by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Dec 12th, 2023QUETTA: The local administration deployed a heavy contingent of police and other security forces, sealing the red zone area of the provincial capital on Monday evening before the arrival of the long march participants protesting against the killing of Balaach Mola Bakhsh in the CTD encounter in Turbat. Hundreds of people, including family members of Mr Balaach and women, reached Mastung town on Monday. The local administration placed…
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By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 28, 2023Nepal has seen a series of demonstrations lately—by pro-Hindu groups in Dharan and Nepalgunj, by the monarchist Rastriya Prajatantra Party in Jhapa, and by supporters of controversial medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai in Kathmandu. These protests have alarmed the country’s top political brass. Thousands of people demanding the restoration of Hindu state and constitutional monarchy staged demonstrations in Dharan in August-end, and in Nepalgunj and a few…
Academics express mixed reactionsby Shamima Rita in Dhaka Tribune, Nov 24, 2023In the midst of political turbulence and unrest in the country, the educational landscape finds itself in a challenging predicament. Due to the violent hartals and blockades, academic activities at many institutions, especially the annual examinations, have been severely disrupted. Against this backdrop, students from 15 schools in Dhaka formed separate human chains on the streets on November 21, simultaneously demanding a safe environment…
Report in Dawn, October 30th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The government’s position on the situation in Gaza was criticised on Sunday as tens of thousands of people attended protests organised to condemn Israeli atrocities against Palestinians. The biggest gathering was held by Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) at the Embassy Road in Islamabad, attended by thousands of party workers and leaders.Addressing the gathering, JI emir Sirajul Haq lamented the government for not playing the role which was required on the Gaza…
report in Economy Next, Oct 6, 2023 at 08:09 pmSri Lanka’s Public Security Minister Tiran Alles, who has tabled a controversial Online Safety Bill (OSB) in the parliament, has agreed to have broader consultation with key stakeholders before voting in the legislature. Opposition parties, media organizations, and social media activists have raised concerns over the government move to introduce the bill. Though the government initially said the expected legislation was to protect children and women…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, July 24, 2023 Updated at 22:25 hrsNepal Media Society and Advertising Association of Nepal have said that their attention has been drawn to the protests being organised in the name of Kantipur Joint Struggle Committee on the premises of Kantipur Publications. Issuing a joint press statement on Monday, the two umbrella organisations said that although it is natural for workers and employees to present their demands to the company management,…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, July 11, 2023The struggle against the naming of Province 1 as Koshi by indigenous groups continues unabated as the newly appointed Chief Minister Uddav Thapa commented that a change in the province’s name is not possible anytime soon. A day after the province got its new chief minister from the ruling coalition, protesters rallied on motorcycles in Okhaldhunga demanding an identity-based name for the province. As soon…
Tightening its grip over Tibet, Chinese authorities have promulgated new regulations that are designed to snap any possible links between Tibet based monks and India based Dalai Lama. Effective from November 1, 2010, the decree will affect recognition of reincarnations inside Tibet as all the major leaders of four sects of Tibetan Buddhism are presently in India. China is building a dam on the Salween River near a site considered as sacred by local Tibetans…