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18 Aug

Protesters rally in Venezuela’s capital as post-election crisis persists | Elections News

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Opposition protesters are taking to the streets of Venezuela’s capital once more to denounce the results of a recent election that saw President Nicolas Maduro secure another term in power. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado urged her supporters “to remain firm and united” in a social media post on Saturday, shortly after she called for people to demonstrate in hundreds of cities across the country and abroad. “We won’t leave the streets,” Machado told the crowd in Caracas, where hundreds of demonstrators waved the national flag and printed copies of election records that the opposition says is proof of its…
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16 Aug

‘SADC should speak out’: Zimbabwe activists face crackdown ahead of summit | Human Rights News

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On the morning of August 7, four masked men tried to break into the offices of Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC), a network of groups fighting for democratic freedom in a country where it is often deadly to dissent. Inside the Harare building, three staff members scampered to hide as the men smashed a security camera outside the gate and tried to force their way in. It was only after neighbours who witnessed the attempted break-in assured the staff that the men had left after triggering an alarm that they came out of hiding. Staff members have since avoided the…
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09 Aug

Kenya police fire tear gas on antigovernment demonstrators in Nairobi | Protests News

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The ‘Nane Nane’ march, meaning ‘eight eight’ in reference to the date, follows weeks of protests that saw President William Ruto scrap planned tax hikes and overhaul his cabinet. Kenyan police have fired volleys of tear gas in the heart of the capital Nairobi as small groups of people gathered in renewed protest against embattled President William Ruto. The “Nane Nane” march, meaning “eight eight” in reference to the date August 8, on Thursday followed weeks of similar pro-reform protests that saw Ruto scrap planned tax hikes and overhaul his cabinet. Riot police patrolled the streets of the central business…
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06 Aug

British PM says ‘standing army’ of police ready to deal with rioters | Protests News

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Keir Starmer says violent protesters who target Muslim communities would face ‘full force of the law’ as he blames misinformation for the riots. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says a “standing army” of specialist police would be set up as he promises “swift criminal sanctions” to check violent riots that have broken out in the country over the past week. Starmer convened an emergency meeting on Monday with ministers and police chiefs, including Scotland Yard boss Mark Rowley, to discuss how to quell the violence that first broke out in Southport in northwest England on Tuesday. He blamed the lawlessness…
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NEET exam row: Congress to hold country-wide protests today, Gaurav Gogoi says ‘PM Modi failed India’s youth’
21 Jun

NEET exam row: Congress to hold country-wide protests today, Gaurav Gogoi says ‘PM Modi failed India’s youth’

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NEET UGC Row: Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing the youth of India and remaining silent on critical issues. He also criticised the Central Government for cancelling the NET exam and highlighted irregularities in the NEET-UG exam. “Prime Minister Modi has failed the youth of India. First, with the NEET exam, 24 lakh people have been disappointed, and now through the NET exam, 9 lakh students have been betrayed. Yet the PM chooses to be silent,” Gogoi told ANI on June 20. Questioning Government Stances, Protests PlannedGogoi questioned the government's inconsistent approaches, saying, “I…
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15 Jun

Outraged Brazilian women stage protests against bill to equate late abortions with homicide

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The bill, proposed by conservative lawmakers and heading for a vote in the lower house, would also apply in cases of rape. Critics say those who seek an abortion so late are mostly child rape victims, as their pregnancies tend to be detected later. To rally opposition, rights’ groups created the ‘A child is not a mother’ campaign that has flooded social media. Placards, stickers and banners emblazoned with the slogan have abounded during demonstrations. And viral visuals depicting women in red cloaks compare Brazil to Gilead, the theocratic patriarchy Margaret Atwood created in her dystopian novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale."…
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