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<keyword id="19919639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bangladesh" source="keywords">Bangladesh</keyword> Prime Minister <keyword id="20024637" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sheikh-Hasina" source="keywords">Sheikh Hasina</keyword> has left Dhakha in a military chopper amid nationwide <keyword id="19972953" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="violence" source="keywords">violence</keyword> in the country, local media reported on Monday. As per latest reports from Bangladesh local media Sheikh Hasina has left for location in India. There is, however, no official confirmation. Media outlet ProthomAlo said that Hasina's military chopper, took off from her Bangabhaban the official residence of the Bangladesh president with her at 2:30 (local time) today. Sheikh Hasina was accompanied by her younger sister Sheikh Rehana in the chopper ProthomAlo reported citing sources that claimed that the Bangladesh Prime Minister departed for West Bengal in India by helicopter. Protesters forced open the gates of Gono Bhaban and entered the premises of the prime minister's residence around 3 pm today, The Daily Star reported. Thousands of people joined the Anti-Discrimination <keyword id="19929042" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="students" source="keywords">Students</keyword>' Movement's "<keyword id="22668836" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="March-to-Dhaka" source="keywords">March to Dhaka</keyword>" programme at the Mirpur 10 roundabout and moved towards Farmgate. Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman's who was made to make a televised address has been pushed back Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said as cited by Bangladesh publication The Daily Star. Earlier on August 3, organisers of the <keyword id="22668835" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anti-Discrimination-student-movement" source="keywords">Anti-Discrimination Student Movement</keyword> announced a single-point demand for the <keyword id="19905453" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="resignation" source="keywords">resignation</keyword> of Hasina and her cabinet members. Nahid Islam, one of the key organisers, announced the demand at a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar. The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement's announcement came after Bangladesh PM Hasina urged the agitating students to sit with her at Gono Bhaban to end the violence focused on the quota reform <keyword id="19905184" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="protests" source="keywords">protests</keyword>. She said, "Doors of Gono Bhaban are open. I want to sit with the agitating students and listen to them. I want no conflict." She made the remarks during a meeting with the central leaders of the Peshajibi Somonnoy Parishad (Professionals Coordination Council) at Gono Bhaban on Saturday. Meanwhile, the anti-discrimination student movement has announced that it will hold a "March to Dhaka" programme today to raise its one-point demand, which is the resignation of the Sheikh Hasina-led government. The Daily Star reported. They urged students and people across the nation to participate in the march to Dhaka. Three coordinators of the movement--Asif Mahmud, Sarjis Alam, and Abu Baker Majumder, have confirmed their march, The Daily Star reported. Initially, the "March to Dhaka" was set to take place on Tuesday. However, later, the march was rescheduled for Monday. In the wake of the deepening crisis, Bangladesh announced the shutdown of public and private offices, including banks, for three days, while students have scheduled a long march for today, setting themselves on a potential collision course with pro-government groups, according to The Daily Star report. The new wave of protests comes as demonstrators raised only one demand: the resignations of Hasina and her cabinet members. They also initiated a campaign of non-cooperation at the same time, advising citizens not to pay taxes and migrant workers not to remit money home via banking systems. At least 93 people were killed as a fresh wave of violence gripped Bangladesh. Over thousands have sustained injuries, many with bullets, the Daily Star reported on Monday. The situation in Bangladesh became more tense after members of the ruling Awami League poured into the streets to quell anti-government demonstrations, turning things violent. The protests in Bangladesh have erupted due to demands for reforming the quota system that reserves civil service jobs for specific groups, including descendants of 1971 war veterans. The unrest intensified after students opposed a new policy allocating government jobs to descendants of freedom fighters, leading to violence, including attacks on state television headquarters and police booths in Dhaka.

