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Islamist protesters throw sticks, stones and shoes at Women’s Day marchers in Pakistan

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Islamist protesters and local militant groups throw sticks, stones and shoes at women demonstrating through Pakistan’s capital Islamabad to mark International Women’s Day Militant Islamists throw stones, bricks, sticks and shoes at women marchers Demonstrators marched through Islamabad to mark International Women’s Day But the march through Pakistan’s capital has caused uproar in Islamist circles Officers … Read more

Sun Princess cruise passengers heckled by protesters on Reunion Island over coronavirus fears

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A cruise ship carrying 2,000 passengers was greeted by angry protesters who threw stones and screamed at the crew as they tried to dock in Reunion Island because they thought the ship was infected with coronavirus.  Police were forced to use tear gas to end the ugly clash which saw 30 locals from the French Republic, … Read more

Thousands of protesters take to the streets of Lesbos to demand ‘no migrant camps’

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Thousands of protesters today marched through the streets of the Greek island of Lesbos in a rally to demand the government to halt new migrant camps, a day after violent clashes left more than 60 injured. Business owners and unions called for a general strike on the island to continue, with shops shuttered for the second … Read more

Downing Street refuses to say if it will back Heathrow expansion if protesters win court challenge

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Will Government keep supporting third runway at Heathrow? Downing Street refuses to say whether it will still back expansion plans if protesters win court challenge Prime Minister Boris Johnson is personally against the Heathrow airport scheme  While London mayor he promised to ‘lie down… in front of those bulldozers’  Court of Appeal will give its ruling … Read more

Protesters clash with police for a second day at site of planned migrant detention camp

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Riot police on the Greek island of Lesbos today fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters against the creation of a new detention centre for migrants as the latest outburst of unrest entered a second day.  The Athens government infuriated residents of five Aegean islands – all straddling a key route to Europe used … Read more

At Shaheen Bagh, protesters say open to mediation but won’t vacate site of sit-in

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Written by Jignasa Sinha | New Delhi | Updated: February 18, 2020 3:02:50 am The protest at Shaheen Bagh has been on for two months. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal) After the Supreme Court deputed senior advocate Sanjay Hegde and advocate Sadhana Ramachandran to talk to the Shaheen Bagh protesters and convince them to shift, … Read more