A political aide of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen on motorbikes in West Bengal, days after the party secured a historic victory in the state assembly elections. Read More: Four killed in unrest after West Bengal election results According to police, Chandranath Rath, 41, a close aide of West […]
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Four killed in unrest after West Bengal election results
At least four people have been killed in political violence following the conclusion of state elections in India’s West Bengal, according to police and party officials, after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a landmark victory in the region. Read More: West Bengal Elections: Implications for India’s Minorities Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP won 206 […]
Tanzania urges citizens home ahead protests
Tanzania’s Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba urged citizens to stay home on December 9, amid social media calls for protests against the violent suppression of post-election demonstrations in October. The United Nations reported that hundreds of people may have been killed during unrest triggered by the exclusion of leading opposition candidates, while President Samia Suluhu Hassan […]