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Syrian President's Father's Statue In A Main Square Toppled By Protesters
Protesters brought down the statue of the late father of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a main square in Jermana suburb, nearly ten kilometers from the centre of Damascus.
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Man Breaks Mahatma Gandhi's Statue In UP, Congress Workers Protest
A man, allegedly drunk at the time, toppled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi located at a city roundabout in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi, police on Saturday said.
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Queen Victoria, Elizabeth Statues Toppled In Canada Over Unmarked Graves
Protesters have toppled statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II in the Canadian city of Winnipeg as anger grows over the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children in unmarked graves at former indigenous schools.
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Indian-American Groups Condemn Vandalising Gandhi Statue In California
Several Indian-American organisations in US on Sunday strongly condemned the violent toppling of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in California and expressed hope that those responsible for the despicable act will be brought to justice.
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Anti-Race Activists Topple Statue Of Canada's First Prime Minister In Montreal
A statue of Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John Macdonald was toppled in downtown Montreal by protesters marching in support of defunding police, government officials said.
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Toppled Slave Trader's Statue Replaced By Black Protester In England
A sculpture of a Black protester with her fist raised in the air has been erected in place of a 17th Century English slave trader whose statue was toppled by anti-racism demonstrators last month in Britain's port city of Bristol.
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Protesters Try To Topple Former US President's Statue Outside White House
A crowd of protesters tried to topple the statue of a former US president near the White House Monday evening as police responded with pepper spray to break up new demonstrations that erupted in Washington.
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US Protesters Topple Statue Of Confederate General In Washington DC: Report
Protesters have toppled Washington DC's only statue of a Confederate general and set it on fire, according to US media, an act labeled a "disgrace" by President Donald Trump.
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Protesters Topple Another Confederate Statue In Virginia State Capital
Protesters toppled a statue of the president of the Confederacy in the Virginia state capital of Richmond late on Wednesday, the latest US monument to be torn down during nationwide demonstrations demanding an end to racial injustice.
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US Protesters Topple Christopher Columbus Statue, Throw It In Lake
Anti-racism protesters in Virginia tore down a statue of Christopher Columbus on Tuesday night in Byrd park in Richmond, then draped it in a burning flag and dumped it in a lake, images of the incident posted on social media showed.
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Lewis Hamilton Says Slave Trader's Statue Should "Stay In River"
Lewis Hamilton was commenting after protesters in the British city of Bristol toppled the bronze statue of Edward Colston, who made his fortune in the slave trade.
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British Slave Trader's Statue Toppled In Anti-Racism Protests In UK
Protesters tore down the statue of a notorious British slave trader Sunday and dumped it in a harbour on the second day of demonstrations against George Floyd's death.
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Wind Topples 6-Tonne Statue Of China's First Emperor
A strong gale-force wind has toppled a giant statue of China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang and flattened its face at a popular tourist site in eastern Shandong province. The 62-foot emperor's head was flattened "like a pancake", according to Chinese media.
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Delhi, Maharashtra Police On Alert After Statues Vandalised: Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed "strong disapproval" to "toppling of statues," a day after two statues of Russian Communist icon Vladimir Lenin and a statue of Dravidian icon Periyar were vandalised.
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Lenin Statues Toppled in Government-Held East Ukraine
Masked men have toppled several statues of the Soviet leader Lenin in eastern Ukraine, authorities said today, in a fresh show of anti-Russian sentiment as Kiev battles pro-Moscow separatists.
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Syrian President's Father's Statue In A Main Square Toppled By Protesters
Protesters brought down the statue of the late father of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a main square in Jermana suburb, nearly ten kilometers from the centre of Damascus.
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Man Breaks Mahatma Gandhi's Statue In UP, Congress Workers Protest
A man, allegedly drunk at the time, toppled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi located at a city roundabout in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi, police on Saturday said.
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Queen Victoria, Elizabeth Statues Toppled In Canada Over Unmarked Graves
Protesters have toppled statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II in the Canadian city of Winnipeg as anger grows over the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children in unmarked graves at former indigenous schools.
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Indian-American Groups Condemn Vandalising Gandhi Statue In California
Several Indian-American organisations in US on Sunday strongly condemned the violent toppling of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in California and expressed hope that those responsible for the despicable act will be brought to justice.
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Anti-Race Activists Topple Statue Of Canada's First Prime Minister In Montreal
A statue of Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John Macdonald was toppled in downtown Montreal by protesters marching in support of defunding police, government officials said.
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Toppled Slave Trader's Statue Replaced By Black Protester In England
A sculpture of a Black protester with her fist raised in the air has been erected in place of a 17th Century English slave trader whose statue was toppled by anti-racism demonstrators last month in Britain's port city of Bristol.
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Protesters Try To Topple Former US President's Statue Outside White House
A crowd of protesters tried to topple the statue of a former US president near the White House Monday evening as police responded with pepper spray to break up new demonstrations that erupted in Washington.
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US Protesters Topple Statue Of Confederate General In Washington DC: Report
Protesters have toppled Washington DC's only statue of a Confederate general and set it on fire, according to US media, an act labeled a "disgrace" by President Donald Trump.
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Protesters Topple Another Confederate Statue In Virginia State Capital
Protesters toppled a statue of the president of the Confederacy in the Virginia state capital of Richmond late on Wednesday, the latest US monument to be torn down during nationwide demonstrations demanding an end to racial injustice.
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US Protesters Topple Christopher Columbus Statue, Throw It In Lake
Anti-racism protesters in Virginia tore down a statue of Christopher Columbus on Tuesday night in Byrd park in Richmond, then draped it in a burning flag and dumped it in a lake, images of the incident posted on social media showed.
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Lewis Hamilton Says Slave Trader's Statue Should "Stay In River"
Lewis Hamilton was commenting after protesters in the British city of Bristol toppled the bronze statue of Edward Colston, who made his fortune in the slave trade.
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British Slave Trader's Statue Toppled In Anti-Racism Protests In UK
Protesters tore down the statue of a notorious British slave trader Sunday and dumped it in a harbour on the second day of demonstrations against George Floyd's death.
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Wind Topples 6-Tonne Statue Of China's First Emperor
A strong gale-force wind has toppled a giant statue of China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang and flattened its face at a popular tourist site in eastern Shandong province. The 62-foot emperor's head was flattened "like a pancake", according to Chinese media.
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Delhi, Maharashtra Police On Alert After Statues Vandalised: Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed "strong disapproval" to "toppling of statues," a day after two statues of Russian Communist icon Vladimir Lenin and a statue of Dravidian icon Periyar were vandalised.
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Lenin Statues Toppled in Government-Held East Ukraine
Masked men have toppled several statues of the Soviet leader Lenin in eastern Ukraine, authorities said today, in a fresh show of anti-Russian sentiment as Kiev battles pro-Moscow separatists.
