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‘Three to one’: Republicans protest presidential debate fact checking as unfair to Trump
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Three to one’: Republicans protest presidential debate fact checking as unfair to Trump

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump and other Republicans complained Wednesday that the previous night’s ABC News presidential debate was unfair toward the GOP nominee. Trump and his allies said the ABC News moderators, “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir and “World News Tonight” Sunday anchor and ABC News Live “Prime” anchor Linsey Davis, sided with Harris …

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Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
5 months ago

Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Protesters against the Gaza war staged a sit-in at a congressional office building Tuesday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, with Capitol Police making multiple arrests. Organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, protesters wearing red T-shirts that read “Not In Our Name” took over the building’s rotunda, sitting on the floor, unfurling signs and …

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YSRCP to stage protest in Delhi against killing of party worker
5 months ago

YSRCP to stage protest in Delhi against killing of party worker

Hindustan Times  

YSR Congress Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday announced on Thursday that he would stage a dharna in New Delhi on July 24 in protest against the sustained attacks on his party workers allegedly by the ruling Telugu Desam Party. YSRCP president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy …

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President Joe Biden ‘appalled’ by violence during pro-Palestinian protest at Los Angeles synagogue
6 months ago

President Joe Biden ‘appalled’ by violence during pro-Palestinian protest at Los Angeles synagogue

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Opponents of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza staged a protest that evolved into brawling and one arrest outside a Los Angeles synagogue over the weekend in violence condemned by President Joe Biden and the city’s mayor, who called for more police patrols. President Joe Biden has denounced violence that flared when opponents of the Israel-Hamas war in …

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Venezuela closes embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican embassy there
8 months, 1 week ago

Venezuela closes embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican embassy there

Hindustan Times  

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador on Tuesday in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Venezuela also “fully supports” Mexico's request to have the United Nations suspend Ecuador from the world body, Maduro said during a virtual meeting of …

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Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest the police raid on the Mexican Embassy there
8 months, 1 week ago

Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest the police raid on the Mexican Embassy there

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador on Tuesday in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “No one today in this world comes out to defend this barbaric act.” Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa ordered authorities to raid …

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Biden and Trump win Louisiana primary contests
9 months ago

Biden and Trump win Louisiana primary contests

LA Times  

President Biden and former President Trump won Louisiana’s primary elections Saturday, collecting more delegates after they had already clinched their parties’ nominations. Biden also appeared in Missouri’s Democratic primary; results are not expected to be reported until next week. Saturday’s primary was the Missouri Democratic Party’s first party-run presidential contest since a new law took effect in August 2022. Louisiana’s …

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'Vladimir Putin is not Russia's legitimate president': Navalny's wife Yulia
9 months ago

'Vladimir Putin is not Russia's legitimate president': Navalny's wife Yulia

Hindustan Times  

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said on Tuesday that Vladimir Putin was not the legitimate president of Russia and that she would try to convince world leaders not to sit down to negotiate with him. "We have proved to ourselves and others that Putin is not our president," Navalnaya said in the clip posted to …

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Congress cadre arrested near Vellore for black flag protest against PM Modi’s visit to T.N.
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress cadre arrested near Vellore for black flag protest against PM Modi’s visit to T.N.

The Hindu  

District-level functionaries and cadre of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, were arrested at the new bus terminus in Gudiyatham town near Vellore, for organising a black flag protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to Tamil Nadu. Tense moments prevailed at 11 a.m., when cadre, led by G. Sureshkumar, president, Vellore …

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Zelensky invites Poland’s leaders to border to resolve farmers’ blockade
10 months ago

Zelensky invites Poland’s leaders to border to resolve farmers’ blockade

LA Times  

Polish farmers, angry at cheap Ukraine produce imports that they say are undercutting their livelihoods, drive their heavy-duty tractors in protest outside the office of the regional governor in Poznan, western Poland, on Feb. 9. Ukraine’s president on Wednesday invited Poland’s leaders to meet him at their shared border to resolve a blockade by Polish farmers protesting Ukrainian food imports, …

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Civil society groups protest against raids on journalists in Delhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Civil society groups protest against raids on journalists in Delhi

The Hindu  

Several prominent citizens and civil society organisations protested against the raids on journalists associated with the online news portal NewsClick and the arrest of its editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha by the Delhi police, at Freedom Park in the city on Thursday. Avani Chokshi, a lawyer representing the All-India Lawyers Association for Justice, said that instead of working towards realising the vision …

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Tens of thousands rally against Serbia’s populist leader, warn of protest ‘radicalization’
1 year, 6 months ago

Tens of thousands rally against Serbia’s populist leader, warn of protest ‘radicalization’

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Tens of thousands of people rallied again in downtown Belgrade on Friday, demanding the resignation of Serbia’s populist president and warned of “radicalization” of the peaceful protest if their demands aren’t met — all in the wake of two mass shootings that stunned the nation. They chanted slogans “Vucic Go Away” and protest leaders said their demands, …

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Wrestler’s streets protest tarnishing India’s image, amounts to indiscipline, says IOA President PT Usha
1 year, 7 months ago

Wrestler’s streets protest tarnishing India’s image, amounts to indiscipline, says IOA President PT Usha

