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"No To Religious Rule": Hundreds Protest For Democracy, Women's Rights In Syria
In Damascus's Ummayad Square, hundreds gathered Thursday, demanding a democratic state that includes women in public life, marking the first such demonstration since Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
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Why 35,000 People Took To New Zealand Streets In One Of Biggest Protest For Maori Rights
Indigenous "Haka" chants boomed across New Zealand's capital Wellington, as tens of thousands of people rallied against a bill that critics say would alter the core of the nation's founding treaty and dilute the rights of Maori people.
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Iran Plans To Send Women Revolting Against Hijab Mandate To Psychiatric Facilities
The Iranian state is planning to open a treatment clinic for women who flout the mandatory hijab laws that require them to cover their heads in public.
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Opinion | Can The New President Save America's Waning 'Soft Power'?
The America that once championed the free press and the right to protest now appears stuck in a state of democratic backsliding. Polarisation, bipartisan gridlock and eroded trust in government have taken their toll.
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Over 700 Protestors Sent To Security Jails In Venezuela After Elections
More than 700 people arrested during protests that erupted after Venezuela's disputed presidential election have been transferred to maximum security prisons, a human rights group said Saturday.
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"Your Daughter Stands With You": Vinesh Phogat At Farmers' Protest Site
Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday reached the farmers' protest site at Shambhu border, extending her support to farmers and saying she, as a "daughter," stands with them and prays to God so that farmers get their rights and justice.
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Kenyan Journalists Demand Media Freedom Amidst Pressure And Restrictions
At least 50 people have been killed and more than 400 wounded since the start of the protests on June 18, according to rights groups
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200 Injured, 100 Arrested As Kenya Tax Protests Turn Violent
At least 200 people were injured and more than 100 arrested across Kenya in Thursday's nationwide protests against government plans to raise $2.7 billion in additional taxes, an alliance of rights groups said.
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Thousands March In France Against Far Right Ahead Of Parliament Polls
Thousands marched in Paris and cities across France on Saturday to protest against the far-right National Rally (RN) ahead of upcoming elections to the French parliament.
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"I'm Speaking Right Now": Kamala Harris Schools Anti-Israel Protester Interrupting Her
Ms Harris stopped her speech to express her frustration at the woman.
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"In Every Democracy, There Has To Be...": India On US Campus Protests
As leading universities across the US continue to witness protests against Israeli military action in Gaza, India on Thursday said there has to be a right balance between freedom of expression, sense of responsibility and public safety in every democ
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Columbia University Faces Civil Rights Case Over Protesters Arrests
A pro-Palestinian US group filed a federal civil rights complaint against Columbia University following last week's mass arrest of anti-war protesters after the school called police to clear demonstrator encampments, the group said on Thursday.
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"PM's Decision Is Right": Smriti Irani Defends Citizenship Law Amid Protests
The decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is "correct", Union Minister Smriti Irani said amid protests from opposition parties and claimed that the whole country supports it.
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Ladakh Leaders Call Off Planned Hunger Strike After Centre Sets Up Panel
Weeks after protests erupted in Ladakh over the demand for statehood and safeguarding the rights of its majority tribal population under the sixth schedule of the Constitution, a hunger strike slated to begin on Tuesday has been called off.
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Hong Kong's Historic Anti-Terrorism Trails Open :14 accused of Plotting Bomb
Hong Kong's first trial ever to invoke the city's anti-terrorism act started Monday, with 14 people charged over an alleged plot to carry out explosions and murder police officers in huge pro-democracy protests in 2019.
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"No To Religious Rule": Hundreds Protest For Democracy, Women's Rights In Syria
In Damascus's Ummayad Square, hundreds gathered Thursday, demanding a democratic state that includes women in public life, marking the first such demonstration since Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
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Why 35,000 People Took To New Zealand Streets In One Of Biggest Protest For Maori Rights
Indigenous "Haka" chants boomed across New Zealand's capital Wellington, as tens of thousands of people rallied against a bill that critics say would alter the core of the nation's founding treaty and dilute the rights of Maori people.
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Iran Plans To Send Women Revolting Against Hijab Mandate To Psychiatric Facilities
The Iranian state is planning to open a treatment clinic for women who flout the mandatory hijab laws that require them to cover their heads in public.
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Opinion | Can The New President Save America's Waning 'Soft Power'?
The America that once championed the free press and the right to protest now appears stuck in a state of democratic backsliding. Polarisation, bipartisan gridlock and eroded trust in government have taken their toll.
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Over 700 Protestors Sent To Security Jails In Venezuela After Elections
More than 700 people arrested during protests that erupted after Venezuela's disputed presidential election have been transferred to maximum security prisons, a human rights group said Saturday.
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"Your Daughter Stands With You": Vinesh Phogat At Farmers' Protest Site
Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday reached the farmers' protest site at Shambhu border, extending her support to farmers and saying she, as a "daughter," stands with them and prays to God so that farmers get their rights and justice.
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Kenyan Journalists Demand Media Freedom Amidst Pressure And Restrictions
At least 50 people have been killed and more than 400 wounded since the start of the protests on June 18, according to rights groups
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200 Injured, 100 Arrested As Kenya Tax Protests Turn Violent
At least 200 people were injured and more than 100 arrested across Kenya in Thursday's nationwide protests against government plans to raise $2.7 billion in additional taxes, an alliance of rights groups said.
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Thousands March In France Against Far Right Ahead Of Parliament Polls
Thousands marched in Paris and cities across France on Saturday to protest against the far-right National Rally (RN) ahead of upcoming elections to the French parliament.
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"I'm Speaking Right Now": Kamala Harris Schools Anti-Israel Protester Interrupting Her
Ms Harris stopped her speech to express her frustration at the woman.
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"In Every Democracy, There Has To Be...": India On US Campus Protests
As leading universities across the US continue to witness protests against Israeli military action in Gaza, India on Thursday said there has to be a right balance between freedom of expression, sense of responsibility and public safety in every democ
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Columbia University Faces Civil Rights Case Over Protesters Arrests
A pro-Palestinian US group filed a federal civil rights complaint against Columbia University following last week's mass arrest of anti-war protesters after the school called police to clear demonstrator encampments, the group said on Thursday.
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"PM's Decision Is Right": Smriti Irani Defends Citizenship Law Amid Protests
The decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is "correct", Union Minister Smriti Irani said amid protests from opposition parties and claimed that the whole country supports it.
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Ladakh Leaders Call Off Planned Hunger Strike After Centre Sets Up Panel
Weeks after protests erupted in Ladakh over the demand for statehood and safeguarding the rights of its majority tribal population under the sixth schedule of the Constitution, a hunger strike slated to begin on Tuesday has been called off.
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Hong Kong's Historic Anti-Terrorism Trails Open :14 accused of Plotting Bomb
Hong Kong's first trial ever to invoke the city's anti-terrorism act started Monday, with 14 people charged over an alleged plot to carry out explosions and murder police officers in huge pro-democracy protests in 2019.
