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"Those involved should be expelled...": UK lawmaker on violence at Chinese
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 18 (ANI): A top UK lawmaker on Tuesday called for the expulsion of Chinese officials if they are found to be involved in Sunday's "beating" of protestors outside the Chinese consulate in Manchester.
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"Chor, Chor", Pakistan Finance minister heckled at US airport
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): Pakistan's newly appointed finance minister Ishaq Dar was "welcomed" by angry protestors with chants of "liar" and "chor" (thief) at the Washington airport in the US as he arrived in the country to attend meetings of the World Bank and the International Mon
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19 killed in anti-govt protests in Iran
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): 19 people were killed in Iran on Friday in one of the deadliest clashes between the police and protestors since the anti-government demonstrations started in the country over the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman called Mahsa Amini, who died in police cus
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Daily wage workers protest against cross-border movement at Pak-Afghan Tor
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], September 27 (ANI): A protest was held at the Pak-Afghan Torkham border on Monday with protestors demanding to restart their cross-border movement and ban the visa requirements of workers.
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84 arrested in Sri Lanka as protests erupt: Sri Lankan media
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 24 (ANI): A total of 84 people have been arrested by Sri Lankan police as several protestors gathered in Colombo raising their voice against what they claimed was "suppression", media reports said.
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Lil Nas X offered pizza to religious protestors gathered at his concert in
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): American rapper and songwriter Lil Nas X, who often sparks outrage from conservative media recently capitalised on a moment of hate by turning it around with a gesture of kindness.
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Pak: Residents hold protests against surging cases of terrorism in Swat
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], September 19 (ANI): Amid surging cases of terrorism in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, hundreds of protestors gathered to condemn the recent terror incidents and demanded action to stop the resurgence of terrorists in the valley
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Women take off hijab in Iran; mark protest over death of Mahsa Amini after
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 18 (ANI): A series of protests erupted in western Iran on Saturday over the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, following her detention by Iran's morality police where the women protestors took their hijabs off to protest the mandatory veiling, media reports s
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Protest erupts after body of woman seminary teacher found in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): The body of a 24-year-old female seminary teacher was recovered on Friday morning, which triggered a protest in the Peshawar district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.
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Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces hunger strike: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has announced a hunger strike until the protestors' violence and use of weapons stop, according to media reports.
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UN chief appeals for 'calm and restraint' in Iraq as Al Sadr quits politic
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Appealing for calm and restraint in Iraq after Shi'ite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr announced of quitting politics on Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges all "relevant actors" to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation and avoid any violen
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Protestors storm Baghdad presidential palace as Al Sadr quits politics
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 29 (ANI): Chaos erupted in Iraq's capital Baghdad soon after Iraqi Shi'ite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr announced of quitting politics on Monday with thousands of his followers stormed Iraq's presidential palace resulting in the death of two persons.
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