Page 7 - Protests

Lakshadweep policy crisis: Residents mount a 12-hour hunger strike

Lakshadweep residents on Monday held placards during a 12-hour hunger strike against the alleged anti-people policies brought in by the Lakshadweep administration.

No objection to peaceful protests, but can't tolerate breaking law: Khattar

Farmer groups have been protesting in the state alleging that JJP legislator Devender Singh Babli used abusive language against them when they were protesting in Tohana in Fatehabad district

Natasha Narwal surrenders at Tihar Jail after 3-week interim bail ends

JNU student Natasha Narwal surrendered at Tihar Jail on Sunday three weeks after she was granted bail to perform the last rites of her father who succumbed to COVID-19, officials said.

Japan's ambitious Olympics plans marred by 'cascade of calamities'

While polls show a majority of Japan's citizens want the Olympics postponed or canceled so far there's no indication Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga that the games will be called off.

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Futility of protest: Easier to start a revolution than influence its course

Myanmar, Belarus, China's Hong Kong and Russia have all pointed to a futility of protests, and that even sustained street revolutions fail now in country after country, writes T N Ninan

26 arrested in London over clash with police at 'Kill the Bill' protest

At least 26 people have been arrested after clashes between officers and demonstrators at a "Kill the Bill" protest in central London.

Haryana passes bill to recover damages to property during protests

The Haryana Recovery of Damages to Property during Disturbance to Public Order Bill, 2021 was passed in the state Legislative Assembly on Thursday

Foreign hand: Help or hindrance?

Book review of The Role of External Support in Nonviolent Campaigns: Poisoned Chalice or Holy Grail?

Battlefield Myanmar: At least 18 shot dead, hundreds under arrest

Police fire after lobbing stun grenades, tear gas; rights group condemns action

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A non-violent 'toolkit' for change

Non-violent campaigns led to regime change more than twice as often - that is, 53 per cent of the time compared to 26 per cent for violent campaigns, according to a study

US supports India's agri laws, remains silent on farmers' protests

Delhi police cites Greta's tweets in FIR; Oppn MPs stopped from meeting protesters

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Why it's time to rethink protests

Far from being an annoyance, mass movements are the only legitimate way of engaging the government today

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Amid protests, CM Sawant announces relocation of IIT-Goa campus

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday announced the relocation of the project elsewhere in the coastal state

Delhi taxi unions to join nationwide strike called by farmers on Dec 8

Commuters may face problems as some auto and taxi unions in Delhi have decided to join 'Bharat Bandh' on December 8 called by farmer unions protesting against the recent farm laws

Tejashwi Yadav booked for demonstration in Gandhi Maidan

Yadav and 18 others were booked for staging demonstration in a prohibited area without permission

Fortified Delhi lowers guard: Farmers allowed to hold peaceful protests

After day-long clashes with police at the capital's border, farmers get a hearing on Dec 3