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Protests around the world

Protests around the world
Protests in Hong Kong in 2019 and 2020 made headlines around the world. Here’s the latest news and updates from street protests happening elsewhere.
A man visits the web page of the newly formed Cockroach Janta Party in India. Photo: AP
India

Young Indians protest through parody ‘cockroach’ party

The Cockroach Janta Party echoes a broader trend across South Asia, where youths have played a central role in anti-government movements.

Americas and the Caribbean

Bolivia’s capital under siege as protests and blockades deepen crisis for president

Israel-Gaza war

Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla, denies using live ammunition

United States

ICE agent charged over shooting of Venezuelan immigrant in Minnesota

Minnesota county charges Christian Castro in a non-fatal shooting during Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Protesters clash with ICE agents in Minneapolis in January. Photo: TNS
US, Israel war on Iran

Kenya protesters block roads in nationwide public transport strike over fuel

In Nairobi, demonstrators burn tyres on key roads, with both the Iran war and corruption cited for rising petrol and diesel costs.

Music

Bulgaria’s Dara wins Eurovision contest, beating out Israel for top spot

The usually good-natured competition has faced a boycott by five countries over the Gaza conflict.

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Africa

Ugandan president, 81, sworn in for new term after 40 years at the helm

The five-year term might be his last, with his son and presumptive heir emerging as de facto ruler.

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, a US ally on regional security, is often credited with presiding over relative peace and stability. Photo: AP
Middle East

Jailed Iran Nobel laureate transferred to hospital after medical crisis

Narges Mohammadi’s transfer comes after days of pleading by her family and others who described her condition as critical.

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Australia

Riot erupts over Australian indigenous girl’s suspected killer

About 400 indigenous people gathered at the hospital where ‌the suspect was taken after being beaten unconscious by locals.

India

A Delhi-Dhaka thaw? India opens door to Sheikh Hasina extradition talks

The former Bangladeshi leader and close Indian ally remains ‘a strategic asset for Delhi’, an analyst says.

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Sheikh Hasina speaks to the media after casting her vote in Dhaka on January 7, 2024. Photo: AP
Nepal

Nepal minister quits amid financial scrutiny after just weeks in office

Home Minister Sudan Gurung was a key figure in the Gen-Z protests last September that toppled Nepal’s previous government.

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Sudan Gurung, a Gen Z movement protest leader who became Home Minister, drives a car after the oath-taking ceremony outside the presidential office in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 27, 2026. Photo: EPA
European Union

Bulgaria’s pro-Russian former president set for strong election win: exit polls

In his campaign, Rumen Radev talked about improving relations with Moscow and resuming the free flow of ‌Russian oil and gas into Europe.

Middle East

Dozens detained in New York City protest over US arms sales to Israel

Whistle-blower Chelsea Manning was among those held in a protest led by the anti-war group Jewish Voice for Peace.

European Union

Ireland police remove farmers, blockades protesting against fuel price rises

The protests have led to blockades at Ireland’s only oil refinery and prevented tanker trucks from delivering fuel to petrol stations.

Tractors block O’Connell Street on the fifth day of the National Fuel Protest, in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday. Photo: AP
Bangladesh

Vaccine coverage gaps spur Bangladesh’s deadly measles outbreak

Health authorities launched an emergency vaccine campaign on Sunday, with UN agencies aiming to protect more than 1.2 million children.

A child diagnosed with measles receives treatment in a paediatric ward at a hospital in Dhaka on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Gun violence in the US

Video sheds light on Minnesota ICE shooting after charges against men collapsed

Authorities initially accused 2 Venezuelan men of beating an ICE officer during a chase and scuffle in Minneapolis in January.

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Nepal

Nepal’s ex-PM Oli arrested over alleged role in crackdown on protesters

Oli says he will fight the ‘vindictive’ arrest, as former home minister Ramesh Lekhak is also detained.

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Nepal

Nepal’s probe into deadly uprising finds ex-prime minister, officials ‘reckless’

The report is proposing prison sentences of up to 10 years for K.P. Sharma Oli and other top government officials.

People burn tyres during a demonstration in Kathmandu on September 9 to condemn the Nepali police’s deadly crackdown on protesters. Photo: AFP
Sexual harassment and assault

Thousands rally against online sexual violence, pornographic deepfakes in Berlin

The protest highlighted German actress Collien Fernandes, whose ex-partner allegedly created profiles in her name to make contact with men.

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Ukraine war

Most of Ukraine’s Chernihiv region has no power after Russian attack

Meanwhile, although Putin’s regime has thwarted protests over the blocking of the popular messaging app, Telegram, there is still discontent.

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Middle East

Many more to follow? As Iran hangs 3 young men, rights groups raise alarm

The three are the first to be executed from among tens of thousands arrested during a brutal crackdown on protests in January.

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In this image from video circulating on social media in January, protesters in Tehran, Iran, dance around a bonfire as they take to the streets. Photo: UGC via AP
United States

US government sues Harvard over anti-Israel protests, ‘hostile environment’

The Trump administration is seeking to be released from its obligation to pay millions of dollars in federal funds to the university.

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Demonstrators gather to protest Harvard’s stance on the war in Gaza and show support for the Palestinian people outside Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in April last year. Photo: AFP
Africa

Madagascar’s leader orders lie detector tests for prospective ministers

President Randrianirina orders polygraph screening, seeking people who are more than ‘60 per cent clean’.

Israel-Iran conflict

Police arrest 12 as hundreds join banned pro-Palestinian march in London

Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood agreed to ban the march after police said it was organised by a group ‘supportive of the Iranian regime’.

Indonesia

Acid attack on Indonesian activist raises fears for democracy under Prabowo

Andrie Yunus, who had previously received threats for his activism, was rushed to hospital with burns to 24 per cent of his body.

Indonesian students and activists try to tear down a gate in front of the parliament building in Jakarta during a protest against the revision of the country’s military law on March 20, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE
Crime

New York police say device thrown near anti-Islam protest was explosive

FBI investigates after two suspicious devices were thrown near a protest led by a far-right influencer opposed to public Muslim prayer.

A man flees after throwing a home-made explosive device towards police in New York on Saturday. Photo: AFP
United States

US activists, politicians rally on anniversary of civil rights march

The US Supreme Court is considering a case that could limit the ability of minority voters to elect their chosen candidates, spurring protests.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh rations fuel as US-Iran war stresses energy supplies

One man was killed on Saturday night in the southern district of Jhenaidah after an altercation with petrol station staff over refuelling.

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