Protests

Amid the ongoing issue against the hijab ban in schools and colleges in Karnataka thousands of people gathered to protest in Maharashtra's Malegaon. The organization named 'Jamiet Ulema e Hind' has organized the protest and four organizers have been arrested under Section 144 for protesting against police permission. However, on January 1, 2022, the controversy began over the hijab and the matter is pending with the Karnataka High Court. 

After the introduction of the state of emergency, the first civilian aircraft landed at Kazakhstan's Almaty airport. The Kazakh city situation got worsened due to the protest over a hike in gas prices. Paramilitary units were guided at the airport and civilian planes were prohibited. The Civil Aviation Committee of Kazakhstan said on January 13, the Almaty airport would resume. Residents of Zhanaozen and Akatu started the mass protest. 

Mutilated body of a man, with hands and legs chopped off, was found near farmers’ protest site at the Singhu border in the early hours of October 15. The man was brutally murdered and his body found was found tied to a police barricade. the gruesome incident has caused huge outrage among the farmers. An FIR has been registered against an unknown person. More details are awaited.

Amid the economic and unemployment crisis, thousands of protesters have gathered in Brazil's Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, on October 3. People are chanting "out Bolsonaro, out Bolsonaro and Bolsanaro must leave, impeachment now!". Reportedly, high prices on basic food items and 14 million unemployment at their peak have escalated the anger of Brazilians. Opposition leaders such as Ciro Gomes and Alessandro Molon have also joined the Janeiro… read-more

Nearly 2000 Turks were protesting against the Covid-19 obligations announced by the Turkish government in Istanbul on Sept 11. Reportedly, the protesters were maskless, shouting slogans, holding placards, the Turkish Flag, and singing songs in the name of personal rights. The hashtag "Martepe is everywhere, Resistance is Everywhere" is trending in Turkey. Protestors said, “We oppose all these obligations...I think the vaccine is not perfect,… read-more