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LA mayor lifts curfew imposed during protests against immigration raids

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is lifting a curfew in downtown Los Angeles. Her Tuesday announcement comes after she first imposed the curfew in response to protests against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in the city. Bass, a Democrat, said she's lifting the curfew following successful crime prevention and suppression efforts. On Monday she trimmed back the hours after fewer arrests during evening demonstrations. She says the curfew protected stores, restaurants, businesses and residents from people engaging in vandalism.

LA protests: Hispanic buyers lie low, brands see their sales drop in the US

Los Angeles protests, immigration raids, and money worries are keeping Hispanic shoppers at home, leading to boycotts and less spending that is hurting big brands across the US

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Panama's president turns to higher power as protests grip nation for months

Panama's Jos Ral Mulino appealed to a higher power on Friday, calling in an archbishop and a rabbi to deliver a message to striking banana workers after nearly two months of social protest that have roiled the country. Mulino has said he won't reverse controversial changes to Panama's social security system, courts have deemed the strike illegal and top banana Chiquita Brands fired nearly 5,000 striking workers last month in Panama's western Bocas del Toro province. But nothing has stopped the protests. So at his weekly news briefing Friday, Mulino said he had met with Archbishop Jos Domingo Ulloa and one of Panama's leading Jewish figures, Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik, to enlist them as intermediaries. He gave Ulloa a personal letter to bring to Francisco Smith, leader of the striking banana workers' union. In the letter, Mulino said, he committed to send proposed legislation to the Congress that would be favourable for the country's banana sector, above all its workers. But he ...

Sheikh Hasina charged with 'crimes against humanity' during 2024 protests

Sheikh Hasina has been identified as the 'key instigator' behind the mass killings that took place across Bangladesh in July and August last year

FIR filed against more than 100 people for unauthorised protests in Thane

A case has been registered against more than 100 people who participated in human chain protests allegedly held without permission in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday. Police on Saturday registered a first information report for the protests held at six places in the Mumbra area, an official said. He said the protests took place on the afternoon of May 16 despite the prohibitory orders imposed under the Maharashtra Police Act. The official said more than 100 people participated in the protests, disrupting traffic and violating lawful prohibitory orders. "No permission was granted for this protest. The organisers went ahead, potentially disturbing communal harmony and law and order," he said. The official said a case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) the Maharashtra Police Act, and three accused have been identified. The agitation was held to protest an externment order against a local journalist, it was stated.

'0 to 1939 in 3 secs': Why anti-Musk satire is flourishing in Britain

There have been some instances of unruly protests and vandalism in Europe. But much of the anti-Musk sentiment has taken the form of political satire

'Hands Off!': Why protesters say Trump and Musk have gone too far

Protesters took to streets against US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk in what they see as the billionaire-led erosion of civil liberties, social safety nets, and democratic governance

Hyderabad university protest: Students oppose land sale, 53 detained

Tensions rise at Hyderabad University as students protest bulldozers clearing land for an IT park, opposing the sale; police detain 53 protesters amid clashes

Turkey political unrest: Why anti-Erdogan protests are escalating

Thousands of people took to the streets in Turkey's major cities in the past five days over the detention of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, an prominent critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

What's causing tensions in North Goa? A banyan tree, a temple & a highway

Tensions erupted in North Goa as authorities dismantled a temple's boundary wall while relocating a 200-year-old banyan tree for NH-66 expansion, sparking protests and detentions

No kings on Presidents Day: Protestors denounce Donald Trump, Elon Musk

Protesters against President Donald Trump and his policies braved frigid temperatures to demonstrate on Monday at rallies corresponding with the Presidents Day holiday. Dubbed "No Kings on Presidents Day" by the 50501 Movement, the latest protests came less than two weeks after a similar nationwide event on February 5 drew participants in dozens of cities. Both protests denounced Trump and billionaire advisor Elon Musk, the leader of Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency, an outside-government organisation designed to slash federal spending. Nearly 1,000 people marched in the snow from the Statehouse in Boston to City Hall, chanting "Elon Musk has got to go" and "No kings on Presidents Day!" The temperature was below freezing with wind chills in the teens. Boston protesters, some dressed in Revolutionary War-style clothing from the 1700s, carried signs saying such things as "This is a Coup" and "Cowards Bow to Trump, Patriots Stand Up". One sign had a depiction of Uncle S

'Stop attack on democracy': Protesters rally against Trump, Musk across US

US protests: Protests erupted across the US as demonstrators voiced opposition to President Trump's policies, Elon Musk's influence, and Project 2025

Rahul Gandhi visits BPSC protest site in Patna, assures full support

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday threw his weight behind the protests against alleged irregularities in BPSC exams, by visiting the site of the nearly a month-old agitation here and spending several minutes with aggrieved students. After Gandhi winded up his pre-decided engagements, during which he also made a veiled reference to the protests with the remark "Bihar has been converted into a centre of paper leaks", a delegation of students called on him at a hotel. The delegation urged him to visit Gardani Bagh where several aspirants have been on a round-the-clock protest seeking cancellation of Combined Competitive Exam held last month. Suman Saurabh, a student from Sitamarhi, who was part of the delegation, told PTI video, "We urged Rahul Gandhi to visit Gardani Bagh which is our 'dharmabhoomi' and 'karmabhoomi'. He said he will take some time off. As the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, he is known to the entire nation and his support means a lot to us." Gandhi

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Global uprisings: Protests and movements which shook the world in 2024

Kenya's cost-of-living crisis, to martial law in South Korea. Here's a look at major protests that erupted across the globe in 2024

'Where were you': Prashant Kishor faces backlash from BPSC protesters

BPSC students protest: BPSC aspirants in Patna asked Prashant Kishor to leave the protest site, citing his absence during the Bihar Police lathicharge on Sunday night at Gardanibagh

Bangladesh seeks Sheikh Hasina's return: Can India refuse extradition?

India and Bangladesh have an extradition treaty that could enable Sheikh Hasina's return to Dhaka. Learn what the treaty says about India's ability to refuse her extradition

LS Speaker Birla bans demonstrations by MPs, parties at Parliament gates

After political protests turned ugly, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday banned demonstrations by MPs and political parties at any of the gates of Parliament, sources said. "Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has issued strict instructions that no political party, Member of Parliament or groups of members will hold any dharna and demonstration at building gates of Parliament House," parliament sources said. The instructions came on a day when Parliament premises saw rival protests by the BJP-led NDA and the Congress-led INDIA bloc parties on the alleged insults to B R Ambedkar which soon turned into jostling and scuffles leaving two MPs injured and a woman MP claiming intimidation by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.