Topic: Protests
Māori Perform Haka in New Zealand Parliament to Protest Treaty Bill
New Zealand’s parliament faced a temporary halt as Māori legislators staged a protest against the Treaty Principles Bill. The protest featured a traditional haka led by Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke,...
Rajasthan Honour of Dead Body Bill, 2023
The Rajasthan Assembly recently passed a significant bill, known as the Rajasthan Honour of Dead Body Bill, 2023. This bill aims to penalize protests involving dead bodies and...
Peru Crisis: Protests Turn Deadly
Peru is currently facing its worst outbreak of violence in over 20 years, as clashes between security forces and protesters have left at least 40 people dead. The...
What is the Basij?
The Basij, also known as the Organization for the Mobilization of the Oppressed, is a volunteer paramilitary force in Iran that has been deployed by the government to...
Fridays for Future Campaign
Fridays for Future activists have launched climate change protests in Germany and other countries. Key facts About 280,000 people in over 270 cities and towns across Germany are...
Committee on RRB Exam Concerns
The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has created a committee to look into the concerns raised by students. What is the issue? The RRB released an employment notification for...
Police and Crime Bill: Why are people protesting in UK?
In the United Kingdom, thousands are protesting against the new legislation introduced in the British Parliament. The new legislation is called the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill,...
Supreme Court suspends implementation of Farms Laws
The Supreme Court recently suspended the implementation of three farm laws to end the disagreement between the farmers and Government of India. What was the judgement pronounced by...
What is “George Floyd” protest in news currently?
The United States is facing nation wide protests over the death of an African American George Floyd. Highlights George Floyd, an African American man of age 46 died...
UP Cabinet passes ‘Recovery of Damage to Public Properties Ordinance 2020’
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet recently passed the ‘Recovery of Damage to Public Properties Ordinance 2020’ for recovery of losses caused by damage to public property during violent protests.... Organisations supporting protests cannot be deprived of foreign funds
The Supreme Court recently ruled that an organisation supporting public causes by legitimate means of opposition like ‘bandh’ and ‘hartal’ cannot be deprived of its legitimate right of...
