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    Hong Kong court rejects mask ban challenge as fresh protests break out

    Hong Kong court rejects mask ban challenge as fresh protests break out

    06 Oct 2019

    A Hong Kong court rejected on Sunday a challenge to an emergency law criminalising protesters wearing face masks as democracy activists hit the streets again in defiance of the ban...

    Paris climate activists kick off global Extinction Rebellion protests

    Paris climate activists kick off global Extinction Rebellion protests

    06 Oct 2019

    Hundreds of climate activists barricaded themselves into a Paris shopping centre for hours ahead of a planned series of protests around the world by the Extinction Rebellion movement. Campaigners faced...

    HK protesters defy mask ban as city grinds to a halt

    HK protesters defy mask ban as city grinds to a halt

    06 Oct 2019

    Masked pro-democracy protesters marched through Hong Kong in defiance of a ban on face coverings as much of the city ground to a halt on Saturday, with the subway suspended...

    Five more killed as death toll in Iraq clashes nears 100

    Five more killed as death toll in Iraq clashes nears 100

    05 Oct 2019

    Clashes between police and protesters killed five people in Baghdad on Saturday in a resumption of anti-government unrest, as security forces deployed in their hundreds to keep demonstrations away from...

    No respite in Iraq violence as death toll mounts to 53

    No respite in Iraq violence as death toll mounts to 53

    04 Oct 2019

    Security forces opened fire directly at hundreds of anti-government demonstrators Friday in central Baghdad, killing at least 10 protesters and injuring dozens, hours after Iraq’s top Shiite cleric warned both...

    Hong Kong set to discuss emergency laws as further protests planned

    Hong Kong set to discuss emergency laws as further protests planned

    04 Oct 2019

    Hong Kong’s government is expected to discuss sweeping emergency laws on Friday that would include banning face masks at protests, two sources told Reuters, an unprecedented move to ease months...

    Protests multiply in Iraqi capital after three killed

    Protests multiply in Iraqi capital after three killed

    02 Oct 2019

    Popular protests multiplied across the Iraqi capital on Wednesday, as demonstrators braved live fire and tear gas from security forces in rallies that have left three dead over the past...

    HK rallies erupt as anger mounts over shot protester

    HK rallies erupt as anger mounts over shot protester

    02 Oct 2019

    Flash-mob rallies broke out in Hong Kong on Wednesday as anger mounted over police shooting a teenage protester who attacked officers in a dramatic escalation of the violent unrest that...

    Baghdad tense as protests turn violent

    Baghdad tense as protests turn violent

    01 Oct 2019

    Police used tear gas, water cannon and live fire to disperse demonstrators in Baghdad on Tuesday, wounding several people as thousands of Iraqis rallied in protest against unemployment, government corruption...

    Police shoot Hong Kong protester in chest during clashes

    Police shoot Hong Kong protester in chest during clashes

    01 Oct 2019

    A Hong Kong police officer shot a protester in the chest with a live round on Tuesday after his unit was attacked by demonstrators during sustained clashes in the city,...

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