Activism

58+ min ago   (190+ words) A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging restrictions on protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and the designation of alternative sites for public demonstrations. Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar's standing order of October 11 de-notified Jantar Mantar and designated…...

24+ min ago   (589+ words) Leaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were detained early on Tuesday after they entered a heavily-guarded protest site and chanted slogans demanding the country's election chief resign over a controversial revision of electoral rolls. Footage showed the two - along…...

47+ min ago   (453+ words) Islamabad: Leading international human rights organisation Amnesty International has expressed serious concern over reports of arbitrary detentions of key leaders in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, including the chief minister, as well as internet disruptions in the region, questioning the proportionality…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (550+ words) Home » Nation and Beyond » Delhi High Court to hear pleas for uniform SOPs on protests An advocate has petitioned the Delhi High Court to enforce existing regulations strictly and establish a uniform standard operating procedure (SOP) for public protests to…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (234+ words) Video. Clashes near Brussels-Midi station leave around ten arrested, including nine minors, as student and anti-austerity protests continue in Belgium. Video. Belgium: 9 minors arrested as clashes erupt near Brussels-Midi Clashes near Brussels-Midi station leave around ten arrested, including nine minors,…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (646+ words) France readied on Tuesday for fresh nationwide demonstrations supporting students who have been protesting poor classroom conditions for weeks, with authorities and participants wary of further violence. The mobilisation, backed by unions and the far-left opposition France Unbowed party, was…...

32+ min ago   (231+ words) This comes a day after Bengaluru police detained over a 100 persons for trying to march to the office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge…...

30+ min ago   (757+ words) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday defended India as a "mother of democracy," as protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter fraud are intensifying. "A wide range of issues are debated openly, and diverse…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (322+ words) Kerala Women’s Commission Chairperson P. Satheedevi urges women to respond strongly and legally against all forms of domestic and gender-based violence Assert Legal Rights: Women must actively use legal protections rather than enduring abuse in silence. Reject Silence and Fear:…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (378+ words) David Willetts is Chair of the Resolution Foundation. Young people are rioting in countries across the world. France and India are are the two most dramatic cases at the moment. They are worth investigating as there are some common threads…...