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Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump endorses lockdown protests
World
April 18, 2020
Global virus deaths pass 150,000 as Trump endorses lockdown protests
Coronavirus deaths have surged past 150,000 worldwide with nearly a quarter of them in the United States, where President Donald…
Hong Kong activists arrested over last year’s democracy rallies
World
April 18, 2020
Hong Kong activists arrested over last year’s democracy rallies
Police in Hong Kong carried out a sweeping operation against high-profile democracy campaigners on Saturday, arresting 15 activists on charges…
Photos: Daqahlia villagers apologize to family of coronavirus victim for protesting funeral
Egypt
April 18, 2020
Photos: Daqahlia villagers apologize to family of coronavirus victim for protesting funeral
Several residents of Shubra al-Bahou village in Daqahlia governorate apologized on Friday for their involvement in protests against the burial…
Video: Egyptian police fire tear gas to allow burial of doctor amid protests
Egypt
April 11, 2020
Video: Egyptian police fire tear gas to allow burial of doctor amid protests
Police forces at an Egyptian village were forced to use tear-gas to break up crowds and arrest dozens on Saturday…
Video: Protests in Gharbiya as villagers rally against quarantine
Egypt
April 2, 2020
Video: Protests in Gharbiya as villagers rally against quarantine
Villagers at al-Hayatem in Gharbiya governorate held a demonstration on Wednesday against their village being placed under quarantine banning entry and…
‘First we need to stay alive’: virus spread dampens Chile’s fiery protests
World
March 23, 2020
‘First we need to stay alive’: virus spread dampens Chile’s fiery protests
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – For many in Santiago’s Plaza Italia, ground zero for mass protests in Chile that have raged for…
Hong Kong rail operator ordered to release police protest footage
World
March 18, 2020
Hong Kong rail operator ordered to release police protest footage
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court on Wednesday ordered rail operator MTR Corp to hand over CCTV footage…
Iraq’s protesters struggle to keep waning movement going
Middle East
March 14, 2020
Iraq’s protesters struggle to keep waning movement going
BAGHDAD (AP) — At the once bustling hub of the largest anti-government protest movement in Iraq’s modern history, crowds have…
‘A Day Without Us’: Mexican women stage protest by absence
World
March 10, 2020
‘A Day Without Us’: Mexican women stage protest by absence
Women mostly stayed off Mexico City’s streets Monday as part of a protest against the country’s soaring rate of gender…
Critics of India’s Modi government face sedition charges
World
March 6, 2020
Critics of India’s Modi government face sedition charges
NEW DELHI (AP) — Sharjeel Imam was a little-known research scholar and a student activist until Indian police launched a…