Amid violence, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina leaves country in Army helicopter: Local media reports

Dhaka [<keyword id="19919639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bangladesh" source="keywords">Bangladesh</keyword>]: At least 135 people have been estimated killed in violence across Bangladesh, according to local media reports. Police firings, mob beatings, and arson across the country killed at least 135 people before and after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister on August 5, the Dhaka Tribune said Tuesday. In Sherpur District in northern Bangladesh, a mob armed with sticks stormed into the district jail, freeing more than 500 inmates. Crowds of protesters continued to roam streets in Dhaka and other Bangladeshi cities even after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country. The Bangladesh Army has temporarily taken power in the country and called on people to stop violence. An <keyword id="21030472" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="interim-government" source="keywords">interim government</keyword> is expected to be formed soon. As per the Dhaka Tribune, in Jessore, at least eight people were burned to death and 84 others were injured after unidentified arsonists set fire to a residential hotel. In Khulna, three people, including Koyra Upazila Parishad Chairman and Upazila Awami League President GM Mohsin Reza, were beaten to death by a mob. In Naogaon, a group of miscreants vandalised the residence of Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder and miscreats vandalized and set fire to the house of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, an MP. Bangladesh's military said it would lift a curfew imposed to quash protests at dawn today. <keyword id="22149156" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="anti-government-protests" source="keywords">Anti-government protests</keyword> continued in July led by students who took to the streets of various cities in the country to demand the abolition of <keyword id="22469096" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="job-quotas" source="keywords">job quotas</keyword> for relatives of participants in the 1971 war of independence. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112289999" title="Bangladesh coup: A timeline of critical events that led to PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and alleged flight" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>Bangladesh's Supreme Court ruled against reintroducing job quotas on July 21 but protestors continued to demand abolishing job reservations for children of "freedom fighters" from Bangladesh's 1971 independence war. Anti government protests escalated on August 4 Protestors were called to march to Dhaka for a "final protest" on August 5, escalating the confrontation with the government. As per local media reports and viral videos on social media, protestors yesterday entered the Parliament building and were seen taking away things. Some were also seen smoking while sitting on the chairs of the parliament hall. Another group entered Ganabhaban and was observed looting and posing with live animals and furniture at the residence of the country's prime minister, the Dhaka Tribune reported. Protesters also trashed the prime minister's residence. They vandalised a statue of the country's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and set fire to his museum. They also stormed the office of the ruling Awami League party. However, a report in Dhaka Tribune said that students Dhaka intercepted and confiscated looted items, including air conditioners, refrigerators, chairs, tables, and computers, were being carried away by people who went to the Ganabhaban after Sheikh Hasina's resignation as the prime minister. Leaders of the Anti-Discrimination <keyword id="21995958" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="student-movement" source="keywords">Student Movement</keyword> have proposed an interim government led by Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, in a bid to address Bangladesh's ongoing challenge, Dhaka Tribune reported. President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday night gave his nod to form an interim government to run the country.

Bangladesh protests: Mob continues to kill, arson, vandalise and storm jails even after PM Hasina resignation

<keyword id="21994945" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bangladesh-Prime-Minister" source="keywords">Bangladesh Prime Minister</keyword> <keyword id="20024637" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sheikh-hasina" source="keywords">Sheikh Hasina</keyword> on Monday resigned and left the country, several news reports said amid <keyword id="19946618" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="massive-protests" source="keywords">massive protests</keyword> against her government that claimed more than 106 lives in the last two days. However, there was no official confirmation about her quitting and leaving <keyword id="19936600" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhaka" source="keywords">Dhaka</keyword>. BBC reported that Hasina left on a helicopter for Agartala in Tripura. The Associated Press said she has resigned but gave no other details. However, the Ministry of External Affairs or local officials in Agartala refused to confirm the report. Tripura Home Secretary P.K. Chakravarty told PTI "we have no such information. With the situation in the country fluid and uncertain, the <keyword id="22674698" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bangladeshi-army-chief" source="keywords">Bangladeshi army chief</keyword> was said to address the nation later Monday. The private Jamuna television news channel reported that Hasina was forced to quit as prime minister after massive protests against her government over a controversial <keyword id="22297733" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="quota-system" source="keywords">quota system</keyword> that reserved 30 per cent of <keyword id="19970107" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="government-jobs" source="keywords">government jobs</keyword> for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh's War of Independence in 1971. The channel said that Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana left the country in a helicopter. Hours later, hundreds of protesters stormed the prime minister's official residence. The government earlier ordered a complete <keyword id="20563656" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="internet-shutdown" source="keywords">internet shutdown</keyword> as protestors asked the general public to join a "Long March to Dhaka". However, a government agency gave a verbal order to start broadband internet around 1:15 on Monday. Hasina, the 76-year-old daughter of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, had been ruling the strategically located South Asian nation since 2009. She was elected for a record fourth consecutive term and fifth overall term in the 12th general election held in January, amid a boycott by the main opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of former premier Khaleda Zia and its allies.

