#Five dead in ongoing Myanmar protests to restore democracy

#Five dead in ongoing Myanmar protests to restore democracy

“#Five dead in ongoing Myanmar protests to restore democracy” At least five protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the military government. Two people were killed and several injured when police…

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#Myanmar’s searing smartphone images flood a watching world

#Myanmar’s searing smartphone images flood a watching world

“#Myanmar’s searing smartphone images flood a watching world” The images ricochet across the planet, as so many do in this dizzying era of film it, upload it, tell it to the world: scenes from a protest-turned-government crackdown, captured at ground level by smartphone users on the streets of Myanmar. Images shot across barricades and furtively…

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#Mexican president defends record as women protest

#Mexican president defends record as women protest

“#Mexican president defends record as women protest” MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador tried to focus attention Monday on the high number of women in his cabinet, and not on a day of protests over the fact he has refused to break with a governorship candidate accused of rape. Thousands of women…

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#Russia sues Google, Facebook, Twitter

#Russia sues Google, Facebook, Twitter

“#Russia sues Google, Facebook, Twitter” MOSCOW – Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests, the Interfax news agency cited a Moscow court as saying on Tuesday. Twitter, Google, Facebook each have three cases against them, with each violation punishable by…

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#Idaho protesters burn masks at state capital

#Idaho protesters burn masks at state capital

“#Idaho protesters burn masks at state capital” Protesters in Idaho staged a mask burning event at the state capital on Saturday, as frustration over coronavirus-related disruptions to daily life continue to fester. At least three lawmakers from the state legislature and the Lt. Gov Janice McGeachin were there to cheer them on, according to local…

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#NYC lawyer fights to get gun permit back from NYPD

#NYC lawyer fights to get gun permit back from NYPD

“#NYC lawyer fights to get gun permit back from NYPD” The NYPD took away his heat — and a Manhattan attorney is burning mad. Max Leifer is suing the NYPD because the department’s License Division shot down his gun permit renewal application — after nearly 50 years of him safely carrying a firearm. “It is…

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#Indian farmers mark 100 days of protest by blocking roads

#Indian farmers mark 100 days of protest by blocking roads

“#Indian farmers mark 100 days of protest by blocking roads” NEW DELHI – Indian farmers began gathering on Saturday to block a six-lane expressway outside New Delhi to mark the 100th day of protests against deregulation of agriculture markets, to add pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Farmers young and old headed in cars,…

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