A total of about fifteen people were detained in Myanmar authorities' crackdown on a 200-strong demonstration here on Thursday in support of core students' strike underway in Bago region's Latpadan with regard to issue of national education law amendment.
An Egyptian appeal court on Sunday cut the sentences of 23 pro-democracy activists accused of violating the country's protest law from three to two years in prison, state-run al-Ahram online website reported.
A senior Pakistani politician, Imran Khan, Monday led an anti-gov't rally in the eastern city of Lahore to push for his demand for investigation into what he called fraud in last year's parliamentary polls.
Britain's anti-racism organization Stand up to Racism is calling for a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in London on Wednesday against the decision of a grand jury not to indict a police officer for killing an unarmed African American teenager.
Vietnam asks Cambodian government to take effective measures to "prevent wrongdoings" by protesters in front of Vietnamese embassy in Cambodia, a Vietnamese official said on Thursday.
Protests continued and commercial activities were suspended in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday after Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain was arrested on Tuesday for interrogation in Britain, local media reported.
Thai caretaker government can control the situation during two mass rallies expected to be staged by opponents and supporters of the government on April 5, Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said Tuesday.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry summoned Thursday a number of European ambassadors in Cairo to protest those states which signed a statement criticizing human rights in Egypt, state-run MENA news agency reported.
Thai army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday pledged to closely work with the government-run Center for Managing Peace and Order (CMPO) to further strengthen security following the death of a core protest leader on Sunday.
Indian police on Monday detained Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while he was on his way to protest outside Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's office in the national capital.
There were violent incidents in the center of Madrid on Saturday night after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest against the government's proposed law on citizens' security.
At least 10 people were injured in Turkey's Diyarbakir in a police crackdown on a protest to denounce the death of two demonstrators in the eastern province of Hakkari, local Daily News reported Monday.
The Thai government on Wednesday pressed core protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban to surrender to pave way for talks on his "political agenda".
Thousands of people gathered Monday on major streets in the heart of the Thai capital in protest of the government's legislation to grant "blanket amnesty" to those involved in previous unrests and bloodsheds.
Thousands of supporters of the opposition in Cambodia on Thursday morning continued their protest against the disputed July's election by marching to the embassies of the United States, the United Kingdom, and France in order to submit petition.
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) launched Wednesday a three-day mass demonstration at the capital's Freedom Park to demand a review of election results that handed victory to Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party.
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on Thursday appealed to its supporters to take part in a three-day mass protest against the July 28 election results that handed victory to the Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party.
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