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7 Killed As Haiti Gang Opens Fire With On Christian Protest: Report
At least seven people were killed in Haiti on Saturday, local rights group CARDH said, after a gang that controls a northern suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince opened fire with machine guns on a protest organized by a Christian church leader.
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"Enough Is Enough": Students Across US Lead Massive Rallies For Gun Control
Huge crowds gathered in Washington and other cities to protest the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, and the everyday gunfire that scars kids' lives.
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March For Our Lives: Crowds Gather For Largest US Gun Control Protest In A Generation
Bundled against the cold but fired up with passion after a Florida high school massacre, crowds gathered in Washington on Saturday for what is expected to be the biggest US gun control protest in a generation, with hundreds of thousands attending.
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Students In US To Lead "March For Our Lives", The Largest Anti-Gun Protest In A Generation
Galvanized by a massacre at a Florida high school, hundreds of thousands of Americans are expected to take to the streets in cities across the United States on Saturday in the biggest protest for gun control in a generation.
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#ENOUGH: US Students Stage Walkout Against Gun Violence, A Month After Florida School Shooting
From Washington to Los Angeles, students walked out of US classrooms Wednesday in the largest grassroots protest against gun violence seen in years, demanding action one month to the day after a deadly shooting rampage at a Florida high school.
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Teens 'Lie-In' Outside White House, Demand Gun Reform After Shooting In Florida School
A group of teens and more than a hundred supporters staged a "lie-in" outside the White House on Presidents Day to pressurise lawmakers to pass tougher gun laws, the media reported.
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After Comparing Haryana Violence To Kashmir, Omar Abdullah Retracts Tweet
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned why pellet guns and human shields were not used to control mob violence in Haryana, wondering whether the forces kept them "only for protesting Kashmiris", but withdrew his tweets "unconditionally" after deaths were reported in the violence.
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Maharashtra Cops Use Pellet Guns In Clash With Protesting Farmers
Twenty people were injured as protesting farmers clashed with police this morning on a national highway in Maharashtra near Thane. The police had used pellet guns to control the mob, which blocked traffic on the highway and torched a few vehicles. Senior officer of the local police, Parambir Singh, told NDTV that pellet guns were used after the mob...
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To Educate IAS Daughter, Kashmiri Family Ate Less, Sold Jewellery
Last August was a difficult time in the Kashmir valley. Street protests had broken out in mid-July after Hizbul commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter. And every time the security forces controlled mobs throwing stones with pellet guns, they left people on Kashmir's streets angrier. Thousands had been injured in the protests and much of t...
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Skunk Spray: A Stench From Israel May Be Used To Drive Away Protesters In India
Skunk water - Israel's weapon of choice for crowd control - is said to smell like a mixture of excrement, noxious gas and a decomposing donkey. And that is what the government is considering for use to break up protests in India. Under attack over the use of pellet guns that wreaked havoc during protests in Kashmir last year, blinding and injuring ...
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Grenade With Spicy Jelly Could Be Used To Tackle Protesters In Jammu and Kashmir. But Pellet Guns Stay
A grenade packed with spicy jelly, which causes irritation in the eyes on exploding, is likely to be included in the weaponry of security forces in Kashmir for controlling violent protests. Pellet guns will, however, stay.
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Apply Mind Before Using Pellet Guns In Kashmir, Says Supreme Court
Pellet guns cannot be used "indiscriminately" to control street protests in Kashmir, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The authorities, the court said, can take a decision to use them only after "proper application of mind".
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Jammu And Kashmir High Court Refuses To Ban Pellet Guns
Rejecting a plea seeking ban on use of pellet guns in controlling street protests, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has cited the ground situation and observed that as long as there is violence by unruly mobs, use of force is inevitable.
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2 Killed In Fresh Clashes In Kashmir, Civilian Deaths Rise To 78
A man was killed today when security forces fired pellet guns in South Kashmir's Anantnag district to control protesters who were throwing stones at security forces. Another person died after being hit by a teargas shell in neighbouring Shopian.
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Kashmir Crisis: 'Alternative To Pellet Guns Soon,' Says Home Minister Rajnath Singh
As part of the government's latest outreach in Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that an alternative to pellet guns - used by security personnel for crowd control - will be proposed within a few days. Attacked with stones by protesters, security forces have retaliated with pellet guns leaving hundreds injured in near-daily clashes in ...
