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Protests around the world
Protests in Hong Kong in 2019 and 2020 made headlines around the world. Here’s the latest news and updates from street protests happening elsewhere.
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9 September, 2024
Americas and the Caribbean
Arrest ordered for Bolivian ex-president Morales on human-trafficking charges
The former leader, who is accused of having a child with a minor, says the allegations are meant to torpedo his bid for a political comeback.
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South Korea
Martial law, memes and mayhem: the rise and fall of Yoon Suk-yeol
15 Jan 2025 - 11:16PM
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh demands return of billions stolen under Sheikh Hasina
15 Jan 2025 - 1:40PM
South Korea
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol detained
Investigators and police had to scale makeshift barricades set up by the impeached president’s supporters to gain access to his compound.
16 Jan 2025 - 12:25AM
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South Korea
South Korea’s Yoon labelled a ‘drug cartel leader’ amid reports of armed guards
Some guards were ‘determined’ to use assault weapons to prevent the impeached Yoon’s arrest, a presidential security agent told local media.
14 Jan 2025 - 10:43AM
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India
India’s growing rift with Bangladesh echoes its Pakistan tensions
As New Delhi voices concerns for Hindu rights in Bangladesh while sheltering the ousted Sheikh Hasina, accusations of meddling run rife.
12 Jan 2025 - 3:30PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in as opponents decry ‘coup’ and US raises bounty
The US and UK issued a bevy of sanctions on Maduro’s regime, with US Secretary of State Blinken slamming the inauguration as ‘illegitimate’.
11 Jan 2025 - 7:26AM
Americas and the Caribbean
Venezuela opposition leader ‘kidnapped’ then freed after anti-Maduro protest
Security forces ‘violently intercepted’ her convoy, Machado’s team said, but the authorities denied she had been detained.
10 Jan 2025 - 10:48AM
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South Korea’s Yoon to accept court decision, even ‘removal’ from office: lawyer
Despite facing arrest warrants and accusations of orchestrating an insurrection, Yoon maintains his innocence and views the situation as a battle for democracy.
9 Jan 2025 - 4:48PM
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South Korea
South Korea’s ruling party blames ‘Chinese people’ for Yoon’s impeachment
Critics accuse Yoon Suk-yeol’s People Power Party of unfairly fanning Sinophobia to deflect criticism from the impeached president.
7 Jan 2025 - 8:00AM
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South Koreans protest amid failure to arrest impeached President Yoon
Rival camps rallied on Saturday a day after a failed attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol.
4 Jan 2025 - 7:45PM
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South Korean investigators fail to arrest Yoon after lengthy stand-off
The anti-corruption agency abandoned the operation to arrest the impeached leader after facing resistance from his security team.
3 Jan 2025 - 6:31PM
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Taiwan
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Taiwan’s latest legislative punch-ups suggest democracy is in retreat
While scuffles in the legislature are practically a tradition going back decades, this year’s clashes have been more violent and disruptive.
5 Jan 2025 - 12:09PM
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European Union
New Georgian president sworn in; predecessor says he is not legitimate leader
Mikheil Kavelashvili was sworn in as president of Georgia on Sunday amid a political crisis and an election marred by violations.
29 Dec 2024 - 5:18PM
Venezuela
Venezuela opposition adviser holed up in Argentine residence calls it ‘prison’
Residence has been without power for more than a month, said Magalli Meda, adviser to opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
29 Dec 2024 - 6:48AM
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South Korean prosecutors: Yoon authorised ‘shooting’ during martial law bid
Suspended president Yoon Suk-yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament, according to prosecutors.
28 Dec 2024 - 5:53PM
South Korea
South Korea impeaches acting president Han, stirring new political chaos
Han is accused of refusing to appoint judges to fill vacancies at the Constitutional Court holding hearing on Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law.
28 Dec 2024 - 12:41AM
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South Asia needs to get its political house in order to turn around its economy
Political violence and social unrest have dented support for South Asian countries from investors and multilateral institutions.
27 Dec 2024 - 10:30AM
Africa
1,500 prisoners escape in Mozambique amid post-election unrest
Groups of protesters approached the penitentiary, triggering unrest inside and prompting inmates to knock down a wall and flee.
26 Dec 2024 - 9:29PM
North Korea
Revolution, elections and a baby hippo, this was the year in Asia
From climate change to political storms and a Taylor Swift world tour, Asia in 2024 was characterised by turbulence and surprises.
24 Dec 2024 - 9:30AM
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh seeks return of ex-PM Hasina from India amid embezzlement probe
The anti-corruption commission is investigating allegations of mismanagement and money laundering related to a Russian nuclear facility.
23 Dec 2024 - 10:16PM
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh faces election uncertainty amid unrest and weakened police force
Interim leader Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel laureate, plans to hold elections next year, but restoring order and public trust in the police is essential for credibility.
19 Dec 2024 - 7:13PM
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Arrest of South Korea’s former spy chief sheds light on martial law conspiracy
Noh Sang-won, former head of the Defence Intelligence Command, allegedly planned the coercive measures meant to enforce the decree.
19 Dec 2024 - 3:00PM
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North Korea
North Korean state media relishes ‘foolish’ Yoon’s downfall
Pyongyang’s state-run media gleefully eviscerated South Korea’s impeached president on Monday over his failed martial law decree.
16 Dec 2024 - 12:51PM
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh inquiry recommends feared police unit disbanded
Toppled Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina was accused of widespread human rights abuses, including disappearances carried out by the unit.
15 Dec 2024 - 8:31PM
Middle East
Iran arrests singer for giving online concert without hijab
Parastoo Ahmadi, who was accompanied by four male musicians, wore a black sleeveless and collarless dress but no headscarf.
15 Dec 2024 - 4:46AM
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South Korea martial law 2024
The fall of Yoon Suk-yeol: from South Korea’s rising star to impeachment
Once hailed as a reformer and anti-corruption crusader, Yoon’s presidency spiralled into chaos amid scandal and short-lived martial law.
14 Dec 2024 - 6:52PM
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South Korea
‘Victory of the people’: South Korea’s Yoon impeached over martial law fiasco
Yoon Suk-yeol has been suspended from office while South Korea’s Constitutional Court deliberates on his future.
14 Dec 2024 - 6:55PM
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