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Yellow Vest protests in France enter 13th week
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], Feb 9 (ANI): The Yellow Vest protestors continued their demonstrations here for the 13th week straight on Saturday, despite continued efforts by the French government to meet the protesters' demands.
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Black flag protests in Tamil Nadu against PM’s Madurai visit
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Holding black flags, black balloons and banners, the opposition MDMK staged demonstrations in Madurai on Sunday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi who visited the city.
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Zimbabwe in 'total internet shutdown' amid violent anti-fuel hike protests
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], Jan 19 (ANI): Thousands of Zimbabwean citizens were unable to access the internet on Friday after the government had ordered the nation's biggest telecom operator to shut down its services again, amid the violent anti-fuel hike demonstrations that have rocked the African n
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'Yellow vest' protestors destroy toll booths, occupy highways across Franc
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 19 (ANI): The 'yellow vest' protestors have vandalized toll booths and occupied highways across France, as demonstrations continue in the nation despite concessions given by President Emmanuel Macron to defuse the situation.
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'Yellow vest' protests spread to Belgium, Netherlands
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Dec 9 (ANI): With France reeling under violent 'yellow vest' protests due to the hike in fuel taxes and deteriorating economic situation, demonstrations have spread like wildfire and entered Belgium and the Netherlands.
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France beefs up security amid 'yellow vest' protests
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 7 (ANI): Ahead of the planned demonstrations on Saturday, French authorities have begun tightening security in different parts of the country, including capital Paris, amid fears of further violence after agitators clashed with police last week as part of the "yellow vest
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France cancels fuel tax hike over protests
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 6 (ANI): The Emmanuel Macron-led French government has decided to scrap the hike in fuel taxes amid fears of an outbreak of fresh protests in the country.
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Protests erupt against against Saudi Prince Salman's arrival in Tunisia
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], Nov 28(ANI): Hundreds of people took to streets in the capital city of Tunisia on Tuesday to protest against the arrival of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MSB) in the North African country.
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People in UK have right to protest: British High Commission
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): The British High Commission in India on Wednesday said that people in the United Kingdom have a right to protest and to demonstrate their views, provided they act within the law. The statement comes in the wake of pro-Khalistan demonstrations.
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Protestor flies over Trump's golf resort in Scotland
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Edinburgh (Scotland), July 15 (ANI): Despite all efforts to keep demonstrations away from United States President Donald Trump, a Greenpeace protester used a powered parachute to show a "well below par", written placard to the President on Friday in Scotland's Turnberry, reported the HuffPos
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Woman who climbed Statue of Liberty's base attended anti-Trump protests we
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New York City [USA], July 06 (ANI): The woman, who in protest of US Immigration Laws, on Wednesday, climbed to the base of the iconic Statue of Liberty, used to reportedly attend protests and demonstrations against US President Donald Trump on a weekly basis.
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World Sindhi Congress rallies in US for release of disappeared workers in
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], June 30 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) has organised public demonstrations in three cities of the United States (US)--Houston, New York and Los Angeles --against enforced disappearances in Pakistan's Sindh province in front of the Pakistani Consulates.
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