News Update Philippines lodges diplomatic protest against China’s presence in South China Sea 1 Jun 2021 The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said Saturday that it has registered a diplomatic complaint over China's "continued unlawful presence" in the South China Sea's Pagasa Islands. The statement expressed…
News Update Animal Rights Law passed in Cuba amid Protests 4 Mar 2021 After decades of rejecting citizens' calls for animal rights legislation, the Cuban government has finally passed a long-awaited animal protection statute. The Animal Welfare Bill mandates that state agencies and…
News Update Twitter to Impose Limits on Accounts in India Following the Threat of Government Legal Action 11 Feb 2021 Upon receipt of a notice of non-compliance and threat of legal action by the Indian government, Twitter will re-implement restrictions on certain Indian accounts. Thousands of farmers have protested following…
News Update Poland Implements near-total ban on Abortion 29 Jan 2021 Following the controversial decision by the Constitutional Court of Poland, amid the huge protests Poland implemented a near-total ban on abortion. The Constitutional Court ruled in October that a 1993…
News Update Centre moves Supreme Court seeking an injunction against proposed farmers tractor rally on Republic Day 12 Jan 2021 The Centre on Monday, moved the Supreme Court seeking an injunction against the proposed tractor, trolley march or any other kind of protest which seeks to disrupt the august gathering…
News Update Meeting of Centre-farm unions cancelled, farmer leaders say, will discuss after draft proposal 9 Dec 20209 Dec 2020 The farmers’ protest against the three new agricultural laws has entered the day *14*, Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said that their meeting with the central government which…
News Update Occupation of public spaces in the name of protests not acceptable, says SC in Shaheen Bagh Verdict 8 Oct 2020 A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari delivered the verdict in a special leave petition filed against the Shaheen Bagh protests on wednesday. Before approaching…
News Update Bail has been granted to Akhil Gogoi by Gauhati High Court in three cases related to Anti-CAA Protests 17 Jul 2020 Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak granted bail to Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) peasant leader Akhil Gogoi while hearing in bail pleading in three cases registered against the accused in Chabua…
News Update Anti CAA protests: SIT probe recommended by NHRC 27 Jun 2020 The National Human Rights Commission' recommendation report comes in response to the complaints filed against the police violence amidst the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act,2019. The protests took place…