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Iraq anti-govt protest: Death toll rises to 34; over 1500 wounded
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 4 (ANI): The death toll from three-days of mass anti-government protests in Iraq has risen to 34, with hundreds of others wounded as authorities extended a curfew to several southern cities, security officials and activists said on Thursday.
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Toll in Baghdad anti-government protest soars to 12
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 03 (ANI): The death toll in Baghdad anti-government protest has risen to 12 after the government imposed an open-ended curfew, Iraq's High Commission for Human Rights said Thursday.
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11 people killed in anti-government protests of Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 03 (ANI): At least 11 people, including a policeman, were killed in anti-government protests of Southen Iraqi cities on Thursday, reported Sputnik.
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Anti-govt protests in Iraq leaves 2 dead, hundreds injured; UN calls for r
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 2 (ANI): At least two people were killed and hundreds of other protesters sustained injuries when security forces fired bullets and tear gas at the crowd gathered for anti-government demonstrations here on Tuesday (local time), authorities said.
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Hong Kong to tone down Chinese National Day celebrations due to ongoing pr
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 24 (ANI): Hong Kong is set to tone down Chinese National Day celebrations to avoid potentially chaotic disruptions by anti-government protesters in the city.
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UNHRC 'disturbed' about violent protests in HK, calls for restraint and di
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 10 (ANI): UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said she was "disturbed" by incidents of increasing violence associated with the anti-government protests in Hong Kong and urged authorities to respond to any acts of violence with restraint.
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Hong Kong protest: Students boycott classes on first day of school
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], Sep 2 (ANI): In the backdrop of the ongoing anti-government protests across the city, thousands of students in Hong Kong started their school year on Monday by boycotting classes and protesting against the pro-China government.
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Police storm MTR train in Hong Kong as protests rage
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 1 (ANI): Anti-government protests in Hong Kong turned violent after the city police stormed a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) train carriage and hit people inside with batons and used pepper spray on late Saturday evening (local time).
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Hong Kong protests could affect jewellery trade of approx Rs 500 cr: Jaipu
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): The business prospects of nearly 300 merchants in Jaipur, who are planning to attend the Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair next month, could get affected due to the ongoing anti-government protests in the island territory.
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G7 leaders back Hong Kong's autonomy
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Leaders of the G7 member countries have backed Honk Kong's autonomy as laid out in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984, and called for calm in the city engulfed in anti-government protests.
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Hong Kong police defends Sunday's gun-firing, blame protestors for possess
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 27 (ANI): The administration of Hong Kong, along with the police, on Monday defended their act of firing bullets on the protestors for the first time since the beginning of the anti-government demonstrations across the special administrative region and arrests of dozens, inclu
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Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protestors during anti-surveillance rall
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Aug 24 (ANI): Violent clashes broke out between police and pro-democracy demonstrators on Saturday after thousands took to the streets of Kwun Tong district in eastern Hong Kong for an anti-government march.
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