Defying crackdown, hundreds of Iraqis protest for third day
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Hundreds of Iraqi protesters remained in Baghdad’s central Tahrir Square on Sunday, defying a bloody crackdown that killed scores over the weekend and an...
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Hong Kong: Petrol bombs tossed at police in latest protest
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A group of hardcore protesters threw petrol bombs at a police station as violence flared in Hong Kong during a banned march that drew...
Australian newspapers black out front pages in ‘secrecy’ protest
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Australia’s biggest newspaper rivals have made a rare showing of unity by publishing redacted front pages in a protest against press restrictions. The News...
Hong Kong protest leader Jimmy Sham ‘attacked with hammers’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The leader of one of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy groups has been taken to hospital after being attacked. Photographs on social media showed Jimmy...
Hong Kong protest march descends into violence
(UTV|COLOMBO) -Anti-government marches in Hong Kong have ended in rioting, with attacks on government offices, a metro station and businesses with ties to mainland China....
Protest demonstration held for Kashmir in front of Indian High Commission in Colombo – [VIDEO]
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A protest demonstration was organized in-front of the Indian High Commission in Colombo to highlight the Indian atrocities and human rights violations in Occupied...
Executive Officers’ protest: Passport one day and normal services suspended
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Emigration and Immigration Department yesterday suspended the one day and normal services of issuing passports due to the strike by the Government Service...
Egyptians protest against President Fattah al-Sisi
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Tear gas has been fired to disperse demonstrators in Egypt, at some of the first protests since President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi took power in...
Entry road to Galle Face closed from Lotus Roundabout due to protest
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The entry road to Galle Road has been closed from Lotus Roundabout due to a protest by differently-abled soldiers which is underway. Incidentally, this...
Heavy traffic at Technical Junction due to protest
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Heavy traffic congestion has been reported around Technical Junction in Maradana due to a protest march by university students. The protest, organized by...