The Hindu  

Coming down heavily on the aggrieved wrestlers, Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha on Thursday said the grapplers protesting on the streets amounts to indiscipline and is tarnishing the country’s image. Decorated wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik are the three central characters in the renewed protests against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who …

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Dozens arrested at protests against govt in Moldova
1 year, 9 months ago

Dozens arrested at protests against govt in Moldova

Al Jazeera  

Some 4,500 people decrying high prices massed in the capital Chisinau to protest against President Maia Sandu. Police in Moldova have detained more than 50 people as thousands gathered to protest against pro-European President Maia Sandu. “Why do Moldova’s Western partners support Maia Sandu, yet shut their eyes when people are kept away from the government to express their needs,” …

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WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh likely to resign following sexual assault allegations
1 year, 11 months ago

WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh likely to resign following sexual assault allegations

India TV News  

The Indian sporting community has been rattled by an explosive revelation made by Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday. Phogat alleged Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexually exploiting women wrestlers for many years. Wrestling stalwarts such as Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Anshu Malik joined her at Jantar Mantar and this is their second day of protest. …

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Brazil: 'No amnesty!', Protesters demand jail for rioters
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil: 'No amnesty!', Protesters demand jail for rioters

India TV News  

Brazil protest: “No amnesty! “That is the lesson we should have learned from the end of the military dictatorship, when Brazil opted not to punish the regime’s killers and torturers.” Image Source : APDemonstrators march holding a banner that reads in Portuguese "We are Democracy" during a protest calling for protection of the nation's democracy in Sao Paulo, Brazil Brazilian …

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Bosnia: Thousands protest recount of vote in Serb-run region
2 years, 1 month ago

Bosnia: Thousands protest recount of vote in Serb-run region

Associated Press  

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Tens of thousands of people rallied in Bosnia Tuesday to demand that electoral authorities end a recount of ballots from a contested general election this month and confirm a staunchly pro-Russian politician as president of the country’s Serb-run part. The protesters carried photos of Bosnian Serb politician Milorad Dodik and waved flags of his SNSD party, …

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Rare Beijing Protest scraped from internet as censorship tightens
2 years, 2 months ago

Rare Beijing Protest scraped from internet as censorship tightens

Firstpost  

WeChat and the Twitter-like Weibo service deleted all mentions and images of the protest and disabled thousands of users’ accounts for violating ‘relevant Internet policies’ China’s censors have stepped into high gear to scrub the internet of evidence of a rare protest in central Beijing and punish social media users who spread its message calling for President Xi Jinping’s removal. …

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Sri Lanka detains student leaders under anti-terrorism law
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka detains student leaders under anti-terrorism law

The Hindu  

The Sri Lankan police on Monday confirmed the detention of three student activists under a dreaded anti-terrorism law, four days after arresting them at a protest held in capital Colombo. Spotlight on PTA again Sri Lanka’s PTA, which rights activists term “draconian” and want repealed, was enacted in 1979 under President J.R. Jayawardene, primarily to crush Tamil youth’s armed struggle …

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Sri Lanka protest: President Rajapaksa to resign on 13th July, Speaker tells state media
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka protest: President Rajapaksa to resign on 13th July, Speaker tells state media

India TV News  

Sri Lanka protest: Sri Lankan protesters demanding that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign forced their way into his official residence on Saturday, a local television report said, as thousands of people took to the streets in the capital decrying the island nation’s worst economic crisis in recent memory. It was not clear if Rajapaksa was inside the residence in Colombo but …

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No permission for BJP chief JP Nadda's rally in Hyderabad
2 years, 11 months ago

No permission for BJP chief JP Nadda's rally in Hyderabad

India TV News  

Hyderabad police on Tuesday denied permission to a rally by BJP national president J.P. Nadda to protest against the arrest of party's Telangana unit president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar. The rally was to be led by Nadda and several BJP leaders including union minister for tourism and culture G. Kishan Reddy were to participate in this. The BJP has …

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Taliban militants violently disperse rare Afghan protest
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban militants violently disperse rare Afghan protest

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban militants attacked protesters Wednesday in Afghanistan who dared to take down their banner and replace it with the country’s flag, killing at least one person and fueling fears about how the insurgents would govern this fractious nation. Under Taliban control, Afghanistan will without doubt become ground zero of radical Islamist terrorism; plots against democracies will be …

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Guatemalans protest president, attorney general
3 years, 4 months ago

Guatemalans protest president, attorney general

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets in protest Thursday, blocking highways and calling for a national strike over the government’s apparent unwillingness to tackle corruption. Pressure has been building since Attorney General Consuelo Porras fired anti-corruption special prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval on July 23. In response, the United States government this week said that it had …

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U.S. Olympic leaders say American athletes won’t be punished for protests
4 years ago

U.S. Olympic leaders say American athletes won’t be punished for protests

LA Times  

John Carlos, left, and Tommie Smith pose for a photo in front of statue that honors their iconic, black-gloved protest at the 1968 Olympic Games, on the campus of San Jose State University. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee heeded calls from American athletes, announcing Thursday that it won’t sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the medals …

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