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Flash mobs hit streets of Yangon
AFP, Published on 01/05/2021
» YANGON: Explosions blasted off throughout Myanmar's largest city on Saturday as protesters held flash marches for democracy, defying a brutal junta that has held onto power for three blood-drenched months.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi hit with new criminal charge
Published on 12/04/2021
» YANGON: Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with a fresh criminal charge on Monday, as the junta's tough crackdown on dissent rolls on.
China approves radical overhaul of Hong Kong's political system
AFP, Published on 30/03/2021
» HONG KONG: Chinese leaders endorsed a sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system Tuesday, slashing its number of directly elected seats and ensuring a majority of the city's lawmakers will be selected by a reliably pro-Beijing committee.
Protesters defy Myanmar junta's campaign of fear
AFP, Published on 20/03/2021
» YANGON: Protesters took to the streets across Myanmar again on Saturday, defying the junta which has increasingly sought to crush the uprising with a campaign of violence and fear.
At least 8 protesters killed in Myanmar
Published on 13/03/2021
» YANGON: At least eight people were killed in Myanmar on Saturday as security forces opened fire on protesters, including those who continue to defy a nighttime curfew to demonstrate against last month’s coup, local media reported.
China says legal moves on Hong Kong a 'combination of punches' to end chaos
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» BEIJING: China's plans for electoral reform in Hong Kong, coupled with the imposition of a security law, amount to a "combination of punches" to quell unrest in the southern city, a top Beijing official said Friday.
China says legal moves on Hong Kong a 'combination of punches' to end chaos
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» BEIJING - China's plans for electoral reform in Hong Kong, coupled with the imposition of a security law, amount to a "combination of punches" to quell unrest in the southern city, a top Beijing official said Friday.
Schoolboy among five dead in Senegal unrest
AFP, Published on 07/03/2021
» KOLDA (SENEGAL) - A schoolboy was killed during violent protests in Senegal at the weekend, officials said, bringing the death toll from days of violence in the West African state to five.
Fresh clashes in Senegal capital after opposition leader held
AFP, Published on 06/03/2021
» DAKAR - Senegalese police fired tear gas in clashes with supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Friday after a court ordered him held in custody following two days of violence over his arrest.
Myanmar police fire stun grenades after journalist arrested overnight
Published on 02/03/2021
» YANGON: Myanmar police fired stun grenades to disperse protesters in the city of Yangon on Tuesday, witnesses said, as foreign ministers of neighbouring countries were due to hold talks with the military in an effort to quell deadly violence.