Violent protests

  • Bangladesh PM bows to pressure, flees the country amid violent protests

    Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned Monday amid protests in the South Asian country, media reports said. Hasina, 76, took office for her fourth straight five-year term as the country’s prime minister in January this year after her ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party won a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections. Bangladesh’s prime minister…

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  • Kenyan leader says no to violent protests

    Kenyan President William Ruto vowed on Sunday that his government will not allow violent protests that have led to untold suffering in several parts of the country. Ruto who has been under intense pressure from young protesters to drop high taxes, cut wastage and fight corruption, said the government will take tough measures to protect…

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  • A pro-democracy lawmaker who tried to stop Hong Kong protesters from breaking into the legislature this week says China will likely use the vandalizing of the building as a reason to step up pressure on the Chinese territory. Democratic Party member Lam Cheuk-ting was one of at least three lawmakers — all sympathetic to the…

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  • Iranian president Hassan Rouhani called for unity as death toll skyrockets in the country’s 7-day civil unrest which has been ridden with violence and rights violation as Donald Trump warns the world will not watch for too long. CNN reports that over a dozen citizens of Iran have died for daring to challenge an irresponsible,…

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  • Donald Trump has promise Iranians that the American government would offer great support against President Hassan Rouhani, whose security agencies have boldly suppressed peaceful protests, as well as killed, maimed, and detained dozens of harmless citizens in the ongoing civil unrest. Image: Hassan Rouhani Mr. Trump told Iranians in an inspiring message on social media…

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