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Obama condemns US govt's response to peaceful demonstrations
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 31 (ANI): Former US President Barack Obama on Thursday (local time) took aim at the Trump administration for sending federal agents to use "tear gas and batons against peaceful demonstrators."
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US: Protestors set fire to police association building in Portland
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Protestors in Portland, the largest city in the US state of Oregon, have broken into a police association building and briefly set it on fire, the city's law enforcement said, as demonstrations in the city continue.
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Witnessed fire and fury of Indian Army: Rajnath Singh at Leh
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lukung (Ladakh) [India], July 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that he witnessed the fire and fury of the Indian Army during the para dropping exercise and other military demonstrations at the Stakna monastery near Leh. He is on a two-day visit to Ladakh and Jammu and
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World must stand in solidarity with the Hong Kongers: Joshua Wong
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 6 (ANI): The world must stand in solidarity with the Hong Kongers, said pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on Monday outside a court where he along with several other campaigners were being prosecuted for their involvement in demonstrations last year.
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Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi key conspirators for Delhi violence in Khureji
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Delhi Police in its chargesheet has stated that the riots and demonstrations held in Delhi's Khureji against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) earlier this year were "well planned".
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Telugu NRIs planning protests in 300 cities to support agitating farmers a
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 2 (ANI): Thousands of non-resident Telugus in the US and other countries are planning demonstrations on July 3 to express their solidarity with the farmers of Amaravati, as their agitation against the YSRCP government's decision for trifurcation of th
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Human rights activists stage demonstrations against China at Hachiko statu
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 28 (ANI): Several human rights activists of various nationalities, including Japanese, Indians, Taiwanese, Tibetans and others, staged a demonstration against China at Hachiko statue near Shibuya station in Tokyo on Sunday.
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Protests held against illegal detention of Baloch political leaders by Pak
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin/Quetta [Germany/Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): Demonstrations were held in Balochistan as well as Germany on Sunday against the illegal and forceful abduction of Baloch political leaders and intellectuals by Pakistan intelligence agencies.
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Protesters topple, burn statue of Confederate General Pike in DC, media re
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 20 (Sputnik/ANI): A group of protesters toppled and set on fire a statue of Confederate General Albert Pike near the police headquarters in Washington DC, amid anti-racism demonstrations, media reported on Saturday.
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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge shut for two hours following "Black Lives
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
San Francisco [US], June 15 (ANI): San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Sunday (local time) was shut down as the "Black Lives Matter" demonstrations continued across the country.
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Hong Kong protests might have serious impact on its special status ending
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 13 (ANI): With the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong showing no sign of abetting, China has threatened that the widespread demonstrations might have a serious impact on the city's special status which will end in 2047 under Beijing's 'one country, two systems' principle.
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53 arrested as Hong Kong marks first anniversary of pro-democracy protests
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 10 (ANI): The Hong Kong police on Wednesday said they had arrested 53 people during demonstrations on Tuesday evening which were called to mark the one-year anniversary of the protest against a bill proposing extraditions to mainland China. That protest grew into a pro-democr
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