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Nigerian President acknowledges loss of lives during protests
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 24 (ANI): Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday acknowledged that 'many lives have been lost' during the unrest in the country, which has been going on for weeks.
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Nigerian forces kill several protesters during rallies against police brut
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Moscow [Russia], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Nigerian security forces have opened fire on protesters in southwestern city of Lagos, killing several people and leaving many others wounded, the Premium Times newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing witnesses.
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Bangkok protesters moving to Government House, reach foreign ministry buil
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The participants of the Bangkok anti-government protests have gathered near the Victory Monument, which is situated in the center of the Thai capital, and headed to the Government House, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Wednesday.
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Thailand protesters defy new 'selfie' rule
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], October 19 (ANI): Thousands of Thai protesters defied the recently imposed state of emergency decree, which has made it illegal for people to take or post selfies on social media of the ongoing anti-government protests in Thailand.
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Tunisian police use tear gas to disperse rally in Kasserine
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Tunisian law enforcement officers have fired tear gas against protesters in the city of Subaytilah, located in the western province of Kasserine, after they took to the streets in response to the death of a city resident during authorities-approved
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Protesters block railway tracks in Hooghly, demand train services
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hooghly (West Bengal) [India], October 11 (ANI): Protesters blocked railway tracks at Pandua railway station on Sunday demanding train services claiming that they face difficulty in commuting by special trains during the lockdown.
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Belarusian police use water cannons, stun grenades to disperse protesters
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarusian police used water cannons and stun grenades against participants of an unauthorized rally in Minsk, Natalia Hanusevich, a spokeswoman for the police department of the Minsk City Executive Committee, told Sputnik on Sunday.
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Maharashtra govt withdraws cases registered against Aarey protesters
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 11 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced that the State government has withdrawn cases registered against people who were protesting against the proposed metro car shed in Aarey.
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Indonesian Police, demonstrators clash on third day of protest over conten
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Tokyo [Japan], October 9 (ANI): Indonesian Police and protesters clashed in Jakarta on the third day of the demonstrations against a "job creation" omnibus bill.
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Police uses water cannon, lathi-charge on BJP's protesters in Kolkata
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 8 (ANI): Police used water cannon and lathi-charged to disperse the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) workers in the city who had gathered for state-wide 'Nabanna Chalo' agitation against the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led government, on Thursday.
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Kyrgyz Health Ministry says clashes between protesters, police leave 686 p
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bishkek [Kyrgyztan], October 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people injured in Kyrgyzstan in the clashes between protesters and law enforcement agents has grown to 686 and the death toll stands at one, the Health Ministry told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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1 dead, 590 injured in Kyrgyz clashes, six policemen critical
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], October 6 (ANI/Sputnik) - As many as 190 policemen were injured in clashes with protesters in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, the National Center for the Prevention of Torture told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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