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Myanmar's Suu Kyi to face court after deadly crackdown
AFP, Published on 01/03/2021
» YANGON: Ousted Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has not been seen since last month's military coup, is due to face court Monday after a deadly weekend crackdown against relentless democracy protests.
6 dead as Myanmar junta intensifies crackdown on anti-coup protests
AFP, Published on 28/02/2021
» Myanmar security forces shot dead at least six protesters Sunday in the bloodiest action so far to smother opposition to the military coup four weeks ago.
Myanmar forces disperse rallies with 3 reported dead
AFP, Published on 28/02/2021
» YANGON: Myanmar security forces violently dispersed anti-coup rallies around the country on Sunday, with reports of at least three protesters killed in the crackdown.
Hundreds more girls feared taken in Nigeria
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» KANO, Nigeria: Gunmen raided a school in northwestern Nigeria overnight, abducting students, local authorities said Friday, raising fears that the country had been hit by another mass kidnapping.
With historic wins, Democrats seize US Senate control
AFP, Published on 07/01/2021
» ATLANTA: Democrats seized control of the US Senate Wednesday with dramatic election wins in Georgia, slapping Donald Trump's party with a crushing loss two weeks from the president's exit and handing Joe Biden comprehensive power in Washington.
Chinese court jails 10 Hong Kong democracy activists for up to three years
AFP, Published on 30/12/2020
» HONG KONG: A Chinese court on Wednesday jailed 10 Hong Kong democracy activists for up to three years over a bid to flee the city by speedboat to Taiwan, as a crackdown on dissent in the territory intensifies.
Workers riot at India iPhone factory over 'exploitation' claims
AFP, Published on 14/12/2020
» BANGALORE, India: Authorities vowed to crack down on workers who went on a violent rampage at a Taiwanese-run iPhone factory in southern India over allegations of unpaid wages and exploitation, with 100 people arrested so far.
Iran executes opposition figure Ruhollah Zam
AFP, Published on 12/12/2020
» TEHRAN - Iran authorities on Saturday executed Ruhollah Zam, a former opposition figure who had lived in exile in France and was implicated in anti-government protests, days after his sentence was upheld.
Death toll rises to 10 in Colombia rioting over police killing
AFP, Published on 11/09/2020
» BOGOTA - At least 10 people were killed and hundreds wounded after rioting broke out in the Colombian capital Bogota during protests over the death of a man repeatedly tasered by police, authorities said Thursday.
Cambodia jails another activist as crackdown widens
Published on 10/09/2020
» PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian activist has been imprisoned for five years on a charge of plotting to overthrow the government, a court said on Thursday, bringing to 17 the number of Prime Minister Hun Sen's opponents detained or convicted since late July.