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    Hong Kong Tennis Open postponed due to protests

    13 Sep 2019

    Hong Kong’s premier women’s tennis event scheduled for October has been postponed due to the pro-democracy protests, organisers announced on Friday. The city is witnessing a fourth month of sometimes violent protests

    Protests against German car industry rev up in Frankfurt

    14 Sep 2019

    Environmental campaigners plan to disrupt the Frankfurt motor show this weekend as Germany’s car industry comes under increasing pressure to go green and abandon internal combustion engines.

    Indonesia urges calm in Papua after two weeks of protests

    30 Aug 2019

    Indonesia’s chief security minister on Friday urged calm in the easternmost region of Papua on Friday after two weeks of sometimes violent protests, saying demands from demonstrators

    Hong Kong airport on alert ahead of fresh wave of protests

    09 Aug 2019

    Hong Kong’s Airport Authority said on Friday only departing passengers with travel documents will be allowed to enter the terminal as anti-government activists gear up for a three-day rally to raise

    Hong Kong reopens after violent weekend of clashes and protests

    16 Sep 2019

    Hong Kong’s businesses and underground rail stations re-opened as usual on Monday morning, after a chaotic Sunday that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who blocked roads

    Lawmakers call for England to allow protests during lockdown

    20 Mar 2021

    The group of lawmakers, including Conservative Member of Parliament Steve Baker, and Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, said that protest should not be a criminal offence.

    Myanmar activists hold candle-lit protests as EU, US try to pressure junta

    23 Mar 2021

    At least 261 people have been killed by security forces attempting to quell weeks of pro-democracy protests in towns and cities across the country, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) activist group.

    Indian farmers plan major road blockade outside Delhi to mark 100th day of protests

    05 Mar 2021

    Tens of thousands have been camped outside Delhi since December, demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeal three farm laws that open up the country's agriculture markets to private companies, which the farmers say will make them vulnerable.

    Indian farmers block highway outside Delhi to mark 100th day of protest

    06 Mar 2021

    “The Modi government has turned this protest movement into an ego issue. They are unable to see the pain of the farmers,” said Amarjeet Singh, a 68-year-old farmer from Punjab state. “They have left us no option but to protest.”

    Unions set for strikes as Myanmar crackdown intensifies

    08 Mar 2021

    Witnesses reported the sound of gunfire and stun grenades in different parts of the commercial capital Yangon during the night, while state media on Monday said security forces were keeping a presence at hospitals and universities as part of efforts to enforce the law.

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