One killed, dozens injured as supporters of Imran Khan protest in Pakistan | Protests News

One killed, dozens injured as supporters of Imran Khan protest in Pakistan | Protests News

Supporters of the former prime minister are marching to the capital, Islamabad, demanding his release from jail. At least one police officer has been killed and dozens of people injured in Pakistan as supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan have clashed with security forces outside the capital, Islamabad,…

Pakistan capital, Islamabad, locked down ahead of protests for ex-PM Imran Khan’s release
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Pakistan capital, Islamabad, locked down ahead of protests for ex-PM Imran Khan’s release

Pakistan’s capital was put under a security lockdown on Sunday ahead of protests by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan calling for his release. Highways leading to Islamabad through which supporters of Khan, led by members of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, are expected to approach the city and gather…

Thousands protest against sexual violence in France | European Union News

Thousands protest against sexual violence in France | European Union News

Thousands of people have taken to the streets across France to protest against sexual violence. The protests on Saturday come two days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In the capital, Paris, large crowds of women and men marched waving purple placards that denounced gender-based…

Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about? | Hong Kong Protests News

Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about? | Hong Kong Protests News

A Hong Kong Court sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to jail terms of up to 10 years on Tuesday, in the first-ever mass sentencing since Beijing imposed a controversial national security law on the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The activists were among 47 people arrested in 2021 for organising unofficial primary elections…

President challenges election results as Georgia cracks down on protesters | Protests News

President challenges election results as Georgia cracks down on protesters | Protests News

Police clash with pro-West protesters as Zurabishvili demands annulment of October re-election of Georgian Dream government, accused of increasing authoritarianism and Russian links. Police in Georgia have arrested more than a dozen people in a crackdown on protests against the re-election of the Georgian Dream party in last month’s parliamentary…

Bangladesh’s Yunus seeks time, says election roadmap after reforms | Protests News

Bangladesh’s Yunus seeks time, says election roadmap after reforms | Protests News

Bangladesh‘s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has appealed for the nation’s “patience”, pledging that general elections would be held after electoral and institutional reforms were completed in a televised address marking 100 days in office. “I promise that we will hold the much-anticipated election once the necessary and essential reforms are…

Yunus on Hasina: She can call herself Bangladesh PM, reality differs | Climate

Yunus on Hasina: She can call herself Bangladesh PM, reality differs | Climate

At COP29, Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus addresses climate crisis and national healing after political upheaval. At the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh, addresses national and global challenges. Following the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…

Georgia election body confirms ruling party’s disputed win amid protests | Protests News

Georgia election body confirms ruling party’s disputed win amid protests | Protests News

Head of Central Electoral Commission is doused with black paint during unruly session as protesters gathered outside. Thousands of people are protesting in Georgia after the election commission confirmed the governing party as the winner of last month’s disputed parliamentary polls. The Caucasus nation’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) said on…