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Bolivia’s President Sends Bill to Empower Military as Blockades Paralyze Country

The proposal would codify emergency powers to let the armed forces clear road blockades, which raises fears of a forceful crackdown.

Manipur Constable Held Over Protest Violence, VDF Member Shot in 'Controlled' Firing

Rome Police Official Injured at Anarchist Protest as Government Vows No Intimidation

NIA Takes Over Malda Violence Probe, Registers 12 FIRs

San Quintín Protesters Block Transpeninsular Highway, Demand Mayor’s Ouster and Audit

Gauhati High Court Relocation: Bar Begins Hunger Strike as CJI Set to Lay Stone Jan. 11

Kolkata Police Open Suo Motu Case After BLO Clash at West Bengal CEO Office

Thousands in Manila Protest Flood-Control Graft, Demand Swift Prosecutions

Ivory Coast Ends Campaign as Ouattara Seeks Fourth Term in Tense Vote With Key Rivals Barred

Barricade Set Alight at Leipzig Housing Protest as Police Issue Dispersal Orders

Malden Woman Charged With Threatening to Kill Federal Agents During ICE Arrest

Cameroon Court Bars Maurice Kamto from October Presidential Ballot

Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Overhaul Provokes Mass Protests and Western Reproach

Idaho Activist Files $5 Million Claim After Being Dragged from GOP Town Hall

U.S. Added to Global Human Rights Watchlist Over Erosion of Civil Liberties

Austrian Far-Right Fails to Form Government After Coalition Talks Collapse

US, UK, and EU Criticize Pakistan's Military Court Sentences for Civilians

Court Rules Berlin Police Can Withhold 'Pain Grip' Training Documents