Protests held across the island over pensions
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The organization for the pensioners’ rights protection staged several protest campaigns in main cities across the island including in Colombo this...
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More images from protests across the UK
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Here are some more images from cities around the UK, where protesters have gathered to express their anger following the death of...
Prez Sec. has to focus more on protests than duties: President
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A number of protesting groups from state institutions daily hold agitation campaigns in front of the Presidential Secretariat and as a result, the...
Protests in Pakistan’s Kasur after boys’ bodies found
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Angry crowds have protested in the Pakistani district of Kasur after the bodies of three boys were found. Police have confirmed one was raped...
Hong Kong Tennis Open postponed due to protests
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Hong Kong Tennis Open, due to start on 5 October, has been postponed because of ongoing protests. The organisers said they would be...
IUSF protest tear-gassed
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the protesting university students at the Lotus Roundabout in Colombo a short while ago, Police...
Hong Kong protests: YouTube shuts accounts over disinformation
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Google has shut down 210 channels on YouTube it said were part of a “coordinated” attempt to post material about the ongoing protests in...
Hong Kong protests: Huge crowds rally peacefully
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Organizers say 1.7 million people turned out at Sunday’s pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, amid increasingly severe warnings by Beijing. Police put the figure...
Hong Kong protests: Flights resume as airport authority restricts protests
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Hong Kong airport has resumed operations after a night of chaos which saw protesters clash with riot police. Hundreds of flights were cancelled on...
Hong Kong protests: Police defend use of ‘disguised’ officers
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Hong Kong police have admitted deploying officers disguised as anti-government protesters during mass unrest that rocked the city on Sunday. Some officers disguised themselves...