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Gathered mainly from international media sources December 2020 - March 2021 |
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| The Covid-19 death toll surpassed the grim milestone on Tuesday, with the government confirming another 1,631 fatalities. It brings the UK's total coronavirus death toll to 100,162 - one of the highest in the world. The prime minister, speaking at a Downing Street press conference offered his "deepest condolences" to those who have lost loved ones, as he urged people to stick with the lockdown restrictions. "It's hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic: The years of life lost, the family gatherings not attended and for so many relatives the missed chance to even say goodbye," he said. |
| Tens of thousands of protesting farmers breached barricades and police reinforcement and entered several parts of Indian capital New Delhi and stormed Mughal era historic Red Fort to demand the repeal of new farm laws. Police in Delhi have clashed with farmers with batons and have fired teargas to try to disperse the surging crowds of farmers riding on hundreds of tractors marching to seat of power in the Indian capital. The clash has left one farmer dead and dozens of police officers injured. The "tractor rally" called by the protesting farmers protesting outside New Delhi for two months on India's Republic Day to demand repeal of new farm laws. Earlier in the day, the protesting farmers marched on tractors, cars, motorbikes, horses and on foot from the outskirts of the city waving multi-coloured flags and holding placards. Leaders of the farmers said more than 10,000 tractors joined the protest, and authorities tried to hold back the rows upon rows of tractors, which shoved aside concrete and steel barricades. Authorities also used large trucks and buses to block roads, but thousands of protesters managed to reach some important landmarks. "We will do as we want to. You cannot force your laws on the poor," said Manjeet Singh, a protesting farmer said. The farmers deviated from pre-decided routes, prompting security personnel to resort to baton charge and tear gas. Authorities suspended internet services in several parts of Indian capital Delhi and closed Metro stations after the violence erupted. Farm union leaders called for restraint and asked the protesting farmers to return to the border points where they have been camping for two months now. The massive protests have also forced the shutting down of several metro stations, while internet services were suspended in many areas of the capital and its adjoining areas. The protests overshadowed Republic Day celebrations, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi oversaw a traditional lavish parade along ceremonial Rajpath Boulevard displaying the country’s military power and cultural diversity. Protests were also held in other cities, including Bangalore and Mumbai. |
| Iran says it has arrested a US-Iranian dual national facing spying charges who attempted to leave the country. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili did not identify the man, but said he "had been free on bail". Iranian media reported last week that a US-Iranian businessman named Emad Shargi had been arrested has he tried to cross a western border illegally. It could complicate plans by new US President Joe Biden to re-engage diplomatically with Iran. His predecessor Donald Trump subjected the Tehran government to a "maximum pressure" campaign of crippling economic sanctions. Mr Trump wanted to compel Iranian leaders to renegotiate a 2015 nuclear deal that he abandoned, but they refused to do so and retaliated by violating a series of key commitments. Mr Biden has said he is open to rejoining the accord and easing the sanctions if Iran returns to full compliance. Iran has detained a number of US-Iranian dual citizens and Iranians with US permanent residency in recent years, most of them on spying charges. At a news conference on Tuesday, Mr Esmaili responded to a question about the reported arrest of an US-Iranian "defendant". He said Iranian law did not recognise dual nationality, but that "the defendant had been free on bail... and was arrested as he tried to leave the country". This person "faced charges from earlier in the area of spying and gathering information for foreign countries", he added. Earlier this month, Iran's Young Journalists' Club (YJC) news agency reported that Emad Shargi, who it said worked at an Iranian venture capital company called Sarava Holding, had been arrested on after "trying to illegally flee the country from western borders". |
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