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AFP The party, which ruled Georgia since 2012, is reportedly founded by a billionaire who made his fortune in Russia. The party is often accused by critics of trying to move the country closer to Russia and away from the EU. Ahead of October’s elections, it pushed through legislation targeting independent civil society and curbing […]
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Tiblisi: Facing condemnation from the United States and defiance from his own president, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze praised police on Sunday for cracking down on protesters who he said were acting on foreign orders to undermine the state. Georgia, a country of 3.7 million people that was once part of the Soviet Union, has been […]
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A demonstrator uses fireworks during a protest against the new government’s decision to suspend the European Union accession talks and refuse budgetary grants until 2028, in Tbilisi, Georgia, December 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Georgia on Saturday said 107 people were arrested during a second night of protests sparked by the government’s decision to […]
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Days after the arrest of Spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, another Hindu priest was arrested in Bangladesh’s Chattogram, sources said on Saturday. The arrested priest was identified as Shyam Das Prabhu, who reportedly went to meet Chinmoy Krishna Das in jail. He was arrested without any official warrant, the sources said, adding that the practice allows […]
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ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das. Photo: X/@VHindus71 Protests broke out at the Bangladesh capital Dhaka hours after the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Monday (November 25, 2024) announced that Chinmoy Krishna Das, leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh, had been arrested. The protesters had come to the Shahbag neighbourhood of the […]
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has “repeatedly” followed up on the incident. | Photo Credit: AP Iran has lodged a protest with Moscow regarding what it described as the “violent” arrest of Iranian students at a university in the Russian city of Kazan, state media reported Saturday (November 23, 2024). Two Iranian students who visited […]
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Civil society members staged a silent march at the U.N. climate summit | Photo Credit: REUTERS Civil society members staged a silent march at the U.N. climate summit, condemning the developed nations’ proposal to increase annual climate finance to a meagre $250 billion by 2035. They called on the developing world to reject what they […]
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In this photo taken from video released by TV Pirveli on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, an opposition representative splashes black paint on the face of Giorgi Kalandarishvili, the chairman of the Central Election Commission, before the results of Parliamentary elections were announced in Tbilisi, Georgia. | Photo Credit: AP The head of Georgia’s Central Electoral […]
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. File | Photo Credit: AP Malaysia has protested new maritime laws in the Philippines that it says encroach on its territory, a government official said Friday. Deputy Foreign Minister Mohamad Alamin said Malaysia sent a protest note on Thursday over the Philippine laws. Experts have found that reference documents related […]
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A Nihang Sikh warrior holds a placard as he takes part in a protest near the Canadian embassy in New Delhi on November 10, 2024, against the recent attack on a Hindu temple in the city of Brampton, near Toronto in Canada. | Photo Credit: AFP Amid fears of an “extremely high level of violent […]
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