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382 Israeli violations against Palestinian journalists in 2017
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine], Jan 8 (ANI): In a report documented by Palestine's Wafa news agency, the Israeli forces committed violence on at least 382 Palestinian journalists on duty in both Israel and Palestine in 2017.
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Iran's ex-president arrested for inciting unrest
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 7 (ANI): The Iran government reportedly arrested its former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in south-central Iran's Shiraz for inciting the December 28 anti-government protests that have engulfed different parts of the country.
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Anti-Pakistan protests in POK over exploitation of water resources
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) [Pakistan], Jan 5 (ANI): The people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) continue to protest against Pakistan's exploitation of Kashmir's water resources.
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Ex-Peruvian president Fujimori discharged from hospital
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], Jan 5 (ANI): Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori was discharged from the Centenario Clinic in the Peruvian capital, after being hospitalised, since his pardon on December 23.
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Bhima-Koregaon Gram Panchayat denies existence of casteism in region
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 5 (ANI): Days after Maharashtra witnessed massive protests and outrage following the death of a youth in Bhima-Koregaon violence, a member of the Bhima-Koregaon Gram Panchayat, said that there is no conflict on the basis of caste in the village and people liv
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Maharashtra: 286 public buses vandalised in protests
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): A total of 286 Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses were vandalised in two days -January 2 and 3- in various parts of Maharashtra, during protests against violence over the bicentennial celebration of the Bhima-Koregaon battle.
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Iran deploys Iraqi, Afghan mercenaries to stem protests
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 4 (ANI): Iran on Thursday deployed Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces and Afghan mercenaries in order to stem the anti-government protests in the country, that has now entered its seventh day.
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Protests over Bhima-Koregaon rock streets, Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan. 04 (ANI): Protests over the Bhima-Koregaon violence continued to rock streets and Parliament on Thursday.
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Shiv Sena tears into Center over Bhima-Koregaon violence
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 4 (ANI): The Shiv Sena on Thursday tore into the state and the central government for the ongoing protests in Maharashtra by the Dalit outfits against the Bhima-Koregaon violence.
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UN rights chief urges Iran to defuse tension
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jan 3 (ANI): United Nations Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged the Iranian authorities to handle the wave of protests that have taken place around the country with great care so as not to further inflame violence and unrest.
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Turkish President presses for peace, stability in Iran
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 3 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday pressed for peace and stability in Iran during a telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani.
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Heavy police deployed in Aurangabad
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): A large number of police personnel were deployed in Aurangabad as vehicles were vandalised by protestors in wake of the ongoing protests and bandh across Maharashtra against the Bhima-Koregaon violence.
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