Protest
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Indonesia’s anti-government protests – in pictures
Demonstrations erupt in Jakarta over perceived lavish allowances of parliament members and ‘corrupt elites’Pro…
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‘Because of women it became a people’s revolution’: what has changed one year on from Bangladesh’s student uprising?
Five female activists talk about their lives since Sheikh Hasina was ousted – and how the country can secure l…
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‘We share a history and the future’: diaspora communities in UK decry Kashmir conflict
At a demonstration in Westminster, people from both sides of India-Pakistan divide call for more than mere cea…
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Two killed in Kathmandu rally demanding return of Nepal monarchy
Dozens of royalists injured in clashes with police fuelled by political instability and economic discontentTwo…
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‘Making art made me feel free’: the prison paintings of Myanmar’s Htein Lin
The artist, who has an exhibition at Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery, created a unique body of work from jail unifor…
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Thousands of rival protesters rally in Seoul after Yoon Suk Yeol avoids arrest – video
South Koreans for and against impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol rallied on adjacent streets in the Hannam-dong…
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Thousands of rival protesters rally in Seoul after Yoon Suk Yeol avoids arrest
Crowds gather outside South Korean presidential residence where suspended leader is protected by security offi…
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Working on a world free of nuclear arms | Letters
Readers Aaron Tovish, Diana Francis and Caroline Westgate respond to our editorial about arms control to preve…
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‘I was very lucky’: activist and blogger Lu Yuyu on escaping China
Released from prison in 2020 after being jailed for ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’, he became increa…
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South Koreans stage mass rally to demand removal of Yoon Suk Yeol
Hundreds of thousands gather in central Seoul to protest against president suspended over martial law declarat…
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Hong Kong police issue bounties for six more overseas activists
HK$1m rewards target people accused of national security crimes who fled after pro-democracy protestsHong Kong…
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Whaling activist Paul Watson celebrates release from jail after Denmark refuses extradition to Japan
US-Canadian founder of Sea Shepherd, who was arrested in Greenland in July, will now spend Christmas with his …
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South Korea deploys K-pop light sticks and dance in protests against president
Christmas carols, K-pop merchandise and food trucks create positive atmosphere as protesters seek to oust Pres…
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South Korea police raid President Yoon’s office over martial law declaration
News of raid comes as officials say Yoon’s former defence minister attempted suicide while in custodySouth Kor…
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K-pop and autocrats: jolt to democracy lays bare South Korea’s two sides
While some say political turmoil has harmed country’s cultural reputation, others say it proves resilienceIn t…