Bangladesh protest met with violence, communications cut off | Protests
NewsFeedStudent-led protests over a job quota system in Bangladesh are met with police violence and a communications shut-down.Published On 19 Jul 202419 Jul 2024 Source…
Bangladesh student protests over jobs escalate, telecoms disrupted | Protests News
Death toll expected to rise amid violence that has seen government buildings torched and telecommunications disrupted.Dozens of people have been killed in Bangladesh as nationwide…
Violent and fatal anti-quota protests rock Bangladesh | Protests
NewsFeedProtests in Bangladesh against the reimposition of a quota system for government jobs have turned deadly. Dozens of people were killed in demonstrations calling for…
Kenya court suspends police ban on protests in Nairobi | Protests News
Before court decision, police had barred protests in the capital indefinitely amid continuing antigovernment demonstrations.A Kenyan court has suspended a police ban on protests in…
Bangladesh shuts schools and universities after six killed in protests | Protests News
Bangladesh has ordered schools and universities across the country to close indefinitely after six people were killed in protests over quotas in government jobs. Every…
What’s behind Bangladesh’s violent quota protests? | Protests News
The two-week-long anti-quota protests in Bangladesh have turned violent after groups linked to the ruling party attacked student protesters in the capital, Dhaka. More than…
Dozens wounded as Bangladesh students protest government job quotas | Protests
NewsFeedMore than 100 people have been injured during protests over government job quotas for special groups in Bangladesh. Demonstrators say they were attacked by supporters…
Student protests over Bangladesh job quota leave at least 100 injured | Protests News
Police fired tear gas and charged with batons during violent clashes between protesters rallying against quotas for government jobs and a pro-government student body, leaving…
Photos: Gaza, abortion and migrant rights protests outside RNC in US | Protests News
Hundreds of demonstrators have converged on downtown Milwaukee to protest at the Republican National Convention (RNC), saying the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump…
At least 100 wounded as Bangladesh students protest government job quotas | Protests News
Demonstrators say the quota system benefits the children of pro-government groups and demand it be scrapped.Violent clashes between people loyal to Bangladesh’s ruling party and…
Paris faces political upheaval and protests as Olympics nears
With all the tumult surrounding the 2024 Summer Olympics — problems both large and small — it isn’t entirely surprising that Parisians have threatened to…
‘I’m not going anywhere,’ Biden tells Michigan voters amid Gaza protests | US Election 2024 News
United States President Joe Biden has renewed his commitment to see his struggling re-election campaign through, telling voters in the key battleground state of Michigan…
Ruto’s moment of decision | Protests
In Kenyan political mythology, 1982 was the year it all went wrong. In that year, a failed military coup transformed the previously genteel ruler Daniel…
Kenya police chief resigns after criticism over protest crackdown | Protests News
Inspector-General of Police Japhet Koome resigns a day after President William Ruto dismissed almost his entire cabinet.Kenya’s police chief has resigned after criticism of officers’…
Kenya’s Ruto dismisses almost entire cabinet after nationwide protests | Protests News
The president’s decision comes after weeks of protests forced him to abandon proposed tax hikes.Kenyan President William Ruto has announced the dismissal of almost his…
Brits urged to snub Barcelona 'frontline' for Spanish city after anti-tourism protests
Barcelona has become one of the epicentres of anger and discontent towards tourists as locals have been increasingly protesting and campaigning against their presence Source…
Nicki Minaj cancels Romania concert due to expected protests
Nicki Minaj abruptly canceled her headlining Sunday night performance at the Saga Festival in Bucharest, Romania, over safety concerns related to protests in the city…
How Kenya’s protesters faced death to hold their leaders to account | Protests
When Kenya’s Gen Z came out onto the streets of Nairobi, they hoped the government would listen to them. Instead, the police responded with tear…
Concert in Kenya to pay tribute to those killed in tax hike protests | Protests News
At least 39 people have been killed in demonstrations that started last month over planned tax hikes.Hundreds of Kenyans have attended a concert in the…
What do the IMF and foreign debt have to do with Kenya’s current crisis? | Business and Economy News
Weeks since protests began, determined Kenyans continue going out to voice their frustrations with the government. But when demonstrators first took to the streets in…