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7 Killed As Haiti Gang Opens Fire With On Christian Protest: Report
At least seven people were killed in Haiti on Saturday, local rights group CARDH said, after a gang that controls a northern suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince opened fire with machine guns on a protest organized by a Christian church leader.
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"Enough Is Enough": Students Across US Lead Massive Rallies For Gun Control
Huge crowds gathered in Washington and other cities to protest the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, and the everyday gunfire that scars kids' lives.
-
March For Our Lives: Crowds Gather For Largest US Gun Control Protest In A Generation
Bundled against the cold but fired up with passion after a Florida high school massacre, crowds gathered in Washington on Saturday for what is expected to be the biggest US gun control protest in a generation, with hundreds of thousands attending.
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Students In US To Lead "March For Our Lives", The Largest Anti-Gun Protest In A Generation
Galvanized by a massacre at a Florida high school, hundreds of thousands of Americans are expected to take to the streets in cities across the United States on Saturday in the biggest protest for gun control in a generation.
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#ENOUGH: US Students Stage Walkout Against Gun Violence, A Month After Florida School Shooting
From Washington to Los Angeles, students walked out of US classrooms Wednesday in the largest grassroots protest against gun violence seen in years, demanding action one month to the day after a deadly shooting rampage at a Florida high school.
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Teens 'Lie-In' Outside White House, Demand Gun Reform After Shooting In Florida School
A group of teens and more than a hundred supporters staged a "lie-in" outside the White House on Presidents Day to pressurise lawmakers to pass tougher gun laws, the media reported.
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After Comparing Haryana Violence To Kashmir, Omar Abdullah Retracts Tweet
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned why pellet guns and human shields were not used to control mob violence in Haryana, wondering whether the forces kept them "only for protesting Kashmiris", but withdrew his tweets "unconditionally" after deaths were reported in the violence.
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Maharashtra Cops Use Pellet Guns In Clash With Protesting Farmers
Twenty people were injured as protesting farmers clashed with police this morning on a national highway in Maharashtra near Thane. The police had used pellet guns to control the mob, which blocked traffic on the highway and torched a few vehicles. Senior officer of the local police, Parambir Singh, told NDTV that pellet guns were used after the mob...
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To Educate IAS Daughter, Kashmiri Family Ate Less, Sold Jewellery
Last August was a difficult time in the Kashmir valley. Street protests had broken out in mid-July after Hizbul commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter. And every time the security forces controlled mobs throwing stones with pellet guns, they left people on Kashmir's streets angrier. Thousands had been injured in the protests and much of t...
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Skunk Spray: A Stench From Israel May Be Used To Drive Away Protesters In India
Skunk water - Israel's weapon of choice for crowd control - is said to smell like a mixture of excrement, noxious gas and a decomposing donkey. And that is what the government is considering for use to break up protests in India. Under attack over the use of pellet guns that wreaked havoc during protests in Kashmir last year, blinding and injuring ...
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Grenade With Spicy Jelly Could Be Used To Tackle Protesters In Jammu and Kashmir. But Pellet Guns Stay
A grenade packed with spicy jelly, which causes irritation in the eyes on exploding, is likely to be included in the weaponry of security forces in Kashmir for controlling violent protests. Pellet guns will, however, stay.
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Apply Mind Before Using Pellet Guns In Kashmir, Says Supreme Court
Pellet guns cannot be used "indiscriminately" to control street protests in Kashmir, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The authorities, the court said, can take a decision to use them only after "proper application of mind".
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Jammu And Kashmir High Court Refuses To Ban Pellet Guns
Rejecting a plea seeking ban on use of pellet guns in controlling street protests, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has cited the ground situation and observed that as long as there is violence by unruly mobs, use of force is inevitable.
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2 Killed In Fresh Clashes In Kashmir, Civilian Deaths Rise To 78
A man was killed today when security forces fired pellet guns in South Kashmir's Anantnag district to control protesters who were throwing stones at security forces. Another person died after being hit by a teargas shell in neighbouring Shopian.
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Kashmir Crisis: 'Alternative To Pellet Guns Soon,' Says Home Minister Rajnath Singh
As part of the government's latest outreach in Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that an alternative to pellet guns - used by security personnel for crowd control - will be proposed within a few days. Attacked with stones by protesters, security forces have retaliated with pellet guns leaving hundreds injured in near-daily clashes in ...
