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Ottawa Police arrest 23, issue 1,300 tickets during freedom convoy stay: S
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Law enforcement agencies in Ottawa have made 23 arrests and issued more than 1,300 tickets related to the anti-mandate and anti-government protests in Canada's capital, the municipal police service said.
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Guatemala hit with massive anti-government protests amid corruption scanda
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], July 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Guatemala to demand the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei and Attorney General Maria Porras over the firing of a well-known anti-corruption prosecutor, Juan Francisco Sandoval.
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How five Hong Kong anti-govt protesters escaped persecution by Chinese aut
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 22 (ANI): Almost a year after five anti-government protesters fled Hong Kong in July 2020 to escape unfair prosecution and inevitable imprisonment for their roles in the 2019 demonstrations, they seem to have finally found freedom in the United States.
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Hong Kong: 4 held during demonstrations marking anniversary of '2019 anti-
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, June 13 (ANI): At least four people were arrested during demonstrations to commemorate the anniversary of the first major clash of Hong Kong's 2019 anti-government protests.
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Hong Kong youths stare at bleak future amid Chinese crackdown
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, May 28 (ANI): The crackdown by pro-Chinese authorities following last year's anti-government protests has affected young people, including students or college-educated, in Hong Kong and filled their future with dim job prospects and the unending threat of another arrest.
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 1 year in jail
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 16 (ANI): Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced by a Hong Kong court to one year in prison on Friday over illegal assembly in August 2019, reported Xinhua.
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Hong Kong Police arrest over 10,200 during anti-govt protests in last 20 m
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 10 (ANI): Hong Kong Police have arrested over 10,200 people in connection with the anti-government protests in the last 20 months, signalling the extent of the crackdown launched by Beijing-backed authorities to silence dissenters.
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US condemns conviction of seven pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 2 (ANI): The United States condemns the conviction of seven activists who took part in anti-government protests in Hong Kong by the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.
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EU condemns crackdown on Myanmar protesters, threatens more sanctions
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 29 (ANI): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has condemned the Myanmar security forces’ response to the Saturday protests that left more than 100 people dead.
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Teen sentenced to 6 months in detention centre for rioting during 2019 ant
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 3 (ANI): A 16-year-old student has been sentenced to up to six months in a detention centre becoming the first confessed rioter to avoid actual prison time since the 2019 social unrest.
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Several injured in anti-government clash in Nepal
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 11 (ANI): Several protestors were injured on Thursday in Kathmandu as resistance against the dissolution of parliament continued to intensify in the Himalayan Nation.
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Anti-govt protests continue in Gilgit-Baltistan over discrimination in job
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], February 3 (ANI): Anti-government protests in Pakistan occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Gilgit-Baltistan continued on Tuesday as hundreds of disgruntled employees and healthcare workers demonstrated against the discrimination in government jobs and unpaid salary hikes.
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