The rains are always pleasant after a scorching, humid summer. No, not if you have to drive on a road that is littered with crater-like potholes. A group of individuals in MP have made the decision to launch an original protest and hold a Goa-style beach party on the flooded streets. The rains are always … Read more
Protestors blocked the Main Mauripur Road in protest Heavy contingent of Police, Rangers was deployed Police fired tear gas, water cannons to disperse protestors. KARACHI: Protests have been held on Tuesday against prolonged and unannounced load-shedding in different lower and middle-income areas of the city. Residents of Agra Taj Colony and Mauripur staged a protest … Read more
At least four people have died during protests against President Guillermo Lasso’s administration. The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador is leading the protests since June 13. At least 120 police personnel have suffered injuries, according to Ecuador’s National Police. According to Ecuadorian police, there have been at least four fatalities during the continuing demonstrations … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan announced a massive public gathering at the Parade Ground on July 2 along with nationwide protests against the ‘imported’ government. In a video message from his Bani Gala residence, the former minister the power show will be held next Saturday for locals and those from Rawalpindi. “Rest in … Read more
Ecuador’s cost-of-living protests have claimed three more lives this week. Police in Quito sprayed tear gas on Thursday to disperse Indigenous protesters who attempted to attack congress. The total number of fatalities over the 11 days of protests now stands at six, rights groups say. Police in Ecuador capital sprayed tear gas on Thursday to … Read more
Foreign Office summoned the Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan. Islamabad lodged a strong protest and handed over a demarche. Canadian MP Tom Kmiec had made the remarks ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has summoned the Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan and lodged a strong protest over irresponsible remarks by a Canadian MP. The Canadian envoy was … Read more
Ecuador’s President, Guillermo Lasso, has declared a state of exception in three regions. Indigenous groups have been protesting against the government’s economic policies. Curfews will be in effect in Quito from 22:00 local time (03:00 GMT) until 05:00 on Saturday. QUITO – Ecuador’s President, Guillermo Lasso, has proclaimed a state of exception in three of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran on Sunday said they will continue to protest for their rights against the government until “free and fair” elections are not held. “This is a form of jihad to protest for your rights,” he said, while addressing party workers across the country via video link during a … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will future strategy in tomorrow’s (Sunday) protest against inflation and rising prices. The former prime minister on Saturday held an important meeting of the party spokespersons to discuss the party call for protests against inflation along with other issues. The meeting paid tribute to former prime minister Imran … Read more
Two people were killed hundreds imprisoned in nationwide rallies over controversial remarks Bulldozer footage of individuals jailed or identified as demonstrators’ residences has gone viral on social media. NEW DELHI: Amnesty International said Tuesday that India must immediately cease a “vicious” assault on Muslims who took to the streets to protest a governing party official’s … Read more
Officials in India’s Uttar Pradesh state announced on Sunday that some people’s homes have been demolished for organising protests against blasphemous remarks about Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) made by ruling BJP politicians. Muslims have flocked to the streets across India in recent weeks to protest two members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata … Read more
Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by a Pakistani Taliban gunman in 2012. She went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in education. Millions of girls lose access to schools as a result of climate-related events such as drought and floods. STOCKHOLM: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai told Reuters … Read more
A police officer was killed in northeast Tanzania during a clash with Masai. Government seeks to expel them from a part of their historical land for safaris. The government has offered to relocate crater dwellers to another district. A police officer was killed in northeast Tanzania during a clash with Masai herders protesting the cordoning … Read more
The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) had called for a march. Thierno Mamadou Diallo was shot dead on June 1 during clashes. Relatives say he was not involved in the demonstration. A coalition in Guinea has postponed a request for protests at the funeral of a young man murdered in last … Read more
