Tag: Violent Protests
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Thousands take to street in Chile as anti-government protests complete 50 days
Hundreds of people also gathered at the Costanera Center shopping mall - next to South America's tallest skyscraper Gran Torre Santago - with dozens of protesters entering the premises.
December 7, 2019 -
23 killed as violent unrest in Chile enters fifth week
On Friday, thousands of protesters gathered again in Plaza Italia, the centre of the demonstrations in Santiago and the site of weekly rallies that have seen massive turnout since the social upheaval broke out.
November 23, 2019 -
Thousands march in Chile to mark one month of protests
The Plaza Italia, the ground zero of the protests and renamed by the protesters as "Plaza Dignidad" (Square of Dignity), once again became the epicentre of a large gathering.
November 19, 2019 -
11 killed after violent protests in Chile, overnight curfew for third day
Thousands of protesters --- many banging pots and pans in the traditional Latin American manner -- gathered peacefully in the main Plaza Italia square in the capital on Monday, chanting "Pinera Out!" and "Get out military!"
October 22, 2019 -
Death toll increase to 26 in violent protests in Iraq
The demonstrations began in Baghdad on Tuesday and quickly grew and spread to other cities, mainly in Iraq’s south. Police have fired live rounds, tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters.
October 4, 2019 -
Nine policemen injured in violent protests at Puri’s Jagannath Temple
Several policemen were injured in a clash with protesters at the historic Jagannath Temple at Puri on Wednesday.
October 3, 2018 -
Eleven killed as anti-Sterlite protest turns violent in Thoothukudi
At least nine people lost their lives in police firing as protests against the Sterlite expansion plans turned violent in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. A girl was among those who died.
May 22, 2018 -
Violent protests break out in parts of India ahead of Padmaavat’s release
Protests against ‘Padmaavat’ intensified in Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh as fringe groups went on a rampage torching buses, damaging vehicles and destroying property. The fringe groups are demanding that the film should not be screened despite the Supreme Court’s order lifting the bans imposed by some states and instructing others not to ban …
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January 24, 2018 -
One killed in police firing in Bihar
One person was killed and two injured as police opened fire on a group of people protesting the killing of a local shopkeeper in Bihar’s Samastipur district, an official said on Friday. Hundreds of angry protesters surrounded Tajpur police station and set ablaze five vehicles on Friday after shopkeeper Janardhan Thakur was shot dead by …
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October 20, 2017 -
And now plastic
No, that caption does not suggest another essay of the finance ministry to promote a “minimal cash” economy, but draws attention to an experiment by another wing of North Block to find an alternative to the much-condemned pellet-guns used by the paramilitary and police to quell violent protests in Kashmir. Since the experiment with plastic …
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April 19, 2017