PM Sheikh Hasina resigns and leaves Bangladesh, possibly for Tripura: Reports

INDIA bloc leaders gathered at <keyword id="19895812" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jantar-Mantar" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Jantar Mantar" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Jantar Mantar">Jantar Mantar</keyword> here on Tuesday to demand the release of Delhi Chief Minister <keyword id="19901384" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal" source="keywords">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword> amid his declining health and hit out at the BJP-led Centre for "suppressing" the voice of <keyword id="19895395" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="opposition" source="keywords">opposition</keyword>. They also blamed the Centre for obstructing the work of the Delhi government, therefore leading to the recent incident in Rajinder Nagar where three students died after getting trapped in a flooded basement of a coaching centre. Slogans of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and "End dictatorship" were raised during the <keyword id="19895811" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="protest" source="keywords">protest</keyword> rally called by the <keyword id="19914482" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AAP" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="AAP" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="AAP">AAP</keyword>. CPI(ML) Liberation leader Dipankar Bhattacharya said three senior AAP leaders -- Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain were put in jail as "part of a conspiracy". He also accused the Centre of obstructing the work of the Delhi government, and held them responsible for the situation in the national capital, including the Rajinder Nagar coaching centre deaths. "The Modi government is responsible for the anarchy in Delhi. This anarchy took the lives of the three <keyword id="20217536" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="UPSC-aspirants" source="keywords">UPSC aspirants</keyword> in Rajinder Nagar. <keyword id="19894848" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="BJP" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="BJP">BJP</keyword> took the lives of three UPSC aspirants," Bhattacharya said during the rally. "They tried to end AAP, weaken Delhi government as part of a conspiracy. The elected chief minister is in jail. Umar Khalid and many activists are in jail in false charges in Delhi riots. Bhima Koregaon fake case, father Stan Swamy was in jail and he even died while in custody. There is a huge conspiracy against leaders, activists," he said. The BJP-led Centre is "trying to suppress the voice of those who oppose them", he said. "Six months ago when Arvind ji, Hemant ji were arrested, we knew it was a conspiracy because Lok Sabha elections were there," he said. "Hemant ji came out, there was an appeal to stop his bail but it was dismissed. Kejriwal ji was released for less than a month. Now though he has been given a bail there is a conspiracy to keep him in jail," he said. "It is a conspiracy to finish a democratically elected government and a political party," Bhattacharya said, urging the people to give their reply to the BJP in upcoming assembly polls in Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand by defeating the BJP. "The recent mandate has proved that people won't tolerate tyranny. We will ensure justice,"he added. Communist Party of India general secretary D Raja also demanded the immediate release of the Delhi chief minister, and expressed concerns about his health. "After BJP's coming to power, democracy is no longer 'for' the people, democracy is 'far' from people, democracy is not 'of' the people, it is 'off' the people, and it is not 'by' the people, it is 'buy' the people," Raja said. "Kejriwal is one of the victims of the central agencies used by the Modi government. Can we allow this? How much longer can we tolerate this situation in the country. Kejriwal is not well and his health has deteriorated," he said. AAP Delhi convener Gopal Rai said Kejriwal's sugar levels are going down in custody. "He was granted bail by trial court and Supreme Court but a conspiracy was hatched to keep him in jail. Why does BJP want to put opposition leaders in jail? Who is responsible for the deaths of the three UPSC aspirants?" Rai said. "When LG is being asked about the incident, he is quiet. The BJP, which is demanding Kejriwal's resignation, snatched away the powers of the Delhi government. They want rights but run away when they are held accountable," he charged. has been accusing the BJP of "conspiring to kill" Kejriwal in jail and cited his medical report to show that his sugar levels have fallen 34 times between June 3 and July 7. Nationalist <keyword id="19895371" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Congress" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Congress" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Congress">Congress</keyword> Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) chief Sharad Pawar and Deputy Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi are also present in the INDIA bloc rally. Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari referred to Kejriwal's wife Sunita as a "symbol of resistance" as he began his address. "We have come to give complete moral support to AAP and Kejriwal on behalf of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the struggle against illegal arrest of Arvind Kejriwal. The arrest of Kejriwal in an illegal and unconstitutional manner indicate nothing but the bad intentions of the BJP," he alleged. Tiwari said it was "height" of inhumanity to keep Kejriwal in jail despite his medical reports showing dip in his blood sugar to a dangerous level. The Congress and AAP had fought the recent Lok Sabha elections in Delhi in alliance. AAP had fielded candidates on four seats and Congress on three seats. However, the alliance drew a blank. Gogoi warned the BJP and its leaders saying they cannot scare the opposition whether it is AAP, Congress or any other party. "Their illusion lies shattered with this rally. If fair Lok Sabha elections had been held in 2024, the BJP would have been in opposition and we would have been in power. The BJP-led government is not going to complete its five-year term," he stressed. Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam and has been granted bail by the Supreme Court. However, he is currently lodged in Tihar in a connected CBI case.

