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Sheikh Hasina To Muammar Gaddafi, A Look At Leaders Who Fled Uprisings
Many supposedly invincible leaders have been forced to flee their countries or have gone into hiding to avoid incarceration, execution, or political retaliation by successor governments due to revolutions, military coups or mass protests.
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Bangladesh Seeks Death Penalty For Sheikh Hasina Over Protest Deaths
A prosecutor in a special domestic tribunal in Bangladesh sought the death penalty Thursday for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a case involving charges of crimes against humanity in a mass uprising last year that forced her to leave.
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'Violent Uprisings Don't Change Anything': Mohan Bhagwat On Gen Z Protests
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said Thursday that violent civil protests - such as last month's Gen Z-led agitation in Nepal that overthrew a corrupt government and forced political change, and similar movements in Sri Lanka in July last year and in Banglad
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Bangladesh's Challenges Ahead Of Yunus-Led Polls In February
Bangladesh has been in political turmoil since a student-led uprising forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee into exile last year, ending her 15-year autocratic rule.
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Sheikh Hasina Gave "Shoot" Orders During Deadly Bangladesh Protests: Report
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered security forces to "shoot" at students during last year's mass protests, according to a leaked phone call authenticated by the BBC.
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"Strong Indications" Bangladesh Security Forces Used "Unnecessary" Force: UN
The United Nations said Friday there were strong indications that the Bangladeshi security forces used unnecessary force in tackling the student-led uprising that ousted premier Sheikh Hasina.
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Muhammad Yunus Honours Heroes, First Act As Bangladesh Interim Leader
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus led a solemn tribute to Bangladesh's fallen independence heroes in the first act of his interim government on Friday, after a student-led uprising forced predecessor Sheikh Hasina into exile.
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6 Killed In Protests In Myanmar As US, Allies Vow To Restore Democracy
At least six protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the military government.
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Refugee Footballer, Jailed In Thailand, Takes Overnight Flight To Freedom
Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi made a triumphant return to Australia Tuesday, ending a two month ordeal that saw him jailed in Thailand and threatened with forced return to his native Bahrain.
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Jallikattu: Human Rights Panel Sends Notice To Tamil Nadu Government Over Police Violence
The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Tamil Nadu government and the state police over reports of "unprovoked excesses" committed by the forces in quelling the pro-Jallikattu protests in Chennai.
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Wedding Revellers in Afghan Village Exult Over Taliban Rout
Ankle bells chimed as male dancers shimmied beneath chandeliers in midnight wedding revelry that drew together an entire frontline Afghan village just days after its residents humiliatingly routed the Taliban.
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Star Wars: Uprising for Android and iOS Is a Prequel to Force Awakens
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens out this December, the Disney marketing machine is in full swing.
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Man Shot Dead by Police in Tunisia Protest, Say Witnesses
A man was shot dead on Sunday in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the southern Tunisian town of Dhiba, near the border with Libya, during a protest over the economy, witnesses said.
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Tight Security for 'Defining' Tunisia Vote
Tunisians vote on Sunday in an election seen as pivotal to establishing democracy in the cradle of the Arab Spring uprisings, with security forces deploying heavily to avert extremist attacks.
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Government Forces Set to Take Homs, Cradle of Syrian Uprising
Syrian forces say that they will take full control on Thursday over Homs, a city once vibrant with pro-democracy crowds but now associated with images of ruin that epitomise the brutality of Syria's civil war.
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Sheikh Hasina To Muammar Gaddafi, A Look At Leaders Who Fled Uprisings
Many supposedly invincible leaders have been forced to flee their countries or have gone into hiding to avoid incarceration, execution, or political retaliation by successor governments due to revolutions, military coups or mass protests.
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Bangladesh Seeks Death Penalty For Sheikh Hasina Over Protest Deaths
A prosecutor in a special domestic tribunal in Bangladesh sought the death penalty Thursday for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a case involving charges of crimes against humanity in a mass uprising last year that forced her to leave.
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'Violent Uprisings Don't Change Anything': Mohan Bhagwat On Gen Z Protests
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said Thursday that violent civil protests - such as last month's Gen Z-led agitation in Nepal that overthrew a corrupt government and forced political change, and similar movements in Sri Lanka in July last year and in Banglad
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Bangladesh's Challenges Ahead Of Yunus-Led Polls In February
Bangladesh has been in political turmoil since a student-led uprising forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee into exile last year, ending her 15-year autocratic rule.
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Sheikh Hasina Gave "Shoot" Orders During Deadly Bangladesh Protests: Report
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered security forces to "shoot" at students during last year's mass protests, according to a leaked phone call authenticated by the BBC.
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"Strong Indications" Bangladesh Security Forces Used "Unnecessary" Force: UN
The United Nations said Friday there were strong indications that the Bangladeshi security forces used unnecessary force in tackling the student-led uprising that ousted premier Sheikh Hasina.
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Muhammad Yunus Honours Heroes, First Act As Bangladesh Interim Leader
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus led a solemn tribute to Bangladesh's fallen independence heroes in the first act of his interim government on Friday, after a student-led uprising forced predecessor Sheikh Hasina into exile.
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6 Killed In Protests In Myanmar As US, Allies Vow To Restore Democracy
At least six protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the military government.
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Refugee Footballer, Jailed In Thailand, Takes Overnight Flight To Freedom
Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi made a triumphant return to Australia Tuesday, ending a two month ordeal that saw him jailed in Thailand and threatened with forced return to his native Bahrain.
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Jallikattu: Human Rights Panel Sends Notice To Tamil Nadu Government Over Police Violence
The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Tamil Nadu government and the state police over reports of "unprovoked excesses" committed by the forces in quelling the pro-Jallikattu protests in Chennai.
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Wedding Revellers in Afghan Village Exult Over Taliban Rout
Ankle bells chimed as male dancers shimmied beneath chandeliers in midnight wedding revelry that drew together an entire frontline Afghan village just days after its residents humiliatingly routed the Taliban.
-
Star Wars: Uprising for Android and iOS Is a Prequel to Force Awakens
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens out this December, the Disney marketing machine is in full swing.
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Man Shot Dead by Police in Tunisia Protest, Say Witnesses
A man was shot dead on Sunday in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the southern Tunisian town of Dhiba, near the border with Libya, during a protest over the economy, witnesses said.
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Tight Security for 'Defining' Tunisia Vote
Tunisians vote on Sunday in an election seen as pivotal to establishing democracy in the cradle of the Arab Spring uprisings, with security forces deploying heavily to avert extremist attacks.
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Government Forces Set to Take Homs, Cradle of Syrian Uprising
Syrian forces say that they will take full control on Thursday over Homs, a city once vibrant with pro-democracy crowds but now associated with images of ruin that epitomise the brutality of Syria's civil war.