Bangladesh revokes operation license of leading human rights group Odhikar. Odhikar accused of publishing “misleading information about extrajudicial killings”. Ordeal comes days before a court was to hear a petition. Bangladesh has revoked the operation license of its leading human rights organization, accusing it of harming the country’s image, according to the organization, provoking a … Read more
Coup in January left more than 230 dead, prompted troops to be deployed to country. New constitution does away with special privileges for 81-year-old former president. Kazakhstan held a referendum on the constitution on Sunday. Kazakhstan held a referendum on the constitution on Sunday, after deadly protests in January toppled founding leader Nursultan Nazarbayev’s three-decade … Read more
Iran’s supreme leader accuses the “enemy” of destabilize the country through protests. Ayatollah Khamenei spoke at a ceremony marking his 1989 death. Iran has been reeling under the effect of sanctions imposed by the U.S. Iran supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, accused the “enemy,” a reference to the United States, of attempting to destabilize the … Read more
Tunisian police clash with anti-President Kais Saied protestors. Protests against referendum in July, a year after his power grab, critics call a coup. Many Tunisians however support his moves against system. On Saturday, Tunisia police clashed with anti-President Kais Saied protestors as roughly 100 people marched against a scheduled referendum in July, a year after … Read more
A protester was shot dead in Khartoum. Scores of pro-democracy protesters killed during the suppression of a 2019 sit-in. Amada Dieng urged authorities to “refrain from use of excessive force”. Sudan: A protester was shot dead in the capital of Sudan on Friday, medics said, as UN human rights expert Amada Dieng urged authorities to … Read more
Protest in front of a police station in Ariege, France. Hunters were arrested for shooting a bear late last year Several bears have been shot or poisoned in recent years. Hundreds of people protested in front of a police station in southwest France on Friday after hunters were arrested for shooting a bear late last … Read more
France has the third-biggest foreign service in the world. Protests outside Quai d’Orsay headquarters of the foreign ministry. France’s foreign ministry employs about 14,000 employees, most of them non-diplomats. Foreign envoys in France launched a one-day strike on Thursday to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to deprive them of their distinct status, a move they … Read more
Iran objected to France on Wednesday after the Cannes Film Festival picked a film about a serial killer in Iran who targets se* workers. “Holy Spider”, directed by Danish-Iranian Ali Abbasi, was nominated in Cannes’ main In Competition category at the festival that was held in the French Riviera resort last month. Iran’s Zar Amir Ebrahimi … Read more
Several hundred women protested outside Istanbul’s main court on Wednesday, accusing a famous Turkish anti-femicide campaign group of acting outside the law and morals. Prosecutors had filed a lawsuit in April against We Will Stop Femicide Platform, one of the country’s leading feminist organizations. If convicted, the group could be shut down. Protesters outside the … Read more
The catastrophic collapse of a building in southwestern Iran has heightened public outrage about price hikes and economic hardship, sparking three weeks of protest that show no signs of abating, according to observers. With video footage showing the use of bitter slogans against the government and even supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the protests present a … Read more
Prosecutors said Monday that a 36-year-old man was arrested and placed in psychiatric treatment after smearing cake on a glass screen encasing the Mona Lisa in a supposed protest against artists not focusing enough on “the planet.” Officials at the Louvre Museum in Paris, where the enigmatic portrait holds pride of place, declined to comment … Read more
Protests against the legitimacy of Iran’s the Islamic Republic continue to sweep across the vast country, sparked by a variety of factors such as rising food prices, the collapse of a twin-tower apartment building that killed at least 29 people (with more dead feared under the rubble), and widespread disdain for the clerical regime. As … Read more
On Sunday, about a dozen Afghan women rallied in the capital, demanding “bread, work, freedom,” against the Taliban’s strict restrictions on women’s rights. Since seizing power in August, the Taliban have rolled back the marginal gains made by women during the two decades of US intervention in Afghanistan. “Education is my right! Reopen schools!” chanted … Read more
Hundreds of protestors rallied in Madrid on Sunday against tarnished former King Juan Carlos I, whose return to Spain after nearly two years of self-imposed exile in the United Arab Emirates has stirred controversy. Holding signs reading “Justice” and “The Bourbon in prison”, the demonstrators gathered near the Spanish capital’s royal palace. A government spokesman … Read more