INDIA bloc leaders gather at Jantar Mantar, demand release of Delhi CM Kejriwal

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Kamala Harris' new VP pick has been broadly supportive of Israel over the course of his career.</li><li>But he's also taken a conciliatory approach toward pro-Palestinian activists.</li></ul>Vice President Kamala Harris has <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-names-tim-walz-vice-president-pick-minnesota-2024-7">chosen Gov. Tim Walz</a> of Minnesota as her running mate.In an election that's been <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-age-memory-war-israel-2024-2">rocked by the war in Gaza</a> and a swelling pro-Palestinian protest movement, Walz seems to offer something for everyone.Like most other Democrats, Walz has long been a supporter of Israel. When he served in the House from 2007-2019, he frequently took pro-Israel votes, including <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/11">voting to condemn</a> a United Nations resolution affirming that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal. 108 other House Democrats voted for it, while 76 voted against it. He has also met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Mark Mellman, the chairman of Democratic Majority for Israel's super PAC, praised Harris' selection of Walz in a statement, calling him a "proud pro-Israel Democrat with a strong record of supporting the U.S.-Israel relationship."At the same time, progressives — including those who have accused Israel of committing genocide — are <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-tim-walz-progressives-record-selection-election-analysis-2024-8">elated by Walz's selection</a>, owing to his more conciliatory approach toward the pro-Palestinian movement.After tens of thousands of Democrats <a target="_blank" rel="" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-uncommitted-campaign-north-carolina-minnesota-2024-3">cast "uncommitted" ballots</a> in Minnesota's presidential primary — Walz took a sympathetic view, even praising those voters for being "civically engaged.""This issue is a humanitarian crisis, they have every right to be heard," Walz <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2024/03/07/gov-walz-says-minnesotas-45000-uncommitted-voters-are-civically-engaged">said</a>. "These folks are asking for a change in course, they're asking for more pressure to be put on."Elianne Farhat, a senior advisor for the Uncommitted movement, said in a statement on Tuesday that Walz has "demonstrated a remarkable ability to evolve as a public leader," noting his past evolution on gun rights."While his past positions as a Congressman may have conflicted with anti-war voters, we hope he can evolve on this issue as he has on others, such as shifting from an A to F rating from the NRA," Farhat said. "As Harris' vice presidential pick, it's crucial he continues this evolution by supporting an arms embargo on Israel's war and occupation against Palestinians in an effort to unite our party to defeat authoritarianism in the fall."Broadly, Walz has sought to strike a balance in his rhetoric on the war."You can hold competing things: That Israel has the right to defend itself, and the atrocities of October 7 are unacceptable, but Palestinian civilians being caught in this… has got to end," Walz told Minnesota Public Radio in March.Walz has said at the time that he supported a "working cease-fire" in Gaza, signaling support for the <a target="_blank" rel="" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-israel-gaza-aid-state-of-union-no-other-path-2024-3">Biden administration's efforts</a> to secure peace.Progressives may also simply be breathing a sigh of relief that Harris did not select Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania.Though Shapiro's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-vice-president-candidates-positions-israel-gaza-2024-7#gov-josh-shapiro-of-pennsylvania-1">policy positions on Israel</a> are largely in line with other Democrats, progressives and pro-Palestinian activists have drawn attention to his comparison of some campus protesters to the Ku Klux Klan.

