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UN Human Rights Office to hold news conference on Bangladesh protests Feb 13
Feb 11, 2025The UN Human Rights Office will hold news conference on Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh. The press conference will be held at the Palais des... -
Post-revolution Bangladesh protests cost garment industry $400m
Oct 21, 2024Following the student-led revolution that overthrew the nation’s despotic prime minister, Bangladesh’s key garment sector suffered $400 million in losses as a result of instability, industry executives said on Sunday, maintaining that the situation was now... -
Indian doctor strikes, protests grow after colleague’s murder
Aug 17, 2024Following the terrible murder and rape of a colleague, which has brought attention to the pervasive problem of violence against women, Indian physicians announced on Friday that they would step up nationwide protests and strikes. Nationwide... -
Kenya’s government, opposition begin talks after protests
Aug 9, 2023Kenya’s government and opposition are expected to have talks on Wednesday to end a deep political rivalry sparked by a series of deadly protests over election changes and the high cost of living. Raila Odinga, the... -
Machu Picchu reopens 25 days after Peru protests forced closure
Feb 16, 2023On Wednesday, the Inca fortress of Machu Picchu, Peru’s tourism crown jewel, reopened to visitors after being shuttered for 25 days as a result of protests that have rocked the nation since last December. Early in... -
Iran actor arrested after voicing support for protests
Dec 19, 2022According to the judiciary, Iran detained a well-known actor on Saturday after she expressed support for the three-month-old protest movement that was started in response to the death of a woman in detention. According to the... -
Iran targets celebrities, media over Mahsa Amini protests
Sep 30, 2022In response to the wave of protests organized by women that were started by outrage over the murder of Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the Islamic Republic’s morality police, Iran increased pressure on celebrities... -
Four security personnel among 11 dead in Iran protests
Sep 22, 2022In escalating protests over the murder of a young woman in the care of the morality police, eleven people have been slain, four of them were security officials, according to Iranian news sources on Thursday. In... -
Protests in Canada are expected to increase in response to Covid’s proposed actions
Feb 5, 2022A week-long occupation of Canada’s capital by truckers opposed to vaccine mandates was set to ramp up Saturday with thousands of demonstrators expected to pile into Ottawa while other cities also braced for protests. Police said... -
Afghan journalists tell of Taliban beatings after covering protests
Sep 9, 2021After being attacked and held for hours by Taliban enforcers for reporting a protest in the Afghan capital, two Afghan journalists were left with unsightly welts and bruises. After being accused of organizing the protest, the...
