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Year Ender: Sri Lanka witnesses economic, political crisis and mass protes
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
People of Sri Lanka demanded the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa as they blamed their government for the mismanagement of the country's economy.
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China's draconian lockdowns galvanize widespread protests
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
China is a nation of 1.4 billion people, ruled by an authoritarian government unable to abide dissent. China has 106 cities possessing populations more than one million, so a few hundred, or even a thousand, people gathering on a street does not yet constitute "mass" protests.
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Mass protests in Iran over death of Mahsa Amini may assume dimensions of s
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], September 26 (ANI): For more than a week, mass protests are being held in more than 80 towns and cities across the 31 provinces of Iran over the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman called Mahsa Amini, who died shortly after she was arrested by the hated morality police of
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Chinese authorities bow down to Guangxi residents mass protest, ease Covid
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 23 (ANI): Authorities in Guangxi Province have apparently relented in the face of a mass protest orchestrated by residents disgruntled over a month of strict "zero-COVID" restrictions.
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Ex-Sri Lanka President Gotabaya applies for US green card: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 19 (ANI): The former President of Sri Lanka who fled the island nation in July amid mass protests demanding his resignation is awaiting to obtain a US green card to return back to the United States along with his wife and son, a media report said.
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Increasing dissent in Chinese mainland challenges Xi's authoritarian regim
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 4 (ANI): The Chinese leadership is worried that the mass protests against the economic slowdown and bank failure are spreading like wildfire, challenging President Xi Jinping's command.
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Public order restored in Uzbekistan's Nukus after mass protests: Ministry
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], July 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The public order has been restored in Nukus, the capital of the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan, after an "illegal protest" over constitutional amendments, the Uzbek Interior Ministry said on Friday.
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Mass protests held across Washington DC to condemn gun violence in US
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): Amid increased incidents of mass shootings in the United States, protestors gathered in Washington DC as well in cities across the country on Saturday to demonstrate against gun violence, reported local media.
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association takes Trudeau govt to court for invok
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 18 (ANI): The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), a non-profit organization, initiated legal proceedings against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau government over its decision to invoke the Emergencies Act following mass protests against mandatory vaccinations,
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Kazakh President Tokayev orders creation of special operations forces in w
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 15 (ANI): After weeks of protests and unrest in the country, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the country's National Security Council to accelerate efforts to establish a special operations force, reported Sputnik.
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State of emergency in Kazakhstan stipulates curfew from 11 pm to 7 am: Dec
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The state of emergency in Almaty and the Mangystau Region of Kazakhstan in connection with mass protests stipulates the imposition of a curfew from 11 pm to 7 am, according to a presidential decree.
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Kazakhstan's President urges nation not to succumb to provocations amid ma
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday addressed the nation with the call not to succumb to internal and external provocations amid rallies against increased gas prices.
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