department ended their 'dharna' on Friday.
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In Pictures: Graffiti at Baghdad tunnel amid massive protests in Iraq
World | Nov 22, 2019, 02:17 PM ISTThe tunnel passes under Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the protests where thousands of people are camped out in a giant sit-in that has taken on the feel of a vibrant mini-city.
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Protests in Sangrur district after Dalit, who was forced to drink urine, dies; AAP demands CBI probe
India | Nov 17, 2019, 10:14 PM ISTActivists of some Dalit outfits, social organisations and the BSP sat on a protest in Sangrur district of Punjab on Sunday, a day after a 37-year-old Dalit man died after being mercilessly thrashed and forced to drink urine earlier this month.
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Protests strike Iran cities over gasoline prices rising
World | Nov 16, 2019, 03:23 PM ISTProtesters angered by Iran raising subsidized gasoline prices blocked traffic in several cities and clashed occasionally with police Saturday, the day after overnight rallies included an attempted attack on a regional oil depot that saw police and demonstrators exchange gunfire.
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Fathima Latheef suicide: Amid serious allegations, IIT-Madras deplores 'media trial'
India | Nov 15, 2019, 05:42 PM ISTAmid huge protest following first-year student Fathima Latheef's suicide, IIT-Madras has come out with an official statement saying the institute was committed to fair play. This comes following massive protests by the DMK and Congress demanding "a transparent" probe into the suicide.
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Iraq’s protests raise question: Where does the oil money go?
World | Nov 14, 2019, 05:49 PM ISTWaves of violent protests have engulfed Baghdad and Iraq’s southern provinces, with demonstrators chanting for the downfall of a political establishment that they say doesn’t prioritize them.
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Pro-China supporter set on fire amid chaos in Hong Kong
World | Nov 11, 2019, 02:37 PM ISTA police source said that the man has been taken to Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin for treatment. He has second degree burns on 28 per cent of his body, mainly on his chest and arms.
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Baghdad building now a landmark in anti-government protests
World | Nov 02, 2019, 06:33 PM ISTThe protesters stand by the thousands on the abandoned building’s open floors, waving Iraqi flags and cheering. Some sit on the edge, feet dangling in the air from high floors as they sway to blasting music. They have a bird’s-eye view of Baghdad — and the tens of thousands of demonstrators below.
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HK court orders ban on online messages inciting violence
World | Nov 01, 2019, 12:25 PM ISTHigh Court Judge Russell Coleman granted the injunction applied for by the city's justice department to prevent citizens from "wilfully disseminating, circulating, publishing or republishing" any material that "promotes, encourages or incites the use or threat of violence", reports Efe news.
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24 killed, over 2,000 wounded in Iraqi protests
World | Oct 26, 2019, 09:40 AM ISTThe demonstrations came after Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi delivered a televised speech, in which he warned of chaos if the government resigns, and promised a cabinet reshuffle, more job opportunities and the establishment of a court to prosecute corrupt officials.
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Hong Kong police shoot 17-year-old protester in chest
World | Oct 01, 2019, 05:23 PM ISTHong Kong police shot a protester at close range, leaving him bleeding from his shoulder and howling on the ground, in a fearsome escalation of anti-government demonstrations that spread across the semi-autonomous Chinese territory on Tuesday.
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Hong Kong radical protesters throw petrol bombs
World | Sep 29, 2019, 07:28 AM ISTRadical protesters blocked roads and threw petrol bombs outside the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government offices on Saturday evening.
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Key demands of anti-government protests sweeping Indonesia
World | Sep 28, 2019, 07:06 AM ISTIndonesia has been immersed in a wave of mass protests against the regressive reform of the penal code that has put the nation's president, Joko Widodo, against the ropes.