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Thousands continue protests against Indonesia’s new jobs law

02 Nov 2020

Thousands of workers in Indonesia on Monday continued their protests against the country’s new jobs law that critics say will erode labor rights and weaken environmental protections. The Confederation of...

Indonesian unions vow mass protests if president signs jobs law

24 Oct 2020

Indonesia’s workers will stage further mass protests across the country if President Joko Widodo signs new jobs measures into law next week, the head of the main labour group said...

Polish police detain 15 people after protests over abortion ruling

23 Oct 2020

Polish police detained 15 people after protests in Warsaw late on Thursday against a near-total ban on abortion, a police spokesman said on Friday. Poland's Constitutional Tribunal ruled on Thursday...

Thai court suspends local online TV amid protests

20 Oct 2020

A Thai court approved the suspension of the online platforms of domestic Voice TV on Tuesday, after an investigation into content alleged to have breached emergency measures aimed at ending...

Thai police seek probe of media over protests: Document

19 Oct 2020

Thai police are seeking an investigation of four media outlets and a protest group over their coverage of protests on suspicion of breaking emergency measures restricting information, according to a...

Thailand cracks down on pro-democracy protests

15 Oct 2020

Thai authorities rounded up protest leaders under sweeping emergency powers announced Thursday as it launched a crackdown on escalating pro-democracy demonstrations that have also targeted the unassailable monarchy. Three top...

Thailand bans protests as challenge to establishment escalates

15 Oct 2020

Thailand’s government banned protests and police arrested at least three protest leaders on Thursday in the face of escalating demonstrations targeting King Maha Vajiralongkorn as well as Prime Minister Prayuth...

Bangladesh weighs death penalty for rapists as protests flare

10 Oct 2020

Protests rocked Bangladesh on Saturday as hundreds of people took to the streets to demand justice after a series of rapes and sexual assaults that have spurred the government to...

Clashes erupt in protests against new Indonesian jobs law

08 Oct 2020

Police and demonstrators clashed in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday on the third day of protests and labour strikes against a polarising new jobs law passed in Southeast Asia’s...

Indonesian workers stage rallies over passage of controversial jobs bill

06 Oct 2020

Indonesian workers launched protests in several cities on Tuesday to oppose the passage a day earlier of a controversial new jobs law that the government says is vital to attract...

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