Where Gov. Tim Walz stands on Israel, Gaza, and pro-Palestinian protests

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Vice President Kamala Harris has Democrats joyful as they prepare for their convention.</li><li>Protests over the war in Gaza will likely test her ability to project a unified party.</li></ul>Just weeks ago, Democrats were dreading their convention in Chicago. Now, Vice President <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-economy-inflation-polling-donald-trump-joe-biden-2024-8">Kamala Harris</a> has them downright joyful.Harris' last minute campaign is hitting its stride heading into the Democratic National Convention, erasing former President Donald Trump's lead across almost every <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/battleground-states-2024-presidential-election-road-white-house-2022-12">swing state that will decide the election</a>."Even I thought she'd be an underdog, just less of an underdog than Biden would have been," <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nate-silver-kamala-harris-donald-trump-prediction-risk-book-interview-2024-8">Nate Silver</a> recently told Business Insider. "Now I think you'd probably rather be in her position."Trump is now the dejected one, renewing old feuds with fellow Republicans and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-kamala-harris-race-comments-strategy-election-2024-8">straying off script</a> to attack Harris' race and push unfounded conspiracy theories. After delighting in Democrats' disarray around President Joe Biden, Trump is now confronted by a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kellyanne-conway-urges-trump-to-back-off-the-harris-insults-2024-8">host of allies</a> begging him to stay on message.Trump's campaign tried to downplay the moment from the start, predicting that Harris' "honeymoon" wouldn't last. But as Democrats gather at the United Center in Chicago, they are positioned to seize the remaining days in August. Harris' momentum could power her through the traditional home stretch that begins on Labor Day."What you've seen is a party that in all facets — some of the moderates, more conservative Democrats, progressive Democrats — have all rallied around this ticket and are going to show support at the Convention," said Amy Dacey, a former CEO of the Democratic National Committee who is now the executive director of the Sine Institute of Policy &amp; Politics at American University.It might not be a coronation, though. Protesters have pledged to make the White House's handling of the war in Gaza the backdrop of the convention. While a scene out of the 1968 convention is unlikely, there's a reason why Democrats have long been afraid of returning to the Windy City for the first time since the unrest over the Vietnam War.Harris has shown that she values party unity. In choosing Minnesota Gov. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-vice-president-tim-walz-career-facts-2024-8">Tim Walz</a> as her running mate, she followed the first rule of vice presidential selections: <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-tim-walz-progressives-record-selection-election-analysis-2024-8">do no harm</a>. The last thing she or her allies want is the party's disarray to become the top story again.Democrats' best hope is that their four-day spectacle solidifies a positive image of Harris. Once one of the least popular vice presidents, polls show Harris' popularity has soared. But as The New York Times' Nate Cohn cautioned, the vice president's rapid rise shows that the image around her is still forming.<h2 id="46047ee3-1e85-4fe2-af4c-c977307f830c">No vibe shift can overshadow the lingering discontent over Gaza.</h2>Though Democrats are hoping to use the convention to project unity, planned demonstrations both inside and outside the United Center threaten to disrupt the image of consensus. Organizers said they expect as many as 40,000 people to join a march protesting the Biden administration's handling of the war in Gaza, Semafor reported. Protests are not expected to affect the convention itself, but confrontations in the streets of Chicago could easily overshadow the event.Israel's war in Gaza has emerged as <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-vote-gaza-top-issue-2024-candidate-guide">a key campaign issue</a>, with some voters threatening to cast protest votes or stay away from the polls altogether. The movement among Democratic activists is rooted in Michigan, where more than <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uncommitted-democrats-biden-gaza-israel-trump-blame-michigan-2024-3">101,000 people voted "uncommitted"</a> during the primary in March to protest Biden's actions in the war.Compared to her current boss, Harris has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-netanyahu-speech-democrats-israel-gaza-2024-7">struck a different tone when discussing the war</a>, now in its 11th month. She has put more emphasis on the plight of Palestinians and called for an immediate cease-fire. Activists are generally more excited about her candidacy than they were about Biden's, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tim-walz-kamala-harris-israel-gaza-pro-palestinian-protests-2024-8">particularly with the addition of Walz</a>."This shift in candidates with Harris and Walz does open up our opportunity, open up a