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Embracing new forms of protest in Asia: Daily Star contributor
The writer says there is a lot to learn from popular protests, especially the creative ways of communication and tactics of sustaining the steam for a prolonged struggle.
A demonstrator takes part in a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb 17, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS
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Embracing new forms of protest in Asia
People show the three-finger salute as they rally in a protest against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Reuters
The anti-government protests currently sweeping through South and Southeast Asia appear to have gained extraordinary strength and resilience. Among the three ongoing mass protests in this region, the largest and most powerful is the farmers agitation in India, which has already passed ten weeks. These farmers are demanding the repeal of the government s new farm laws which aim to promote free market policies. In Thailand, anti-government protests that began a year ago resumed after a long pause due to the global pandemic. And the latest protest to attract global attention is in Myanmar where its powerful military, which seized power on February 1, faces a huge popular resistance, the kind of which has not been seen in many decades.
Delhi Police arrests five more for violence during Republic Day tractor parade
The Delhi Police has arrested five more people in connection with the violence that took place on Republic Day at Burari.
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NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has arrested five more people in connection with the violence that took place on Republic Day at Burari, officials said.
Surjeet alias Deepu (26), Satveer Singh alias Sachin (32), Sandeep Singh (30), Devender Singh (35) and Ravi Kumar (24) were arrested, they said.
According to police, three of them were from Nehru Vihar and two from Rohini.
Actor-activist Deep Sidhu, who was a prominent player behind the violence at the Red Fort, was arrested by police on Monday night.
Chakka Jam Ends, Farmers Block Roads in Several Parts of the Country
Around 50 people were detained near Shaheedi Park in central Delhi on Saturday for allegedly holding a protest in support of the chakka jam.
Farmers block a road at Singhu border during their chakka jam near New Delhi, February 6, 2021. Photo: PTI
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Chandigarh/New Delhi: Farmers protesting against the Centre’s new agriculture laws and other issues blocked roads at several places in the country, including in Punjab and Haryana between 12 noon and 3 pm on Saturday in response to the call given by the farmers’ unions for a nationwide ‘chakka jam’.