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Swedish Journalist Arrested In Turkey For Covering Anti-Erdogan Protests
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained on his arrival in Turkey on Thursday to cover street protests, has been jailed, his newspaper's editor-in-chief told AFP on Friday.
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Watch: Pikachu Joins Turkey Uprising Against Erdogan, Flees When Cops Show Up
Amid the smoke, water cannons, and chaos of Turkey's mass protests, a flash of yellow darted through the streets of Antalya. It wasn't a protest banner or a flare - it was Pikachu.
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Thousands Protest In Turkey Over Erdogan Rival's Arrest, Over 1,500 Detained
Vast crowds have defied a protest ban to hit the streets daily since the March 19 arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
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Gaza Streets Fill With "Hamas Out" Slogans As War Frustrates Palestinians
Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets in northern Gaza to take part in the largest anti-Hamas protest since the war with Israel began, calling for an end to the ongoing conflict and demanding that the group step down from power.
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Turkey Protesters Fill Streets, Defying Erdogan's Crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a decade, defying a crackdown that has seen almost 1,500 arrested including an AFP journalist.
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Explained: Turkey Tense As President's Main Rival Jailed, Protests Flare Up
Turkey is witnessing the worst street unrest in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul's embattled mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential opposition candidate in the upcoming Turkish presidential election against incumbent President Erdogan.
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Protests Against Turkey's Erdogan Intensify Over Istanbul Mayor's Arrest
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul late Friday to protest the arrest of the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, defying a warning from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey would not tolerate "street terrorism".
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Israelis Return To Streets In Anger Over Netanyahu's Policies
Blowing foghorns and beating drums, thousands of Israelis took over the winding Jerusalem street outside the prime minister's residence to protest what they see as Benjamin Netanyahu's bid to weaken democracy.
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US Capital Scraps 'Black Lives Matter' Mural After Trump Pressure
Workers in Washington on Monday began removing a "Black Lives Matter" street mural installed during the height of 2020 racial justice protests, bowing to pressure from President Donald Trump.
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Thousands Protest Against Donald Trump Ahead Of Inaugural Ceremony
Activists marched through the streets of Washington, protesting policies of Donald Trump and his Republican Party, ahead of the inaugural ceremony.
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Amid 'Injury vs Injury' Row In Parliament, Big Charge By Congress Women MPs
Women MPs from the Congress marched to the Parliament Street Police Station to file a complaint after a BJP MP said Rahul Gandhi had made her feel "uncomfortable" during a physical confrontation amid protests over Amit Shah's Ambedkar remark.
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South Korea President Apologises But Doesn't Resign Over Martial Law Fiasco
South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol apologised but stopped short of resigning Saturday over his declaration of martial law, with a vote to impeach him hours away and mass street protests planned in Seoul.
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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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Man Bathes On Street With Drain Water, Sings To Protest Water Shortage In Guwahati
In an unusual way of protest, a middle-aged man in Guwahati city bathed with dirty drain water on the streets to protest the protracted trouble in water supply across a major part of Assam's main city.
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Prayagraj Students Protest Job Exams Schedule, Officials Look For Way Out
Chaotic scenes played out on the streets of Prayagraj this morning as students protesting outside the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission office clashed with police and broke through barricades.
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Swedish Journalist Arrested In Turkey For Covering Anti-Erdogan Protests
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained on his arrival in Turkey on Thursday to cover street protests, has been jailed, his newspaper's editor-in-chief told AFP on Friday.
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Watch: Pikachu Joins Turkey Uprising Against Erdogan, Flees When Cops Show Up
Amid the smoke, water cannons, and chaos of Turkey's mass protests, a flash of yellow darted through the streets of Antalya. It wasn't a protest banner or a flare - it was Pikachu.
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Thousands Protest In Turkey Over Erdogan Rival's Arrest, Over 1,500 Detained
Vast crowds have defied a protest ban to hit the streets daily since the March 19 arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
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Gaza Streets Fill With "Hamas Out" Slogans As War Frustrates Palestinians
Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets in northern Gaza to take part in the largest anti-Hamas protest since the war with Israel began, calling for an end to the ongoing conflict and demanding that the group step down from power.
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Turkey Protesters Fill Streets, Defying Erdogan's Crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a decade, defying a crackdown that has seen almost 1,500 arrested including an AFP journalist.
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Explained: Turkey Tense As President's Main Rival Jailed, Protests Flare Up
Turkey is witnessing the worst street unrest in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul's embattled mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential opposition candidate in the upcoming Turkish presidential election against incumbent President Erdogan.
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Protests Against Turkey's Erdogan Intensify Over Istanbul Mayor's Arrest
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul late Friday to protest the arrest of the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, defying a warning from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey would not tolerate "street terrorism".
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Israelis Return To Streets In Anger Over Netanyahu's Policies
Blowing foghorns and beating drums, thousands of Israelis took over the winding Jerusalem street outside the prime minister's residence to protest what they see as Benjamin Netanyahu's bid to weaken democracy.
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US Capital Scraps 'Black Lives Matter' Mural After Trump Pressure
Workers in Washington on Monday began removing a "Black Lives Matter" street mural installed during the height of 2020 racial justice protests, bowing to pressure from President Donald Trump.
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Thousands Protest Against Donald Trump Ahead Of Inaugural Ceremony
Activists marched through the streets of Washington, protesting policies of Donald Trump and his Republican Party, ahead of the inaugural ceremony.
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Amid 'Injury vs Injury' Row In Parliament, Big Charge By Congress Women MPs
Women MPs from the Congress marched to the Parliament Street Police Station to file a complaint after a BJP MP said Rahul Gandhi had made her feel "uncomfortable" during a physical confrontation amid protests over Amit Shah's Ambedkar remark.
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South Korea President Apologises But Doesn't Resign Over Martial Law Fiasco
South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol apologised but stopped short of resigning Saturday over his declaration of martial law, with a vote to impeach him hours away and mass street protests planned in Seoul.
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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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Man Bathes On Street With Drain Water, Sings To Protest Water Shortage In Guwahati
In an unusual way of protest, a middle-aged man in Guwahati city bathed with dirty drain water on the streets to protest the protracted trouble in water supply across a major part of Assam's main city.
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Prayagraj Students Protest Job Exams Schedule, Officials Look For Way Out
Chaotic scenes played out on the streets of Prayagraj this morning as students protesting outside the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission office clashed with police and broke through barricades.
