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Who Is Harjit Kaur, 73-year-old Indian Grandmother Detained "Without Warning" in US
Amid US President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration, Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old Indian origin grandmother, was detained by immigration authorities in California when she went for a routine check-in with the US agency.
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What's Behind Nepal's Protests: Economic Woes, Corruption, Digital Crackdown
Nepali youth, digitally savvy but bowed down by unemployment and limited opportunities, hit a breaking point this week, furious at an elderly ruling class they see as out of touch.
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New Banksy Artwork Challenges UK's Protest Crackdown
British street artist Banksy on Monday took aim at the UK's crackdown on protesters with a new work outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, adding fuel to...
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US Officials Using AI To Target Pro-Palestinian Protestors: Rights Group
Amnesty International on Wednesday accused US authorities of using artificial intelligence tools from Palantir and Babel Street to monitor immigrants and target non-citizens at demonstrations supporting Palestinians.
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Sheikh Hasina Indicted In Case Linked To Deadly Bangladesh Protests
A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday indicted deposed premier Sheikh Hasina in absentia on charges of crimes against humanity in connection with a deadly crackdown on protesters during the July-August uprising last year.
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US Court Extends Detention Of Pro-Palestinian Protest Leader Mahmoud Khalil
A U.S. judge on Friday denied Mahmoud Khalil's request to be released from detention, after federal prosecutors changed their rationale for holding the Columbia graduate student as part of its crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists.
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"Incompetent, Liar": Trump As California Governor Plans To Sue Him Amid Protest
Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California, announced on Monday that he plans to sue the President over his administration's crackdown over protests that have rocked Los Angeles over the last 72 hours.
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How Trump's Immigration Crackdown Threatens To Hit Columbia's Finances
About 40 per cent of Columbia Universitys student pool consists of international students. Students pay $70,000 plus in tuition, but international students bring to the university what Trump froze in its federal research funds, - $903.1 million.
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Sheikh Hasina's Awami League Banned By Bangladesh's Yunus Government
Bangladesh's interim government on Saturday banned the Awami League, the political party of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, pending the outcome of a trial over its crackdown on mass protests that prompted her ouster last year.
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"Threat To Public Order": Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Covering Protests
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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Turkey Protesters Fill Streets, Defying Erdogan's Crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a decade, defying a crackdown that has seen almost 1,500 arrested including an AFP journalist.
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Who Is Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Punjab Farmer On Hunger Strike For Over 110 Days
Punjab Police on Thursday shifted farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal from the Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Jalandhar, to another hospital amid a crackdown on protesting farmers.
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Video: DJs Throw Stones At Cops Over Crackdown On High-Decibel Sound Systems
A group of disc jockeys, furious over police crackdowns on their high-decibel sound systems, reportedly pelted stones at the police personnel and blocked the Indore-Ahmedabad highway near Kardavad village in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district.
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Assad's Cousin, Who Suppressed 2011 Peaceful Protests, Arrested In Syria
Syria's new authorities on Friday announced the arrest of a cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, accused of orchestrating a crackdown in Daraa, where the 2011 uprising began.
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Georgian PM Praises Police For Crackdown Of Protests Over Halt Of EU Talks
Facing condemnation from the United States and defiance from his own president, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze praised police on Sunday for cracking down on protesters who he said were acting on foreign orders to undermine the state.
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Who Is Harjit Kaur, 73-year-old Indian Grandmother Detained "Without Warning" in US
Amid US President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration, Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old Indian origin grandmother, was detained by immigration authorities in California when she went for a routine check-in with the US agency.
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What's Behind Nepal's Protests: Economic Woes, Corruption, Digital Crackdown
Nepali youth, digitally savvy but bowed down by unemployment and limited opportunities, hit a breaking point this week, furious at an elderly ruling class they see as out of touch.
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New Banksy Artwork Challenges UK's Protest Crackdown
British street artist Banksy on Monday took aim at the UK's crackdown on protesters with a new work outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, adding fuel to...
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US Officials Using AI To Target Pro-Palestinian Protestors: Rights Group
Amnesty International on Wednesday accused US authorities of using artificial intelligence tools from Palantir and Babel Street to monitor immigrants and target non-citizens at demonstrations supporting Palestinians.
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Sheikh Hasina Indicted In Case Linked To Deadly Bangladesh Protests
A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday indicted deposed premier Sheikh Hasina in absentia on charges of crimes against humanity in connection with a deadly crackdown on protesters during the July-August uprising last year.
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US Court Extends Detention Of Pro-Palestinian Protest Leader Mahmoud Khalil
A U.S. judge on Friday denied Mahmoud Khalil's request to be released from detention, after federal prosecutors changed their rationale for holding the Columbia graduate student as part of its crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists.
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"Incompetent, Liar": Trump As California Governor Plans To Sue Him Amid Protest
Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California, announced on Monday that he plans to sue the President over his administration's crackdown over protests that have rocked Los Angeles over the last 72 hours.
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How Trump's Immigration Crackdown Threatens To Hit Columbia's Finances
About 40 per cent of Columbia Universitys student pool consists of international students. Students pay $70,000 plus in tuition, but international students bring to the university what Trump froze in its federal research funds, - $903.1 million.
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Sheikh Hasina's Awami League Banned By Bangladesh's Yunus Government
Bangladesh's interim government on Saturday banned the Awami League, the political party of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, pending the outcome of a trial over its crackdown on mass protests that prompted her ouster last year.
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"Threat To Public Order": Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Covering Protests
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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Turkey Protesters Fill Streets, Defying Erdogan's Crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a decade, defying a crackdown that has seen almost 1,500 arrested including an AFP journalist.
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Who Is Jagjit Singh Dallewal, Punjab Farmer On Hunger Strike For Over 110 Days
Punjab Police on Thursday shifted farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal from the Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Jalandhar, to another hospital amid a crackdown on protesting farmers.
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Video: DJs Throw Stones At Cops Over Crackdown On High-Decibel Sound Systems
A group of disc jockeys, furious over police crackdowns on their high-decibel sound systems, reportedly pelted stones at the police personnel and blocked the Indore-Ahmedabad highway near Kardavad village in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district.
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Assad's Cousin, Who Suppressed 2011 Peaceful Protests, Arrested In Syria
Syria's new authorities on Friday announced the arrest of a cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, accused of orchestrating a crackdown in Daraa, where the 2011 uprising began.
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Georgian PM Praises Police For Crackdown Of Protests Over Halt Of EU Talks
Facing condemnation from the United States and defiance from his own president, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze praised police on Sunday for cracking down on protesters who he said were acting on foreign orders to undermine the state.
