Tag Archives: Protest

• Sikh youth killed in Pakistan; India condemns ‘targeted killing’ 5 January 2020 This post has no comments yet

  A 25-year-old Sikh man has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in the northwestern city of Peshawar in Pakistan, police and the victim’s family said on Sunday, a day after a mob attacked Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Lahore. ...

• India celebrates New Year’s Eve with protests against citizenship law 1 January 2020 | Devjyot Ghoshal and Zeba Siddiqui This post has no comments yet

  Thousands of Indians ushered in the New Year by demonstrating against a citizenship law despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempts to dampen protests that have run for nearly three weeks. ...

• Massive Hong Kong pro-democracy rally ends in police clashes | Xinqi Su and Yan Zhao This post has no comments yet

  A huge New Year's Day pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong ended in mass arrests and clashes between police and hardcore protesters, as demonstrators sought to carry their movement's momentum into 2020. ...

• Hong Kong to end year with multiple protests, kick off 2020 with big march 30 December 2019 | Clare Jim This post has one comment

  Hong Kong will end 2019 with multiple protests planned for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day aimed at disrupting festivities and shopping in the Asian financial hub, which has seen a rise in clashes between police and protesters. ...

• Tourists stay away from Taj Mahal, other Indian attractions as protests flare 29 December 2019 | Nupur Anand This post has no comments yet

  India’s tourism industry has been hit by a wave of violent anti-government protests against a new citizenship law that have rocked several cities this month, with at least seven countries issuing travel warnings. ...

• Majority rule or mob rule — India has to decide 25 December 2019 | NS Venkataraman This post has 5 comments

  Government has responsibility to put down the negative elements with all force at its command. This would not be against the spirit of democracy but in favour of protecting the image and tradition of democracy. ...

• German exchange student says he’s told to leave India after joining protests | Sachin Ravikumar and Chandini Monnappa This post has 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. ...

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

  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 | Mari Saito This post has no comments yet

  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 This post has 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. ...