Iranian citizens have been risking their lives to protest the nation’s authoritarian regime for over nine weeks, and despite the bloodshed amid a crackdown by security forces, they show no signs of backing down. According to academics, the protest movement galvanized by the killing of Mahsa Amini—a 21-year-old Kurdish Iranian
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White Paper uprising shakes China’s leadership ego
It’s unusual for a Chinese to protest against the despotic regime of the Chinese Communist Party. Such incidents are immediately suppressed under draconian laws and repressive tools to neutralise the dissenting voice. Since the pro-democracy student’s movement at Tiananmen Square in 1989 which was cruelly crushed and threw thousands of protesters
Hundreds protest at UN climate summit
Hundreds of environmental activists on Saturday called on industrialized nations at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt to pay for the impact of global warming, the largest demonstration yet that came as German officials raised concerns about possible surveillance and intimidation of delegates and other conference attendees.Protests have mostly been
PM slams sr AL leaders for failure to protest Aug 15 massacre
Indian Muslims protest over Prophet remarks
The row over controversial comments made by two former spokespersons of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about the Prophet Muhammad is escalating with each passing day. After the Friday prayers, Muslims in Delhi and the neighbouring northern state of Uttar Pradesh took to the streets demanding the immediate arrest of
Canada protests sound common refrain: ‘We stand for freedom’
Canadians who have occupied downtown Ottawa, disrupted travel and trade with the U.S. and inspired copycat protests from New Zealand to the Netherlands sound a common note when asked about their motivation: Decisions about their health shouldn't be made by the government. "We stand for freedom," said Karen Driedger, 40, who
Call for instant protest to violence against women
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the social platform Krayon Mag organized a cultural awareness program 'Break the silence' at Rabindra Sarobar in Dhanmondi, where both the political and culture arena have expressed their determination to work together, said a press release. The
NDC Student’s Death: Accused DSCC driver arrested
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Friday arrested the main driver of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) garbage-carrying truck from the city's Jatrabari area over the death of a Notre Dame College student. The arrestee was identified as Md Harun of Bancharampur in Brahmanbaria. According to a media release from Rab Headquarters,
Transport workers demand resumption of transport services
Transport workers on Sunday brought out a procession rally in the city’s Sayedabad area to press home their 3-point demand including the resumption of public transport services maintaining health guidelines. The workers brought out the procession under the banner of Dhaka Metropolitan Road Transport Workers Union in the morning. The association also