Tag: Protest
Witnessing Bangladesh’s student protests turn deadly
Cars and buses crammed with home-bound commuters veered around the roadblocks set up to separate the group from the traffic
Bangladesh student group suspends protests over death toll
What began as demonstrations against politicized admission quotas for sought-after government jobs snowballed into some of the worst unrest
Citizens march to Kathmandu as illegal mining dries up Nepal’s rivers
In some villages in Nepal, natural water sources—also used for agriculture—have already dried up completely
Philippine church groups join 38th EDSA People Power Anniversary protest
“A testament to the power of the people” and “a reminder that collective action can overcome even the most daunting challenges”
Chinese police interrogate and beat Tibetans arrested in dam protest
Since Feb. 14, monks and residents have been peacefully protesting the planned construction of the Gangtuo hydropower dam
Indian ‘warriors’ face police to back protesting farmers
The protests echo similar ones in January 2021, when farmers used their tractors to smash through barriers and rolled into New Delhi
Prabowo leads Indonesia race by wide margin with half votes counted
Prabowo's backers celebrate his potential win, while 1990s military victims' families protest, mourning lost children shot or disappeared
Crowd of Indonesians storms Rohingya shelter, demanding refugees be deported
Most of the Rohingya who arrived in Aceh have left crowded and violent refugee camps in Myanmar’s neighbor, Bangladesh
Indonesia deploys riot police over protests against China-backed project
Around 1,000 people protested in Batam City on Monday over a plan to develop Rempang island into a Chinese-funded economic zone
Photos: Indigenous People walk against dam project in ancestral land
The people called on the government to stop the construction of the Kaliwa Dam in the provinces of Quezon and Rizal