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At least 45 protesters shot dead, 152 others wounded in escalating Iraqi u
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad (Iraq), Nov 29 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 45 demonstrators have been shot dead by security forces and 152 others have been injured amid increasing protest violence in the south of Iraq and the country's capital of Baghdad, local media reported, citing sources.
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China furious after Trump signs bill backing Hong Kong protestors
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov 29 (ANI): An infuriated China on Thursday warned of "firm countermeasures" against the US a day after President Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, 2019, aimed at expressing support the pro-democracy demonstrators in the semi-autonomous city
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47 policemen injured in violence outside Iranian consulate in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Najaf [Iraq], Nov 28 (Sputnik/ANI): Forty-seven police personnel were wounded in clashes with demonstrators outside the Iranian consulate building in Iraq's southern city of Najaf, Luay Yasiri, the governor of the Najaf province, told Al Arabiya on Thursday.
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Colombia anti-govt protests: President orders curfew in Bogota
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], Nov 23 (ANI): Colombian President Ivan Duque on Friday ordered a curfew in capital Bogota after anti-government demonstrators returned to the streets to express discontent over rising unemployment, economic reforms and a deteriorating security situation.
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Fresh clashes in Iraq leave 2 dead, 40 wounded
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 23 (ANI): At least two people were killed and 40 others sustained injuries after clashes broke out between security forces and anti-government demonstrators in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Friday.
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BJP leaders protest against contaminated water near Delhi CM's residence
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Bringing attention to the issue of contaminated water, Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on Thursday led a protest where the demonstrators carried drinking water from 500 different places in Delhi to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence here.
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Yellow vest protest: 30 demonstrators detained by French police
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Nov 16 (ANI): Around 30 Yellow Vest protesters were detained by French police here on Saturday. The protesters have gathered to mark the first anniversary of their protest.
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Hong Kong protests: Man in critical condition after being set ablaze
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Nov 11 (ANI): A man was set ablaze after he engaged in a heated argument with a group of pro-democracy demonstrators during the ongoing anti-government protest in Hong Kong on Monday.
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Iraqi forces kill several protesters in Baghdad, Basra
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 8 (ANI): Six demonstrators in Baghdad and five others in Basra were shot dead by Iraq's security forces on Thursday as they were trying to remove barriers blocking their march in Central Baghdad, the police and medical officials said.
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Widespread protests in PoK ring alarm bells for Islamabad
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], Nov 7 (ANI): Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) as part of the ongoing protests against the police crackdown on peaceful demonstrations last month that claimed the lives of one person and injured several others in th
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Shipping firms in Pak accuse authorities of seizing containers to block ro
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 27 (ANI): Shipping firms in Pakistan have accused authorities in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of forcibly seizing their containers for using them to block the entry of demonstrators to capital Islamabad ahead of the 'Azadi March'.
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Anti-austerity protests in Lebanon enter fourth day
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Oct 20 (ANI): Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Lebanon's streets as the anti-government protests in the country entered the fourth day on Sunday.
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