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Israel MPs Prepare Divisive Bill For Final Votes Amid Protests
An Israeli parliamentary committee has adopted a key clause of the hard-right government's controversial judicial reforms, a statement said Thursday, as protests intensified ahead of final votes on the bill.
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Imran Khan's Party To Launch Protests Across Pakistan Against His Ouster
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to launch a countrywide protest campaign on Wednesday (April 13) against the removal of its government.
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Student Stopped Afghan Man's Deportation By Refusing To Sit Down On Plane
Around the world - from Chicago to Munich to Roskilde, Denmark - airports have become centers of political protest over deportations. Activists have blocked airport entrances, demonstrated outside terminal fences, and even stormed a runway in attempts to stop flights carrying deportees.
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Congress Disrupts Rajya Sabha For Fourth Day, Forcing House to Adjourn Several Times
Uproar by Congress against alleged "vendetta politics" in the wake of the National Herald case continued to disrupt Rajya Sabha for the fourth day today with the House witnessing two adjournments in the pre-noon session.
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'Rahul Gandhi Instrumental in Disrupting Parliament, Must Give Proof': Government
Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi, Government today dared him to give proof in Parliament on his allegations against the government and Prime Ministers Office on the National Herald issue instead of wasting time of the House, after the opposition party stalled proceedings alleging political vendetta.
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Congress Gets Support from Trinamool Congress In Its Anti-Government Protests
Congress today found support from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) as it accused the government in the Lok Sabha of "repressing" opposition leaders.
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Congress Protests Lead Rajya Sabha to Adjourn Twice
Protests over "politics of vendetta" continued in Rajya Sabha for the second day today, with Congress members forcing two adjournments of the House till noon by storming the Well and raising anti-government slogans.
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Traffic Chaos in Jaipur Amid Protests Against Demolition of Temples for Metro
Religious groups in Rajasthan have announced a two-hour traffic blockade in Jaipur on Thursday to protest the demolition of temples for the construction of a metro train network.
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Pakistan's Imran Khan Shuts Down Parts Of Karachi
The latest round of protests against the Pakistani government led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan disrupted life in parts of Karachi, the country's largest city and economic heart, on Friday.
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Pakistan Army to Meet as Political Impasse, Violence Continue
After night-long clashes in Islamabad between anti-government demonstrators and security forces that left three people dead and about 450 others injured, the situation continued to be tense and uncertain even as the Army Chief General Raheel Sharif summoned a meeting of corps commanders today.
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Thai political protests paralyse several more ministries
Thai opposition protesters besieged several more ministries in Bangkok on Tuesday in a bid to topple the government, as Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra faced a no-confidence motion in parliament and warned against "mob rule".
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Thai protesters hurl own blood at PM's house
Red-shirted protesters hurled plastic bags filled with gallons (liters) of their own blood into the residence of the Thai prime minister on Wednesday, hoping their shock tactics will bring down his government.
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Israel MPs Prepare Divisive Bill For Final Votes Amid Protests
An Israeli parliamentary committee has adopted a key clause of the hard-right government's controversial judicial reforms, a statement said Thursday, as protests intensified ahead of final votes on the bill.
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Imran Khan's Party To Launch Protests Across Pakistan Against His Ouster
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to launch a countrywide protest campaign on Wednesday (April 13) against the removal of its government.
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Student Stopped Afghan Man's Deportation By Refusing To Sit Down On Plane
Around the world - from Chicago to Munich to Roskilde, Denmark - airports have become centers of political protest over deportations. Activists have blocked airport entrances, demonstrated outside terminal fences, and even stormed a runway in attempts to stop flights carrying deportees.
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Congress Disrupts Rajya Sabha For Fourth Day, Forcing House to Adjourn Several Times
Uproar by Congress against alleged "vendetta politics" in the wake of the National Herald case continued to disrupt Rajya Sabha for the fourth day today with the House witnessing two adjournments in the pre-noon session.
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'Rahul Gandhi Instrumental in Disrupting Parliament, Must Give Proof': Government
Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi, Government today dared him to give proof in Parliament on his allegations against the government and Prime Ministers Office on the National Herald issue instead of wasting time of the House, after the opposition party stalled proceedings alleging political vendetta.
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Congress Gets Support from Trinamool Congress In Its Anti-Government Protests
Congress today found support from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) as it accused the government in the Lok Sabha of "repressing" opposition leaders.
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Congress Protests Lead Rajya Sabha to Adjourn Twice
Protests over "politics of vendetta" continued in Rajya Sabha for the second day today, with Congress members forcing two adjournments of the House till noon by storming the Well and raising anti-government slogans.
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Traffic Chaos in Jaipur Amid Protests Against Demolition of Temples for Metro
Religious groups in Rajasthan have announced a two-hour traffic blockade in Jaipur on Thursday to protest the demolition of temples for the construction of a metro train network.
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Pakistan's Imran Khan Shuts Down Parts Of Karachi
The latest round of protests against the Pakistani government led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan disrupted life in parts of Karachi, the country's largest city and economic heart, on Friday.
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Pakistan Army to Meet as Political Impasse, Violence Continue
After night-long clashes in Islamabad between anti-government demonstrators and security forces that left three people dead and about 450 others injured, the situation continued to be tense and uncertain even as the Army Chief General Raheel Sharif summoned a meeting of corps commanders today.
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Thai political protests paralyse several more ministries
Thai opposition protesters besieged several more ministries in Bangkok on Tuesday in a bid to topple the government, as Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra faced a no-confidence motion in parliament and warned against "mob rule".
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Thai protesters hurl own blood at PM's house
Red-shirted protesters hurled plastic bags filled with gallons (liters) of their own blood into the residence of the Thai prime minister on Wednesday, hoping their shock tactics will bring down his government.
