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JAKARTA — Over 1,000 motorcycle taxi drivers staged a strike in several Indonesian cities on Thursday (Aug 29) to protest against low pay, and called on the government to provide more protection against what they say are unfair practises by ride-sharing companies.
A week before Imran Khan’s PTI plans a mass rally, the ruling party introduces a bill in parliament seeking to allow officials in the capital to ban public events.
The Bangladeshi nationals were sentenced to long prison terms for protesting against the unrest in their home country.
KOLKATA — Five years ago, the government of West Bengal state in India pledged to clamp down on violence against doctors. It promised public hospitals better security equipment, female guards to support female physicians and controlled entry points, according to an internal government memo seen by Reuters.
Grief-stricken parents share how their young children were killed during the July unrest and crackdowns on students.
KOLKATA, India — Police in India fired teargas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters marching in the eastern city of Kolkata on Tuesday (Aug 27) to demand the resignation of a top state minister in the wake of a gruesome rape and murder of a trainee doctor.
The United States government is accused by Chinese commentators of having initiated a “color revolution” that surfaced in Bangladesh when students rallied on the streets in the South Asian country in July.
JAKARTA — Indonesia's parliament shelved planned changes to electoral laws on Thursday (Aug 22) after protesters in the capital set fires and faced down tear gas and water cannon over legislation they say would weaken opponents of the outgoing president and his successor.