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Two no-confidence votes against French President Emmanuel Macron's govt fa
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The French President on Thursday pushed the unpopular pension reform scheme which proposed to raise the retirement age for most workers to 64 from 62 without a vote of lawmakers in the National Assembly, defying mass protests throughout the country, The New York Times reported.
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Islamabad Police reaches Lahore to arrest former Pak PM Imran Khan in Tosh
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Islamabad Police arrive at former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's residence at Zaman Park, Islamabad to arrest him in the Toshakhana case, reports Pakistani Media. PTI threatens nationwide mass protests as police attempt to arrest Imran from Zaman Park residence. Islamabad Police alo
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PoK's residents' cries are unheard beyond Gilgit-Baltistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) Gilgit-Baltistan region are now asserting themselves against the hegemony of Pakistan with mass protests against electricity shortages, reduction in the wheat quota, taxation, and land grabbing, however, their cries are unheard beyond the moun
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Hong Kong plans to regulate crowdfunding
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The regulations recently released for public comment would mandate that individuals and organizations submit plans to a new department for review before soliciting donations, to ensure no funds go toward activities that could pose national security risks.
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Year Ender: Sri Lanka witnesses economic, political crisis and mass protes
Updated : 3 years, 2 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, 3 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, 5 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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Ex-Sri Lanka President Gotabaya applies for US green card: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 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, 7 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, 8 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, 9 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 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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