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Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela's Statues In London Boarded Up Ahead Of Protests
The statue of Mahatma Gandhi in London's Parliament Square is among several monuments being covered and boarded up in London ahead of another set of planned protests, which erupted after the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd.
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Blanket Knitted to Commemorate Nelson Mandela's Legacy Sets World Record
A 3,133 square metres blanket, knitted together by people of six countries including India to pay tributes to the legacy of South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, today set a new Guinness World record.
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Opinion: How Afzal Guru, Alam Were Turned Into Martyrs
In the week that has seen Mahatma Gandhi's statue being unveiled beside Winston Churchill's in London's Westminster Square, the question surely arises: what do governments gain by jailing political dissidents? Certainly, in the end, Gandhi, the convict, won and Churchill, the jailer, lost.
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Mahatma Gandhi Statue to be Unveiled in London Next Month
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi is to be unveiled opposite the Houses of Parliament in London next month, the British government announced on Sunday.
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NRI Hotelier Donates 100,000 Pounds for Mahatma Gandhi Statue
A 26-year-old UK-based NRI hotelier has donated 100,000 pounds for the statue of Mahatma Gandhi planned for Parliament Square in London.
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Woman Strips Naked to Hug Mandela Statue in South Africa
A woman stripped naked in Nelson Mandela Square in Johannesburg and caressed a huge statue of the liberation hero as astonished bystanders looked on, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Malala Yousafzai, Edward Snowden named for EU's Sakharov prize
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen shot by the Taliban for championing girls' education, and US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden have been nominated for the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize.
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Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela's Statues In London Boarded Up Ahead Of Protests
The statue of Mahatma Gandhi in London's Parliament Square is among several monuments being covered and boarded up in London ahead of another set of planned protests, which erupted after the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd.
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Blanket Knitted to Commemorate Nelson Mandela's Legacy Sets World Record
A 3,133 square metres blanket, knitted together by people of six countries including India to pay tributes to the legacy of South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, today set a new Guinness World record.
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Opinion: How Afzal Guru, Alam Were Turned Into Martyrs
In the week that has seen Mahatma Gandhi's statue being unveiled beside Winston Churchill's in London's Westminster Square, the question surely arises: what do governments gain by jailing political dissidents? Certainly, in the end, Gandhi, the convict, won and Churchill, the jailer, lost.
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Mahatma Gandhi Statue to be Unveiled in London Next Month
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi is to be unveiled opposite the Houses of Parliament in London next month, the British government announced on Sunday.
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NRI Hotelier Donates 100,000 Pounds for Mahatma Gandhi Statue
A 26-year-old UK-based NRI hotelier has donated 100,000 pounds for the statue of Mahatma Gandhi planned for Parliament Square in London.
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Woman Strips Naked to Hug Mandela Statue in South Africa
A woman stripped naked in Nelson Mandela Square in Johannesburg and caressed a huge statue of the liberation hero as astonished bystanders looked on, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Malala Yousafzai, Edward Snowden named for EU's Sakharov prize
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen shot by the Taliban for championing girls' education, and US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden have been nominated for the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize.
