Behind the Thailand Airport Protests
Region: Thailandby Mong Palatino Anti-government protesters are still occupying Bangkok’s two major airports. Thailand’s tourism officials have estimated that 240,000 passengers are still stranded in the country. Initial fli... more
Views: 1996Nepal Rocked by Protests After Kidnapping Victims Found Dead
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal November 28, 2008: Nepal's turmoil persisted into the second day as people took their rage at the discovery of two murdered kidnapping victims onto streets. Again people shouted anti-government slogans, ... more
Views: 1314At the Frontline of Taiwan's Protests
Region: Taiwan
by I-fan Lin It seems that many people, especially if you are outside Taiwan, found the recent protest against Chen Yinlin in Taipei confusing. Bob pointed out that in China, some incidents in the protest were interpreted... more
Views: 2665After Countrywide Protests, Pak Govt Suspends Power Tax
Region: PakistanPakistan: People protested country wide after increase in power tariff. The Government on Thursday suspended the recent increase in power tariff for 10 days across the country. A special committee comprising members of ... more
Views: 1838Demonstrators Attack Journalists in Belgrade
Region: Serbia
Posted by Sinisa Boljanovic to Global Voices Online Starting with the night when Radovan Karadzic was arrested, nationalist group members and high-ranking officials of the Serbian Radical Party have been gathering in the ... more
Views: 1705Seeking Justice in Afghanistan
Region: Afghanistan
Posted by Joshua Foust to Global Voices Online Despite its reputation for a very conservative brand of Islam, Afghanistan is deeply torn. Before the recent decades of war, the country was more known for its mystical Sufis... more
Views: 1602Violence in the Hazarajat, Protests in Kabul
Region: Afghanistan
Posted by Joshua Foust to Global Voices Online Afghanistan is one of those countries where minority issues drive nearly everything. They form the basis for why President Hamid Karzai is “the best game in tow... more
Views: 3234Case Registered Against Vice-President Jha in the Supreme Court
Region: NepalWhile nationwide protests against the first Vice-President Paramananda Jha are going on for the fourth consecutive day due to his oath-taking in Hindi, advocate Bal Krishna Neupane has filed a case today against him statin... more
Views: 1698Anti-China Protests and Nepal’s Geopolitical Sensitivity
Region: NepalThe Nepal government led by pro-India Nepali Congress has found itself in a difficult position as to Sino-Nepal relations and the everyday anti-China Tibetan protests in Kathmandu. The US Administration and New Delhi both ... more
Views: 2400Over 100 Tibetan protestors arrested in Nepal
Region: NepalNEPAL - Police on Friday arrested over a hundred pro-Tibet protestors outside the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu. Demostrators shouted "China liars" and "We want a free Tibet," according to reporters at the scene. Tibetans... more
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