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Protests around the world

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.
People hold a banner and flags during a rally in Madrid, Spain, following the eviction of 87-year-old woman Maricarmen Abascal. Photo: dpa
People hold a banner during a rally organised by anti-eviction campaigners in Madrid, Spain, following the eviction of 87-year-old woman Maricarmen Abascal. Photo: dpa
Housing activists react on Wednesday after Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was taken away on a stretcher to an ambulance, following her eviction from her Madrid home. Photo: Reuters
Spain

Spain’s housing crisis in spotlight with eviction of pensioner, 87

Thousands have protested in outrage at the eviction and a market widely denounced as unaffordable for renters and buyers.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s opposition protests against contentious judicial reforms

Pakistan

Sisters of Pakistan’s Imran Khan arrested in Lahore, jailed ex-PM’s party says

United States

ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Texas

Man in custody pending removal as Austin mayor demands local police be involved in shooting investigation.

Authorities deploy non-lethal weapons near a demonstration where a man was shot by an ICE officer in Austin, Texas. Photo: AP
France

Thousands march in France against ‘licence to kill’ draft law

Protesters target legislation granting officers presumption of legality when using firearms.

Thailand

‘Not for sale’: Thais take to streets in rare protest against Israel

The protest follows months of complaints about illegal landholding, cultural disrespect and proliferation of Israeli religious houses.

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Albania protests against Trump-linked development turn violent after 100th day

Dubbed the ‘flamingo revolution’, the demonstrations seek to halt the massive project over the environmental damage it could cause.

Police block a protester during a demonstration in Tirana, Albania, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Nepal

A year on, Nepal remembers 76 lives lost in protests that ousted government

The commemoration came as the country continues to mourn the vast loss of life from devastating floods two weeks ago.

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Britain

UK minister slams ‘thuggish’ anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth

The gathering was the second anti-migrant demonstration in two days, after masked men disrupted traffic in the port of Dover ‌on Saturday.

Britain

Masked anti-immigrant protesters block UK port

‘Having the path of your vehicle blocked by men wearing black paramilitary gear and balaclavas is extremely intimidating’.

Black-clad and masked demonstrators gather at a train station after blocking roads in the UK port town of Dover. Photo: via dpa
United States

ICE agents in US to be equipped with pain-delivering shock gloves

Agency says gloves will be used in ‘high-tension environments’, like managing detainees and controlling crowds.

A demonstration of electric shock gloves at the Oklahoma County Detention Centre. ICE has signed a US$16.7 million deal to equip its officers with similar devices. Photo: Oklahoma City Free Press via AP
Bangladesh

Rahman will not visit India until Hasina extradited to Bangladesh

Foreign ministry officials played down media speculation about a possible trip to India next week by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

India

India’s Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training

This came weeks after massive youth-led protests forced the education minister to resign.

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India

Opinion | China found the word India’s ‘cockroach’ protests missed

China’s crisis crept in over years, slow enough for a society to find a term for the phenomenon and debate it, while India’s arose over a single exam season.

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Protesters in Mumbai celebrate after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest movement on July 26. Photo: AP
India

The View | If India wants an edge on China, it must study education reform

While recent protests were triggered by irregularities in the national medical entrance exam, the quality of education more broadly warrants attention.

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Indian Youth Congress party workers hold placards featuring India’s education minister Dharmendra Pradhan during a protest over the alleged national medical school entrance exam irregularities, in Mumbai on June 2. In July, Pradhan announced his resignation after countrywide protests. Photo: AFP
Bangladesh

Opinion | South Asia’s Gen Z protests offer one lesson in common

From Sri Lanka and Nepal to Bangladesh and India, youth protests have shaken or even toppled governments, but creating lasting change has been more challenging.

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Indonesia

Indonesia warns against users spreading fake news ahead of its Independence Day

The move by some shopping centres and office complexes in Jakarta to erect barricades has fuelled speculation about potential unrest.

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India

Most Indians ‘not happy’ with way Modi handled exam scandals: survey

Even among supporters of Modi’s ruling coalition, 40 per cent registered their disapproval with his government’s actions.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia on July 10. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
India

India’s Modi wants to forgive CJP protesters who hurled ‘vile abuse’ at him

The prime minister calls the insults directed at him and his late mother ‘mistakes made in youth’ that require guidance, not legal action.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina vows to return despite believing she ‘may be killed’

The ex-prime minister sidesteps the question of her return to politics, saying: ‘Power is not my destination. Service to the people is’.

India

Opinion | India’s ‘cockroach’ protests reveal a deeper social mobility crisis

Promises of economic abundance alone can’t sustain public trust when Asia’s younger generations value fairness of opportunity over growth.

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A child holds a placard during a gathering in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party to celebrate the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in Mumbai on July 26. Photo: AFP
India

Video | Protesters celebrate after India’s education minister quits

India’s latest street rallies, also known as ‘cockroach’ protests, have been a challenge to PM Narendra Modi as politicians joined youngsters demanding change.

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters chant slogans, hold placards and wave national flag as they celebrate the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination paper leaks, following a protest, in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2026. REUTERS/Indranil Aditya
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United States

US border tsar says vetting of ICE officer under review after Maine shooting

Tom Homan said if claims that David Brouillette had a history of mental health struggles are true, he should not have cleared vetting.

India

From marches to memes: why India’s youth turned against Modi

Even the resignation of education chief Dharmendra Pradhan may not be enough to placate rising anger against the ruling BJP.

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India

India’s education minister quits in major win for youth protesters

India’s latest street protests have been a challenge to PM Narendra Modi as politicians joined youngsters’ calls ‌to demand action.

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Indian Youth Congress party workers hold placards of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan during a protest against the National Testing Agency over alleged exam irregularities in Mumbai on June 2, Photo: AFP
Bangladesh

Bangladesh president quits, leaving Hasina isolated ahead of return from exile

Mohammed Shahabuddin was pressured to step aside because of his long-standing ties to the former prime minister, sources say.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin greets Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on February 25, Bangladesh's National Martyred Army Day. Photo: Press Information Department
India

Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ends fast, but ‘cockroach’ protests to continue

Youth demonstrators are demanding the education minister’s resignation over exam leaks, in a challenge to Modi’s government.

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India

India’s ‘cockroach’ protests: a rare political opening for the opposition?

Analysts say Congress’ failure to be fully in sync with the movement reveals a missed opportunity to connect with India’s Gen Z.

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