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Mahsa Amini: Iranians defy crackdown with nationwide demonstrations

INTERNATIONAL Protesters across Iran defied a nearly month-long crackdown on Saturday, activists said, chanting in the streets and in universities against the country's clerical leaders in a sustained wave of anger at the death of Mahsa Amini. The protests sweeping Iran since Amini, a 22-year-old woman from the country's Kurdish region, died on 16 September while being held for "inappropriate attire" pose one of the most serious challenges to the Islamic Republic since the 1979 […]

today16 October 2022

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Protests in Sudan for fourth day, defying violent crackdown

INTERNATIONAL Hundreds of protesters in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, took to the streets for a fourth day in a row, after at least 10 people were killed by security forces during rallies earlier this week. A rally on Sunday against the military takeover led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan last October was met by a heavy deployment of security forces, including from the army and the Rapid Support Forces militia, witnesses […]

today3 July 2022

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Medics risk lives to treat injured in Myanmar anti-coup protests

Aye Nyein Thu finished medical school in Myanmar’s central city of Mandalay less than a year before the military seized power in a coup on February 1. Now, the 25-year-old is providing emergency medical assistance as state forces crack down on mass protests. “Most [victims] had head injuries because police are using batons to beat protesters. Some people were shot as well,” said Aye Nyein Thu, who estimated she had […]

today3 March 2021

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Police raid clubs operating illegally as coronavirus numbers increase

South Africans have been warned of a coming second wave of COVID-19 for weeks, and despite this, police in Johannesburg have made several arrests at a number of establishments that were not following health and social distancing protocols. Bars, shebeens and clubs in Johannesburg were among the establishments that were raided by Police Minister Bheki Cele himself and accompanying law enforcement officials for contravening the Disaster Management Act. Nightclubs have […]

today27 October 2020

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