Film industry professionals vehemently argue against plans to fund commercial movies over arthouse fare, calling it ‘Miri Regev 2’ Actors, filmmakers, directors and film industry professionals have banded together to…
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Nigeria’s president warns youth not to join ‘sinister’ protests
by Pete Barnettby Pete BarnettNigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has urged young people not to join nationwide cost-of-living protests planned for next week, saying they are the work of “sinister” people “capitalising” on the country’s…
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NLC denies withdrawing from nationwide protest
by Rudolph Royby Rudolph RoyThe Nigeria Labour Congress has denied reports that it has withdrawn from the planned nationwide protest against economic hardship scheduled for August 1. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the…
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What’s Behind Bangladesh’s Student Protests?
by Billy Hillby Billy HillBangladesh’s streets have again erupted with political violence. In early July, a university student protest began over Bangladesh’s job quota system that disproportionately benefits the descendants of Bangladesh’s 1971 liberation…
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Residents stage rare protest over power cuts in Russia’s Krasnodar
Residents in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar staged a rare protest on Saturday over electricity cuts and water supply interruptions due to a power grid failure amid record-high temperatures.…
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About 200 people protesting Gaza war arrested in congressional building, police say
About 200 demonstrators staging a sit-in against the war in Gaza were arrested on Capitol Hill Tuesday, according to U.S. Capitol Police, a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was…
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‘Kenya is not asleep anymore’: Why young protesters are not backing down
Weeks of antigovernment demonstrations demand an end to bad governance, corruption and for President Ruto to step down. Daniel Wambua did not flinch, even as police fired tear gas at…
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Demonstrators protest Netanyahu’s US visit, military aid to Israel
by Ivan Griffinby Ivan GriffinProtesters against the Gaza war staged a sit-in at a U.S. congressional office building on Tuesday, ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress. Capitol Police made multiple…
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One of Germany’s main regional airports had to halt flights on Wednesday morning after climate activist protesters glued themselves to the tarmac. Cologne-Bonn Airport after said “unauthorised people” gained access…
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How protests against a quota system turned into an uprising against Sheikh Hasina’s government. What began in Bangladesh as a mass student protest against job quotas has now morphed into…
