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Rights experts condemn repeated use of emergency in Sri Lanka to crack dow
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 9 (ANI): UN human rights experts on Monday (local time) condemned the extensive, prolonged and repeated use of state of emergency measures since April 2, 2022 by Sri Lankan authorities to crack down on peaceful protesters and prevent them from voicing their griev
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Police present outside Imran Khan's residence not to arrest him, but to di
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): On the presence of police outside former Prime Minister Imran Khan's residence Banigala with alleged plans to arrest him, Islamabad police clarified that it was not to arrest the leader but to disperse protests staged by teachers from Punjab, media outle
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Rights bodies condemn Sri Lanka's violent crackdown on protesters
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): As many as 13 organizations have condemned the Sri Lankan authorities' violent crackdown and increasing reprisals against peaceful protesters in the island country.
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PTI protests at Islamabad park against poll body over verdict in foreign f
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 4 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) protesters gathered at Islamabad's F-9 park on Thursday to protest against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja on the call of party chief Imran Khan.
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Iraq: Al-Sadr demands dissolution of parliament, early vote
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 4 (ANI): Influential Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr urged his supporters on Wednesday to continue their sit-in inside the national parliament in Baghdad until his demands, including dissolution of parliament and early elections, are met.
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I don't believe it's time for him to return: Sri Lankan President on Gotab
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka's President, Ranil Wickremesinghe Sunday said that it is not the right time for Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the island nation, stressing that it could agitate the protesters who have been demanding the resignation of former President and hol
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Iraq protest: UN chief urges to de-escalate situation
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York City [US], July 31 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation in Iraq, following the protest against the nomination for Prime Minister by rival Iran-backed parties.
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Pakistan: Protesters vandalise Multan police station against fake encounte
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): Protesting against the killing of a man and the injuring of another person in an encounter, scores of people vandalised a police station in Multan city of Pakistan's Punjab province, local media reported.
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Protest in Iraq intensifies as Al-Sadr supporters reach PM's building
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 30 (ANI): Supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr reached the Iraqi Prime Minister's building on Saturday, following the protest against the nomination for Prime Minister by rival Iran-backed parties.
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Iraqi protesters storm Parliament for second time in 72 hours
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 30 (ANI): Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators, mostly supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, on Saturday, stormed the heavily fortified parliament building in Baghdad for the second time to protest against the nomination for Prime Minister by rival Iran-backed parties.
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Protesters storm Iraqi Parliament in support of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 28 (ANI): Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators, mostly supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday stormed the heavily fortified parliament building in Baghdad to protest against the nomination for prime minister by rival Iran-backed parties.
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Protesters break into Iraqi Parliament building in Baghdad: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Protesters broke into the parliament building in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, as per the Shafaq news agency.
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