window for us to be heard. We have seen Vice President Kamala Harris be slightly more empathetic and sympathetic to the plight of Palestinians," said Layla Elabed, one of the founders of the Uncommitted protest movement in Michigan.Still, Harris' precise policy agenda regarding Israel remains unclear and many activists still harbor significant doubts. When asked whether she plans to vote for Harris, Elabed told Business Insider that she is still waiting to see whether the vice president will "turn a page away from Biden's current policy."Organizers expect tens of thousands of people to take to the streets outside of the convention center, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/11/palestine-demonstration-protest-democratic-convention/">the Washington Post reported</a>. They have been engaged in court battles with the city of Chicago about specific demonstration routes and how close protestors can get to the United Center. As of August 11, the city had sanctioned a 1.1 mile route, which is set to begin in Union Park.Some fear that the protests could become violent, which poses hurdles for DNC organizers."It's logistics, it's finances, and security. Those are the top three issues," said Dacey who participated in site selection and negotiations with the city of Philadelphia ahead of the 2016 convention. "Security is a top priority, especially because you have so many leaders coming to speak."The security measures, however, cannot stop the approximately 30 delegates representing uncommitted voters from lodging complaints from inside the building. The uncommitted delegates are demanding a private meeting with Harris, an arms embargo on Israel, and alterations to the party's foreign policy that distance Israel.To draw attention to their cause, uncommitted delegates are planning news conferences, vigils, and literature distributions, among other efforts. They represent states across the country, with Minnesota having the most delegates at 11.While the protests do not threaten Harris' status as the nominee — she officially secured the nomination during a virtual roll call with support from 99% of delegates — they do pose a significant optics issue at a time when the Democratic Party is celebrating its ability to coalesce around the new ticket.

Democrats hope the DNC extends Harris' winning streak but mass Israel protests could ruin the vibes

<ul class="summary-list"><li>More than 150 activist groups gathered in Barcelona on Saturday to protest overtourism.</li><li>Footage showed protesters squirting water guns at tourists and telling them to "go home."</li></ul>Protesters swarmed the streets of Barcelona to condemn <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/venice-lake-como-tourist-hot-spots-fees-barriers-prevent-overtourism-2024-5">mass tourism</a>, which they blame for skyrocketing rent prices and the city becoming "unliveable."Multiple outlets reported that thousands of protesters, including more than 150 organizations, marched through Barcelona on Saturday.Photos showed protesters carrying signs that read, "Barcelona is not for sale" and "Tourists go home."<div type="image" title="Two women with water guns among a crowd of protesters." height="2269" width="3264" msid="111560130" hostid="261"></div>Footage obtained by BBC showed protesters using water guns against people visiting popular tourist areas while chanting, "Go home!"Protesters also taped off certain restaurants and hotels as if to symbolically close the establishments.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-traveling-to-barcelona-spain">Barcelona is a top tourist destination</a> that draws millions of travelers annually with its Mediterranean climate and distinct culture. According to the Barcelona Tourism Observatory, the city welcomed 15.6 million tourists last year, with the wider region receiving nearly 26 million.While the influx of travelers brings money to Barcelona's economy, it can also have adverse effects, such as increasing the local cost of living.<div type="image" title="Workers at a restaurant standing behind a piece of red and white tape." height="2480" width="3264" msid="111560132" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="Two diners shrinking away from protesters as they sit across from each other at a restaurant table." height="2235" width="3264" msid="111560133" hostid="261"></div>Reuters reported that rent in Barcelona and other popular cities such as Madrid rose by 18% in June compared with the previous year.One protester told Reuters, "The city has turned completely for tourists, and what we want is a city for citizens and not in service of tourists."Another said tourist-heavy venues such as restaurants and hotels made good money from tourists, but some locals "are in a very poor situation and they don't have enough money to live," adding, "That's a problem."A resident told AFP the city was suffering as a result."I have nothing against tourism, but here in Barcelona, we are suffering from an excess of tourism that has made our city unliveable," they said.<div type="image" title="Protesters in Barcelona with signs and flags marching behind a long banner that says, &quot;Decreixement turistic Ja!