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The Karnataka state government passed the Licensing and Regulation of Protests, Demonstrations and Protest Marches (Bengaluru City) order 2021 in January 2022

It is a historical fact that powerful elites do not wish to be diverted from pursuing their selfish interests by the public. Minimal, unthreatening expressions of dissent may be tolerated in ostensible ‘democracies’. But public opinion needs to be managed, manipulated or, if necessary, simply ignored. After all, as Noam Chomsky has said, real ‘democracy is

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BBC Guernsey's political reporter looks back at how the debate on GST dominated politics in 2023.

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Koran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam's holy book was burned, causing outrage. Denmark and Sweden experienced a series of public protests this year where anti-Islam activists burned or otherwise damaged copies of the Koran, triggering demands that the Nordic governments ban the practice. According ...

More than 100 activists gathered at the United Nations' climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday, in a peaceful protest demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.

The Russian authorities are trying to suppress public protests by the wives of Russian soldiers, including through pay-offs and discrediting them online, following small protests in Moscow in November, UK Defense Intelligence said in a report posted on X on Dec. 2.

The Supreme Court says 13 leaders and top officials mishandled the economy, which led to its collapse.

An award-winning New York Times Magazine writer resigned from the publication Friday after signing a letter criticizing Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Jazmine Hughes, who had also previously worked as an editor for the magazine, signed the “Writers Against the War on Gaza” petition, which labels Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza a “genocide.”…

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