Page 19 - Protests

US supports India's agri laws, remains silent on farmers' protests

Delhi police cites Greta's tweets in FIR; Oppn MPs stopped from meeting protesters

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Why it's time to rethink protests

Far from being an annoyance, mass movements are the only legitimate way of engaging the government today

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Amid protests, CM Sawant announces relocation of IIT-Goa campus

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday announced the relocation of the project elsewhere in the coastal state

Delhi taxi unions to join nationwide strike called by farmers on Dec 8

Commuters may face problems as some auto and taxi unions in Delhi have decided to join 'Bharat Bandh' on December 8 called by farmer unions protesting against the recent farm laws

Tejashwi Yadav booked for demonstration in Gandhi Maidan

Yadav and 18 others were booked for staging demonstration in a prohibited area without permission

Fortified Delhi lowers guard: Farmers allowed to hold peaceful protests

After day-long clashes with police at the capital's border, farmers get a hearing on Dec 3

Hundreds of protesters set fire to part of Guatemalan Congress building

Video on social media showed flames shooting out a window in the legislative building

Thousands protest in Belarus amid crackdown for President's resignation

Thousands of protesters in Belarus swarmed the streets of the capital to demand the resignation of the country's longtime president and encountered police using stun grenades to break up the crowds

Israelis press ahead with weekly anti-Netanyahu protest, demand resignation

The protests have drawn tens of thousands of people to Jerusalem, as well as inspired smaller gatherings across the country. Protesters held signs Saturday that said

Investors keep wary eye on Thailand protests as stock market slips

Thai stocks were Asia's worst performers this week, down 2.6 per cent

Confining dissent: Protests won't stop because of court's irritation

The Supreme Court judgment on Shaheen Bagh reflects how rules can be selectively used to make or break a protest

Public places cannot be occupied indefinitely: SC on Shaheen Bagh stir

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that occupying public places like Shaheen Bagh for protests is not acceptable and such a space cannot be occupied "indefinitely"

Guarat Cong chief, 30 party workers detained for protest without approval

Around 30 Gujarat Congress workers along with party chief Amit Chavda were detained on Friday for holding a protest without permission over various issues, including the new farm laws, police said

Punjab farmers continue 'rail roko' agitation; Haryana Cong's over month-long stir from Sep 28

Farmers in Punjab continued their rail roko agitation at several places on Saturday as the Congress in Haryana announced over a month-long agitation against the Centre's farm-related Bills from September 28.

Scores arrested in protest against Belarus' president

Hundreds of women calling for the authoritarian president to step down protested in Belarus' capital on Saturday, continuing the large demonstrations that have rocked the country since early August.

Thailand protesters hold ambitious rally for democratic reforms in Bangkok

Protesters were gathering Saturday in Bangkok for the most ambitious rally so far in a pro-democracy campaign that has shaken up the government and Thailand's conservative establishment

Belarus leader visits Russia to secure more loans, support amid protests

Belarus' authoritarian president visited Russia Monday in a bid to secure more loans and political support, as demonstrations against the extension of his 26-year rule entered their sixth week

Belarus opposition says leaders 'kidnapped' after mass anti-govt protests

Maria Kalesnikava, one of the few leading opposition figures still in Belarus, the council spokesman Anton Radniankou and its executive secretary Ivan Krautsou have been "kidnapped" by unknown people