Category Archives: News

• German exchange student says he’s told to leave India after joining protests 25 December 2019 | Sachin Ravikumar and Chandini Monnappa one comment

  A German exchange student said on Tuesday that Indian authorities had ordered him to leave the country after he took part in protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new citizenship law. ...

• China’s Xi to meet Japan, South Korea leaders as North Korea tensions rise 23 December 2019 one comment

  The leaders of Japan and South Korea will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, amid heightened concern North Korea may be about to return to confrontation with Washington. ...

• India bids to bust citizenship law ‘myths’ with cartoon Muslims 23 December 2019 | Abhaya Srivastava no comments

  India's ruling party launched a video with animated Muslim characters on social media Monday as part of a publicity blitz to try to bust "myths" around a new citizenship law that has sparked deadly protests. ...

• Protesters rally near Hong Kong harbour, more demos planned over Christmas 23 December 2019 | Mari Saito no comments

  More than 1,000 protesters, many in surgical masks and balaclavas, filled a harbourside plaza near Hong Kong’s financial district late on Monday to demand full democracy and an independent inquiry into alleged police brutality. ...

• Modi says citizenship law not anti-Muslim as protests continue across India 22 December 2019 one comment

  Following days of violent, sometimes deadly protests across India against a new citizenship law critics say discriminates against Muslims, PM Narendra Modi led a rally on Sunday for his Hindu nationalist party in the capital. ...

• China says US defence act ‘blatantly interfered’ in its affairs 21 December 2019 one comment

  Beijing Saturday slammed a new US defence act, which includes measures to strengthen Washington's ties with Taiwan and support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protestors, saying it "blatantly interfered" in China's internal affairs. ...

• Six dead in deadliest day of Indian citizenship law protests 20 December 2019 | Aftab Ahmed, Devjyot Ghoshal and Saurabh Sharma no comments

  Six people died and dozens were injured on Friday as police clashed with thousands of protesters who again took to the streets in several parts of the country to oppose a new law they say discriminates against Muslims. ...

• Three die in protests against new citizenship law in India 19 December 2019 | Devjyot Ghoshal and Sachin Ravikumar no comments

  Three people died of injuries sustained in intensifying protests against a new citizenship law in India on Thursday with thousands taking to the streets nationwide in defiance of temporary bans on public gatherings. ...

• US President Donald Trump impeached for abuse of power 19 December 2019 | Michael Mathes with Sebastian Smith in Battle Creek, Michigan no comments

  President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. ...

• Demographic survey shows exile Tibetan exodus to West 18 December 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal 6 comments

  The demographic landscape of the Tibetans in exile has drastically changed, with more than half the population now said to have moved from India to Western countries. ...