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Jailed Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan Threatens To Launch Civil Disobedience Movement
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has issued a warning of a civil disobedience movement following massive protests led by his party that were forcibly dispersed by the police.
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Bangladesh Students Step Up Protests To Press PM Sheikh Hasina's Resignation
Bangladeshi student leaders on Saturday said they would carry on a planned nationwide civil disobedience campaign until Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned following last month's deadly police crackdown on protesters.
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Greta Thunberg Charged For Ignoring Police Orders Over Climate Protests
Swedish prosecutors have charged climate campaigner Greta Thunberg with civil disobedience for ignoring police orders to leave two climate demonstrations blocking Sweden's parliament in March, court documents showed.
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'Followers Of Non-Violence': Hong Kong Activist Invokes Gandhi In Trial
A leading Hong Kong democracy activist facing jail invoked Mahatma Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign in court on Wednesday as he gave a defiant speech defending his decision to take part in a banned Tiananmen vigil.
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Quit India Movement Anniversary: Here’s What You Need To Know About The Movement
India commemorates the 79th anniversary of the Quit India Movement on Sunday. Also known as the August Kranti Din, the mass civil disobedience movement is considered to be one of the most significant events in the history of India's freedom struggle.
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Myanmar Civil Disobedience Movement Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
The civil disobedience movement that has sprung up in Myanmar since the military coup has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, a Norwegian academic said Friday.
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US "Disturbed" Over Charges Against Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi After Coup
The US on Wednesday called on Myanmar's military to free Aung San Suu Kyi, as the ousted leader was charged after being detained in a coup, while calls for civil disobedience opposing the putsch gathered pace.
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Quit India Movement: "Think Of Yourselves As Indians Only," Said Gandhiji
Quit India Movement Day: In the August of 1942, Mahatma Gandhi's fiery speech in Mumbai, giving a 'do or die' call, to the people of India was a final push to make the British quit India. Also known as the Bharat Chodo Andolan or August Kranti Movement, it was launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee. A resolution was also...
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Proposed "Civil Disobedience With A Smile": Arundhati Roy On NPR Name Row
Author and activist Arundhati Roy has denounced what she describes as misrepresentation of her speech during a protest at Delhi University on Wednesday on the National Population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Maharashtra IPS Officer Quits In "Civil Disobedience" Against Citizenship Bill
Citizenship Bill: An Indian Police Service officer of the Maharashtra cadre on Wednesday announced his decision to quit government service in protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB which he said was "against the basic feature of the Constitution".
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Excerpts From Mahatma Gandhi's Writing Put Together In Form Of Book
Excerpts drawn from Mahatma Gandhi's books, letters and essays on non-violent civil disobedience and activism have been put together in form of a book, publisher Penguin Classics said.
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Will Launch Civil Disobedience Campaign Against Congress: Shivraj Chouhan
Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said he will launch a "savinay avagya" (civil disobedience) campaign against the ruling Congress over "non-fulfillment" of its promises in the state.
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Mementos Received By PM Modi Put On Display At Bihar's Motihari Town
Travellers visiting this north Bihar town to catch glimpses of historical spots, such as writer George Orwells place of birth or places associated with Mahatma Gandhi's first civil disobedience movement on the Indian soil, may now have an added attraction.
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London Teens Weep To Protest Political Inaction On Climate Change
Teenage protesters staged an emotional protest at political inaction on climate change near London's Heathrow Airport on Friday, a further day of actions that have caused transport snarl-ups in the British capital.
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Protests Continue In Kargil Over Centre's Ladakh Division Move
Fresh protests erupted in Kargil district on Thursday, a day after the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) called for a mass civil disobedience movement in the region. Thousands marched through its streets in sub-zero temperatures to seek a review of the centre's decision to grant Ladakh a separate administrative divison with its hea...
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Jailed Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan Threatens To Launch Civil Disobedience Movement
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has issued a warning of a civil disobedience movement following massive protests led by his party that were forcibly dispersed by the police.
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Bangladesh Students Step Up Protests To Press PM Sheikh Hasina's Resignation
Bangladeshi student leaders on Saturday said they would carry on a planned nationwide civil disobedience campaign until Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned following last month's deadly police crackdown on protesters.
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Greta Thunberg Charged For Ignoring Police Orders Over Climate Protests
Swedish prosecutors have charged climate campaigner Greta Thunberg with civil disobedience for ignoring police orders to leave two climate demonstrations blocking Sweden's parliament in March, court documents showed.
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'Followers Of Non-Violence': Hong Kong Activist Invokes Gandhi In Trial
A leading Hong Kong democracy activist facing jail invoked Mahatma Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign in court on Wednesday as he gave a defiant speech defending his decision to take part in a banned Tiananmen vigil.
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Quit India Movement Anniversary: Here’s What You Need To Know About The Movement
India commemorates the 79th anniversary of the Quit India Movement on Sunday. Also known as the August Kranti Din, the mass civil disobedience movement is considered to be one of the most significant events in the history of India's freedom struggle.
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Myanmar Civil Disobedience Movement Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
The civil disobedience movement that has sprung up in Myanmar since the military coup has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, a Norwegian academic said Friday.
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US "Disturbed" Over Charges Against Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi After Coup
The US on Wednesday called on Myanmar's military to free Aung San Suu Kyi, as the ousted leader was charged after being detained in a coup, while calls for civil disobedience opposing the putsch gathered pace.
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Quit India Movement: "Think Of Yourselves As Indians Only," Said Gandhiji
Quit India Movement Day: In the August of 1942, Mahatma Gandhi's fiery speech in Mumbai, giving a 'do or die' call, to the people of India was a final push to make the British quit India. Also known as the Bharat Chodo Andolan or August Kranti Movement, it was launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee. A resolution was also...
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Proposed "Civil Disobedience With A Smile": Arundhati Roy On NPR Name Row
Author and activist Arundhati Roy has denounced what she describes as misrepresentation of her speech during a protest at Delhi University on Wednesday on the National Population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Maharashtra IPS Officer Quits In "Civil Disobedience" Against Citizenship Bill
Citizenship Bill: An Indian Police Service officer of the Maharashtra cadre on Wednesday announced his decision to quit government service in protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB which he said was "against the basic feature of the Constitution".
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Excerpts From Mahatma Gandhi's Writing Put Together In Form Of Book
Excerpts drawn from Mahatma Gandhi's books, letters and essays on non-violent civil disobedience and activism have been put together in form of a book, publisher Penguin Classics said.
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Will Launch Civil Disobedience Campaign Against Congress: Shivraj Chouhan
Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said he will launch a "savinay avagya" (civil disobedience) campaign against the ruling Congress over "non-fulfillment" of its promises in the state.
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Mementos Received By PM Modi Put On Display At Bihar's Motihari Town
Travellers visiting this north Bihar town to catch glimpses of historical spots, such as writer George Orwells place of birth or places associated with Mahatma Gandhi's first civil disobedience movement on the Indian soil, may now have an added attraction.
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London Teens Weep To Protest Political Inaction On Climate Change
Teenage protesters staged an emotional protest at political inaction on climate change near London's Heathrow Airport on Friday, a further day of actions that have caused transport snarl-ups in the British capital.
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Protests Continue In Kargil Over Centre's Ladakh Division Move
Fresh protests erupted in Kargil district on Thursday, a day after the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) called for a mass civil disobedience movement in the region. Thousands marched through its streets in sub-zero temperatures to seek a review of the centre's decision to grant Ladakh a separate administrative divison with its hea...
