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Police in Georgia break up protesters’ camp in Tbilisi but they quickly return
1 month ago

Police in Georgia break up protesters’ camp in Tbilisi but they quickly return

Associated Press  

TBILISI, Georgia — Police and demonstrators scuffled again Tuesday in Georgia’s capital as officers moved before dawn to break up a camp protesting the results of last month’s parliamentary election and demanding a new vote. “The legal ways to challenge the election results have been almost entirely exhausted, without an outcome.” Up to 1,000 protesters remained at the site, and …

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Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand's parliament during fraught race relations debate
1 month, 1 week ago

Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand's parliament during fraught race relations debate

The Independent  

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Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate
1 month, 1 week ago

Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate

LA Times  

A protester against the Treaty Principles Bill sits outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Thursday. A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected on Thursday when dramatic political theater erupted over a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown. “What all of these principles have in common …

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Thousands of Indonesians attempt to storm parliament to protest changes to election law
4 months ago

Thousands of Indonesians attempt to storm parliament to protest changes to election law

New Indian Express  

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Thousands of protesters attempted to storm Indonesia’s parliament Thursday, tearing down a section of fence and throwing stones at police, and forcing the legislature to delay a vote on controversial changes to election laws that could further enhance the political influence of outgoing President Joko Widodo. Parliament was to meet in an emergency session in order to overturn …

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Biden rebuked by Gaza protest vote in Michigan primary
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden rebuked by Gaza protest vote in Michigan primary

New Indian Express  

DEARBORN, UNITED STATES: Joe Biden scored an easy win in Michigan's presidential primary Tuesday but was dealt a stinging rebuke over the war in Gaza in an Arab American-led protest that raised concerns over his bid to win the swing state in November's election. But tens of thousands of Democrats in a swing state crucial to Biden's reelection hopes ticked …

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Biden and Trump win Michigan primary but US President suffers Gaza protest vote
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden and Trump win Michigan primary but US President suffers Gaza protest vote

India TV News  

Washington: US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won the Michigan primaries on Tuesday, further solidifying the all-but-certain rematch between the two men. The number of “uncommitted” votes has already surpassed the 10,000-vote margin by which Trump won Michigan in 2016, surpassing a goal set by organizers of this year's protest effort. Our Revolution, the organizing group once …

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Photos: Israelis protest as divisive law passed
1 year, 5 months ago

Photos: Israelis protest as divisive law passed

Al Jazeera  

Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to reshape the country’s justice system, despite massive protests that have exposed unprecedented fissures in Israeli society. The overhaul calls for sweeping changes aimed at curbing the powers of the judiciary, from limiting the Supreme Court’s ability to challenge parliamentary decisions to changing the way …

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Guj polls: Voters take gas cylinders to polling centres to protest against inflation
2 years ago

Guj polls: Voters take gas cylinders to polling centres to protest against inflation

Deccan Chronicle  

AHMEDABAD: Cooking gas cylinders became a symbol of protest against price rise in Gujarat on Thursday as some voters carried them to polling stations during the first phase of the Assembly elections. Ranjit Mundhwa of Maldhari community arrives with a cow and a calf to cast his vote at a polling station during the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections, …

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Fact Check: 2020 video of unemployment protest in Rajasthan goes viral as reaction to Karauli violence
2 years, 8 months ago

Fact Check: 2020 video of unemployment protest in Rajasthan goes viral as reaction to Karauli violence

India Today  

A video shared widely on social media claimed that following the recent communal violence in Karauli, people in Rajasthan pledged not to vote for the Congress party in the upcoming elections. On Facebook, people shared the video with Hindi captions like, "Following the Ram Navami incident in Karauli, we pledge to not vote for Congress." At a demonstration organised by …

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Rio Tinto hit by huge protest vote on executive pay over Juukan destruction
3 years, 7 months ago

Rio Tinto hit by huge protest vote on executive pay over Juukan destruction

ABC  

Rio Tinto investors have given the miner a slap in the face at the company's annual general meeting in Perth by voting against big bonuses for top executives to protest the destruction of sacred Aboriginal caves at the Juukan Gorge. Key points: 60 per cent of Rio Tinto investors vote against executive pay plans after destruction of ancient caves Traditional …

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