Minor girl was raped by more than 30 men in the presence of parents :
Relations December 11, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This Every weekend for two years, men would come home and rape her, the 12-year-old told counsellors. Some were known to her father, some were not. It all began, she said, with her father inviting friends home for drinks. The inebriated men would tease and grope her in front of her parents. Sometimes, she […]
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Hong Kong protests: Police surround Hong Kong University campus after night of violence
Relations November 18, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This Police are surrounding a Hong Kong university campus after a fiery overnight stand-off with hundreds of protesters inside. Dozens of protesters tried to leave after sunrise but turned back as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. The police said tear gas was fired because “a large group of masked rioters…suddenly charged at […]
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Share This Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri has announced his resignation after 13 days of protests over political corruption and economic turmoil. His televised address came soon after violence broke out on the streets, when supporters of two Shia groups attacked protest camps and roadblocks in Beirut. They set tents on fire and beat anti-government […]
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Share This Protesters fired buses and factories in reaction of fare hikes of metro Five people have died after a garment factory was set ablaze by looters near Chile’s capital Santiago amid a wave of violent protests. The military and police used tear gas and water cannon against protesters and a curfew was imposed in […]
READ MOREShare This The leader of one of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy groups has been taken to hospital after being attacked. Photographs on social media showed Jimmy Sham of the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) lying in the street, covered in blood. From hospital, the activist said he “remained committed to the ideal of peaceful non-violence”. […]
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Share This Chinese state media accused NBA Commissioner Adam Silver of ‘willing to be another handy tool for US interference’ after he insisted the league would not apologise for a tweet supporting pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong China on Wednesday slammed NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s defence of free speech, cancelling a basketball fan event and […]
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Police opened fire on protesters, death toll crossed 100:Iraq Unrest
Relations October 6, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This At least eight people were killed in new clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters on Sunday, the sixth day of unrest in which the death toll has now passed 100 and more than 6,000 have been wounded.FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators gather during an anti-government protest, in Baghdad, Iraq October 5, 2019. The […]
READ MOREProtest against Corruption, Unemployment and incompetency in Iraq; Death toll reached upto 100: UN called to end anti-government protest
Relations October 6, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This The United Nations has called for an end to the “senseless loss of life” in Iraq as the death toll from anti-government protests nears 100. Demonstrators say they are taking a stand against unemployment, poor public services and corruption in the country. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, said: […]
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Hong Kong Months Protests Result: Carrie Lam announced to withdraw extradition bill
Relations September 4, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she will withdraw the highly controversial extradition bill which triggered months of protests. The proposal, introduced in April, would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China. The bill was suspended in June when Ms Lam called it “dead”, but she stopped short of […]
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Share This Police and protesters faced off in Hong Kong for the 13th consecutive weekend of pro-democracy protests, amid plumes of tear gas and scattered fires. For only the second time this summer, police rolled out a water cannon — this time shooting a few jets of blue dye.Earlier in the day, thousands took to the streets […]
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