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New Public Order Legislation introduced in response to Bondi terror attack Law gives police power to prevent community harm and intimidation with balance struck between peaceful protests and protecting public safety Cook Government committed to building safe and inclusive communities through effective law reforms New laws to be introduced to Parliament this week by the

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protesters angry over Iran’s ailing economy conducted a sit-in Tuesday at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, witnesses said, with security forces ultimately firing tear gas and dispersing demonstrators as the rest of the market shut down. The protest at the Grand Bazaar , the beating heart for centuries of both Iran’s

On January 7, a 37-year-old mother, Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis. Since then, there’s been tumult with protests raging across various parts of the United States, demanding their removal from their cities. These protests also spilled on to the red carpet at

Bangladesh Protests Live Updates: A riot-like situation erupted in Bangladesh following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent youth leader of the country’s 2024 pro-democracy uprising A crowd gathers near the premises of the Prothom Alo daily newspaper which was set on fire by mobs in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 19, 2025. (Photo: Mahmud

The All Progressives Congress, APC Integrity Network has urged President Bola Tinubu, the National Working Committee of the APC, and security agencies to investigate what it described as a coordinated campaign to bring down prominent members of the party through state-sponsored blackmail. The pressure group within the ruling party alleged that the Zamfara State Government

Idowu Adebomi The people of Igbara-Oke in Ondo State have gathered to protest against the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Igbara Oke, citing allegations of extortion and misconduct. In a video making waves online, the people trooped out in their numbers to protest at the premises of the police station to register their displeasure about

Angry bank customers burned tyres and blocked streets in Ibadan on Wednesday in protests over the scarcity of naira cash. News Direct gathered that the protesters first converged on the Eleyele junction, in the Ibadan North West Local Government Area of the state. The protesters blocked the ever-busy Eleyele-Ologuneru-Eruwa road...

The monitoring board of Facebook’s parent business asserts that the site erred in removing a post containing a common protest chant against the leader of Iran.Information Guide Nigeria In July, Meta administrators stated that the phrase “marg bar Khamenei” (literally “death to Khamenei”) violated community standards...