Tag: Protesters

Protesters block roads in Beirut ahead of Parliament session

Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced the formation of his new cabinet last month.

February 11, 2020

No exam at AMU engineering college for second day as anti-CAA protesters block entry

In a memorandum submitted to the AMU engineering college, the protesters said they would continue to boycott the examinations until the false FIRs lodged against them were not withdrawn.

January 29, 2020

Bharat Bandh largely peaceful; violence in Bengal, protesters detained in Chennai, Andhra

Trade union leaders have claimed the government has failed to tackle challenges posed by a crisis-ridden economy and is, instead, busy privatising and selling public sector units (PSUs).

January 8, 2020

Hong Kong protests: Police shoots at protester in chest during morning clashes

Tensions have soared in recent days following the death on Friday of 22-year-old student Alex Chow, who succumbed to serious injuries sustained from a fall in the vicinity of a violent clash the weekend before.

November 11, 2019

Protesters hurt in scuffle with cops

Protest march taken out towards the state secretariat, demanding employment for the youth; 62 injured.

September 14, 2019

Vandalism of Indian Embassy by Pak elements ‘unacceptable’: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs asked the British government to take action against the perpetrators and ensure safety and security of the Indian mission and its personnel.

September 4, 2019

China intervention not needed: Hong Kong police on pro-democracy protests

Hong Kong's summer of rage was sparked by broad opposition to a plan to allow extraditions to the mainland but has since morphed into a wider call for democratic rights in the semi-autonomous city.

August 16, 2019

Sudan braces for mass protest as demonstrators fear violence

Protesters had initially gathered at the military headquarters to seek the army's support in ousting longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir.

June 30, 2019

1 civilian protester killed, over 70 injured in clashes with security forces in Kashmir

Reports said the holed-up militants managed to escape while the security forces were dealing with the protesters in Kulgam district.

May 30, 2019

Mexicans march for their missing children on Mother’s Day

The mothers carried large photographs of their missing children, shouting to passersby, "It could be your children, too."

May 11, 2019

7 civilians dead, 35 injured in clashes with security forces after encounter; Kashmir tense

Earlier, three terrorists of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit were neutralised in a brief exchange of firing with security forces.

December 15, 2018

Protesters try to break into Sharifs’ London apartment

As some of them gained access to the apartment, one protester threw a shopping cart at Aijaz Gul, a member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) UK unit.

July 9, 2018

Protesters rally in the US for gun control

Hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied in Washington D.C. on Saturday, calling for stricter control on guns, more secured schools, and an end to gun violence. Carrying signs with slogans including “Never Again”, “Am I Next?”, protesters gathered in Washington’s Pennsylvania Avenue that connects the Capitol Hill and the White House. The rally “March For …

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March 25, 2018

Protesters clash with police in J-K’s Nowshera, DM among injured

Protests in Nowshera town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, demanding district status for the area, turned violent on Saturday, as agitators clashed with security forces, leaving at least 14 persons, including the District Magistrate, injured, police said. Police said protesters resorted to intense stone pelting at security forces in the town and a baton …

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March 24, 2018

Kurdish protesters clash with Italian police during Erdogan’s visit

Italian security forces clashed with pro-Kurdish demonstrators and held two people on Monday during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit, police said. “Following the violent aggression towards security forces by protesters at Castel Sant’Angelo, the demonstration was brought to an end,” said the Rome police headquarters in a statement. “Two people were arrested. We are …

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February 6, 2018

2 killed as security forces open fire on protesters in Kashmir

At least two civilians were killed and nine others sustained wounds on Saturday in clashes with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. The two youths sustained bullet wounds after a mob pelted stones at the vehicles of the security forces in Ganowpora village of Shopian district in south Kashmir, police said. Both succumbed while …

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January 27, 2018

Several injured, vehicles burnt in Bengal clashes

Several people were injured and vehicles set ablaze as clashes broke out between a group of protesters agitating against a power grid project and West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress activists in South 24 Parganas district on Thursday. State Food Processing Minister and local legislator Abdur Rezzak Mollah alleged that the trouble started after activists of …

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December 29, 2017