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  Jamia epicenter but Citizenship Act protests spill over to other universities across country

  India | December 16, 2019 16:30 IST

  Anger 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 | December 16, 2019 12:33 IST

  The 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 | December 12, 2019 8:41 IST

  As 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Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) of Akhil Gogoi has called a hartal to protest against the controversial bill until it is withdrawn.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 | December 12, 2019 7:13 IST

  The 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 | December 10, 2019 23:59 IST

  ​Panipat -- 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 | November 22, 2019 20:15 IST

  A 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 | November 22, 2019 14:17 IST

  The 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 | November 17, 2019 22:14 IST

  Activists 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 | November 16, 2019 15:23 IST

  Protesters 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 | November 15, 2019 17:42 IST

  Amid 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 | November 14, 2019 17:49 IST

  Waves 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 | November 11, 2019 14:37 IST

  A 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 | November 02, 2019 18:33 IST

    The 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 | November 01, 2019 12:25 IST

  High 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 | October 26, 2019 9:40 IST

  The 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 | October 01, 2019 17:23 IST

  Hong 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 | September 29, 2019 7:28 IST

  Radical 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 | September 28, 2019 7:06 IST

  Indonesia 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.  

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  Anti-Pak protests in New York, trucks carrying digital ads ply on road

  World | September 27, 2019 17:55 IST

  Some ads seen on the taxis and trucks plying around the UN headquarters said, "Pakistan: A country in denial of UN charter on Human rights" and "Mohajirs demand the UN intervention in Pakistan."

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  Roads blocked as massive protests break out in Tamil Nadu against Chidambaram's arrest

  India | August 22, 2019 16:29 IST

  Workers of the Congress party had assembled in front of the TNCC headquarters in Chennai's Sathyamoorthy Bhavan, Anna Nagar and in Adyar, where they raised slogans against the arrest of Chidambaram.