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[Link] Families of drafted Russian soldiers accuse Putin of snubbing them
Read: 23/11/2022 www.theguardian.com
Two months after mobilising tens of thousands of Russian men, the Kremlin has said that Vladimir Putin will grant some of their mothers and wives an audience to quell fears over the mass call-up.
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[Link] Police attacked in Belfast at protest over Northern Ireland protocol
Read: 4/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Police in Belfast have been attacked with missiles and fireworks following a demonstration against the Brexit protocol in the north of the city. The disorder on Wednesday night took place on Lanark Way in the loyalist Shankill Road area close to the peace wall.
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[Link] Colombia Police Respond to Protests With Bullets, and Death Toll Mounts
Read: 6/5/2021 www.nytimes.com
The eruption of anger in Colombia, where at least 24 have died as the government cracks down on the protests, could spread to other countries in the region that share the same combustible conditions. BOGOTÁ, Colombia — A teenager shot to death after kicking a police officer.
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[Link] Netherlands shaken by third night of riots over Covid curfew
Read: 27/1/2021 www.theguardian.com
About 150 people were arrested on Monday in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, where shops were vandalised and looted, and the mayor, Ahmed Aboutaleb, issued an emergency decree giving police broader powers of arrest.