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Thousands of protesters marched through Athens on Wednesday 21 October, demanding greater investment in education. Crowds filled the streets of the capital, waving banners, chanting slogans and beating drums as they made their way past the Greek parliament.
India used to have a world-class education system earlier, but now pellet guns are being used against student protesters, he said, after walking two kilometres with workers and leaders
India’s youth-led Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke was released from detention on Saturday, a day after his arrest during a police crackdown on protests against the election authority. Dipke, 31, was detained Friday in New Delhi as he headed to join a rally that the CJP protest movement had called in the capital’s central Connaught Place district. He walked out of a police station on Saturday afternoon waving to the media and giving a thumbs up as he was driven away. “Abhijeet Dipke...
Members of South Western Railway Mazdoor Union (SWRMU) staged a protest in Hubballi on October 14, opposing outsourcing and privatisation of core railway activities
By our estimate, nearly 25 tigers, including cubs, are roaming the plantation belt in Munnar, posing a direct threat to humans and livestock, says CPI, who is seeking the capture and relocation of these animals away from human settlements
The BJP and Yuva Morcha organised the march over alleged irregularities in the Kerala Public Service Commission, including delays in recruitment to government jobs
India's Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and student leader Neha Bora were detained ahead of a flag march.
Indian police detained Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke on Friday ahead of fresh protests demanding the removal of the country's election chief, the youth-led movement said in a social media post. Dipke, 31, was detained shortly before a rally called by the online movement in the heart of New Delhi where hundreds of protesters marched on Friday evening, despite heavy security measures. FRANCE 24's Navodita Kumari reports from New Delhi, India.
Meanwhile, a group of protestors led by the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) were stopped at Janpath-Tolstoy Marg, which leads to Jantar Mantar
Authorities have closed a central park in the Indian capital ahead of the latest protest by the youth-led "Cockroach Janta Party". The group has held near-daily demonstrations calling for the national election authority chief's resignation over the removal of more than 130 million people from voter lists.
The Delhi High Court refused to restrain the CJP from holding the proposed 'Tiranga Lehrao' protest in the national capital
In the draft petition, the actor has termed the "leave India" directive "drastic" and argued that no provision under the current law or statutory rules prohibits an OCI cardholder from participating in a peaceful protest
Protesters in Buenos Aires demanded the government implement a law to boost university funding.
The party accuses Rahul Gandhi and his allies of using “mob pressure to intimidate the judiciary”
The disparity in payments was a key focus of the protest, with demonstrators displaying posters comparing the stipend paid to FMG interns with the daily wages earned by labourers
In Bengaluru, where traffic congestion is a daily concern, protests on public roads came under judicial scrutiny in 2021, but the police have intervened in gatherings that organisers say were not even protests
Thousands of Colombians protested peacefully across the country on Wednesday against right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella, in the opposition’s first major demonstrations since he took office in August. Former leftist President Gustavo Petro led a rally in Bogota, joined by trade unionists, Indigenous groups, students and feminist activists.
Delhi Police claim hoardings put up and announcements being made informing people about curbs; petition in Supreme Court alleges police “mischievously” failed to upload prohibitory order on their website
Leaders of a popular Indian youth movement were detained on Tuesday as they climbed over a gate to enter Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Authorities announced on Monday that Jantar Mantar, a longtime site of mass protests in the capital, would no longer be a designated rally venue. (Source: Bloomberg)
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh asks Union Home Minister Amit Shah three questions on infiltrators, after Shah criticised the Opposition’s ‘vote chori’ protests
Protesters in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province clashed with police over emergency and governor’s rule.
Em ato perto da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), apoiadores do presidenciável Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) ofenderam nesta terça-feira (13) a vereadora carioca Marielle Franco, assassinada em 2018, em um crime de motivação política. O ato ocorreu um dia depois da PUC-Rio proibir manifestações político-partidárias na universidade, até o fim das eleições. Notícias relacionadas:Caso Marielle: Justiça amplia penas de Ronnie Lessa e Élcio Queiroz.Em vídeos que circulam nas redes sociais, bolsonaristas ironizaram o o assassinato de Marielle Franco. Um dos manifestantes falou em um carro de som: "Marielle está com papai do céu", e acrescentou, "ou no colo do capeta". No carro de som, bolsonaristas discursaram contra apoiadores de Lula, que rebateram com gritos de mobilização e entoavam "Marielle, presente". Houve também troca de ofensas entre os grupos. Repercussão Nas redes sociais, a filha de Marielle, Luyara Franco, publicou um vídeo defendendo a mãe. "Zombar do assassinato de Marielle Franco não é opinião. Não é debate. Não é liberdade de expressão. É violência política", afirmou. "Transformar o assassinato da minha mãe em motivo de deboche é desrespeitar sua história, sua família e a luta de tantas pessoas que seguem exigindo justiça". "Marielle foi uma mulher brilhante, cientista social formada pela PUC-Rio, pesquisadora, mestre em Administração Pública e uma parlamentar que dedicou sua vida à defesa dos direitos humanos. Uma mulher que pensava o Brasil com profundidade e trabalhava para transformá-lo", diz a filha. A irmã de Marielle, a deputada federal eleita Anielle Franco (PT), publicou nas redes sociais apoio aos estudantes pró-Lula. "A minha irmã estudou na PUC-Rio e eu sou professora. A gente sabe o lado certa da história, que a gente está. A gente está aqui para dizer que a gente resiste", afirmou. Assassinato de Marielle O crime ocorreu em março de 2018. O carro da vereadora Marielle Franco foi alvejado quando ela saia de ato no centro do Rio. Ela e o motorista Anderson Gomes foram assassinados. Assassinos confessos da vereadora Marielle Franco e do motorista Anderson Gomes, os ex-policiais militares Ronnie Lessa e Élcio de Queiroz foram condenados em 2024. Também foram condenados pelo crime: Domingos Brazão, então conselheiro do Tribunal de Contas do Rio de Janeiro, Chiquinho Brazão, ex-deputado federal, Rivaldo Barbosa, ex-chefe da Polícia Civil do Rio de Janeiro, Ronald de Paula, major da Polícia Militar e Robson Calixto, ex-policial militar.