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Workers at the Amazon warehouses went on strike ahead of the holiday rush
Amazon workers in several US cities, including Chicago, New York and Atlanta, have begun a one-day strike ahead of the holiday shopping season to protest against the company’s “insidious greed”. The workers are calling for better working conditions and wages, along with healthcare and retirement benefits. This comes as Amazon announced a record profit of…
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The Anti-Semitic Awareness Act needs to be stopped
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered at US’ Kent State University on Saturday to protest against Israel’s offensive in Gaza. The war in Gaza happened 54 years ago when a similar campus demonstration ended in four student deaths. “Israel’s planned incursion into the southern city of Rafah, and the larger problem of antisemitism on campus are…
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Student protesters are in danger of being banned from campus if they get arrested
Twelve protesters were arrested at the University of Mary Washington after refusing to vacate an encampment on its campus in Washington DC, reports said. At Yale University, nearly 300 faculty members signed a letter condemning what they said was “the criminalization of Yale students engaged in recent acts of peaceful protest”. They wanted the university…
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The protests of 1968 and 2024 at Columbia University are not the same
Over 300 students of Columbia University in New York City took over the university’s offices and classrooms on Monday in a protest against a proposed gym on the campus. They said the gym would give second-class access to the local community. White and African-American students coordinated a protest against the gym which critics said would…
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There are deadlines and the risk of arrest for pro-Palestinian campus protesters
Student activists at US’ Columbia University have agreed to remove some of the tents they had set up outside the university to protest Israel-Palestine conflict. The protesters said that the university had threatened to call the National Guard and the New York Police Department if they didn’t remove the tents. The students had set up…
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The pro-Palestinian march is in D.C
Protesters in US’ Washington and other cities took to the streets to protest against the US’ military aid to Israel. They carried signs saying, “Stop US military aid to Israel.” Over 9,480 Palestinians have been killed by Israel over the last four weeks, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Israel intensified its ground offensive in the…
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Following the Gaza hospital blast, protests erupt for Palestinians from Amman to D.C
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Washington, DC on Wednesday to protest the death of over 100 people in an explosion at a Gaza hospital. They chanted pro-Palestinian slogans and waved Palestinian flags. The hospital blast was reportedly caused by a rocket launch by Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad and was followed by…
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More than six thousands of subreddits went dark to protest the changes
Several Reddit subreddits are going private for 48 hours on June 12 to protest against CEO Steve Huffman’s FridayAMA and API pricing hike. The move has been organised by a subreddit called r/Save3rdPartyApps. “I…hope Reddit listens. showing humanity through apology and recognising that this process was handled poorly, and concrete promises to give developers more…
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The Montana House punishes Rep. Zooey Zephyr for being a transexual
Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat, has not been allowed to speak by the Speaker of the house in the US state of Montana. Zephyr was ignored after saying she wanted to speak during a debate. Protesters shouted “Let her speak” on Monday after Zephyr was ignored. Zephyr said she has the option to apologise and again…
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There has been rocket fire from militant groups in Lebanon and Gaza
Israeli police on Friday used batons to disburse a crowd of Palestinians who chanted Hamas slogans as they attempted to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. An hour later, according to videos, people leaving prayers staged a protest on the limestone courtyard, with Palestinians raising their fists and shouting in support of Hamas rocket…
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Will other states follow in the wake of the Tennessee House Republicans expulsion of 2 Democrats?
Three Democrats have been expelled from the US state of Tennessee for disrupting proceedings in the state House of Representatives over a rally on gun control. The expulsions came after House Speaker Cameron Sexton said that the Democrats had “began shouting without recognition” during their protest and “proceeded to disrupt proceedings of the House Representatives”.
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As the Tennessee House votes on expelling Democrats, what should we know?
Three Democratic US lawmakers in the US state of Tennessee have been expelled after they used a megaphone to protest against gun violence on the floor of the state House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House said the three Democrats actions were unacceptable and that they had violated several rules on the House floor.
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6 people have arrest orders for the Mexican immigration center fire
A Mexican prosecutor said that no public employee or private security officers attempted to open a locked door after a group of migrants set ablaze an immigration centre in Mexico’s Jaurez, which killed 39 migrant workers. The fire started when a group of migrants set mattresses on fire. Migrants who were inside the center have…
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The bill in Florida would give the governor power over state universities and ban gender studies
Hundreds of students, activists and political leaders marched on the state Capitol in Florida on Wednesday to protest against the government’s rejection of a new African-American studies Advanced Placement (AP) course. The marching was led by the Rev Al Sharpton, who held a rally outside the state Capitol. Earlier, Florida’s Department of Education had informed…
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Capitol Police have been put on high alert for protests planned on the second anniversary of the January 6 insurrection
The Secret Service has been keeping a close eye on calls for “civil war” since former US President Donald Trump asked his supporters to protest what he said was his impending arrest, CNN reported. Last week, the Secret Service had warned that Trump’s supporters were planning violence. However, officials said there was no evidence of…
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A judge in West Virginia says it is possible to keep a ban on transschool athletes.
As many as 10,000 students walked out of their schools in Virginia, the US, on Tuesday to protest against Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposed policies on transgender students in schools and schools. The protesters claimed the policies will lead to trans students not being able to participate in sports and other activities. Earlier, thousands of students…
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People in the Chinese diaspora use the social network to protest.
Thousands of people took to the streets of China’s Wuhan city to protest against the government’s zero-COVID-19 policies. The protests, called the Sitong Bridge protest, have taken place in several parts of China and around the world in the past week. There have been eight deaths due to COVID-19 in China so far.
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Beijing is not changing its course despite the rising anger at the policy.
A woman was seen screaming abuse at the hazmat-suited workers in China’s Shanghai who were trying to stop her from protesting against COVID-19 vaccinations, Weibo video of the incident showed. The woman, who was in her 30s, said she wanted to protest against the government’s move to impose a lockdown after President Xi Jinping’s re-election.