&quot;" height="2235" width="3264" msid="111560131" hostid="261"></div>Representatives for the mayor of Barcelona, the city's police department, and the tourism office didn't respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.Barcelona officials have taken measures in recent months to address overtourism. It's an issue several popular tourist hubs are tackling, including <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/japan-town-building-barrier-stop-tourists-taking-mount-fuji-photos-2024-4">Japan</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/venice-italy-plan-charge-tourists-turned-chaos-2024-4">Venice</a>.The city increased its tourist tax in April, USA Today reported.In June, it announced plans to ban all <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/barcelona-bans-airbnb-vrbo-short-term-rental-housing-crisis-affordability-2024-6">short-term rentals</a>."More supply of housing is needed, and the measures we're presenting today are to provide more supply so that the working middle class does not have to leave the city because they can't afford housing," Mayor Jaume Collboni of Barcelona said, according to Bloomberg. "This measure will not change the situation from one day to the next. These problems take time. But with this measure, we are marking a turning point."<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/barcelona-cruise-ship-port-ban-north-terminal-adossat-wharf-2023-10">Barcelona banned cruise ships</a> from docking at one of its terminals last year to address overcrowding and pollution.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Footage posted on X Friday shows protesters clashing with police near a Tesla factory in Germany.</li><li>The electric car maker shut down production and told employees to stay home.</li></ul>Videos posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday appear to show protesters clashing with police near a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla">Tesla</a> factory in Germany.The first of three clips shared by the left-wing newspaper <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/jungewelt/status/1788869990088663420">Junge Welt</a> shows activists from the Disrupt initiative marching in Grünheide, around 20 miles southeast of Berlin, where Tesla's only gigafactory in Europe is located.Two other videos posted by the outlet show protesters <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/jungewelt/status/1788871931900371435">clashing with officers in a forest</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/jungewelt/status/1788875429509497114">breaking through a police barrier</a> on the way to the Tesla site.<a target="_blank" href="https://disrupt-now.org/en/wasistdisrupt/">Disrupt</a> is an "alliance" of self-declared anti-capitalist groups that oppose a plan to double the production capacity of the Grünheide factory.It argues that Tesla's expansion plan would require it to clear out local forest areas and could tighten local water supplies.On its website, <a target="_blank" href="https://disrupt-now.org/en/disrupt-tesla/">Disrupt</a> calls Tesla's CEO <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-ceo-elon-musk">Elon Musk</a> a "misogynistic Twitter fascist" and argues that electric cars are "neither sustainable nor green.""The production of an electric car creates a huge ecological footprint through the consumption of resources and thus drives the global climate catastrophe even further," Disrupt says on its site."Every tree felled for Tesla is one too many, and every litre of water taken from the ground is wasted," it adds.André Thierig, a senior manufacturing director at the Grünheide plant, said in a <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/AndrThie/status/1787911294923702349">post on X</a> Tuesday that Tesla would shut down production on Friday, responding to a story by the German newspaper <a target="_blank" href="https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/elektromobilitaet-tesla-legt-produktion-in-gruenheide-fuer-vier-tage-still/100037131.html">Handelsblatt</a> that cited a company email."Without the explicit instruction and authority of your manager, access to the site or factory will not be possible," the email said, per the outlet.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>On Tuesday night, the NYPD entered <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/columbia-university-pro-palestine-israel-gaza-protests-timeline-2024-4">Columbia University to break up ongoing protests</a>.</li><li>Other press couldn't go on campus, so the student radio station was the only source of on-the-ground reporting.</li></ul>On Tuesday night, as the police entered the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nypd-columbia-university-students-protesters-hamilton-hall-arretsts-2024-4">Columbia University campus and arrested 300 protesters</a>, I did something I don't usually do to get breaking news: I turned off the TV, I closed X, and I turned on the radio.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/">WKCR</a> 89.9 FM, Columbia's student radio station, was broadcasting live from inside the campus about what was happening as the NYPD arrived.Outside news outlets weren't allowed onto campus, which is gated. So that meant Columbia's own student journalists were the only on-the-ground reporters.The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.columbiaspectator.com/">Columbia Daily Spectator</a>, the student newspaper, has been doing an admirable job reporting on an ongoing event that has attracted major national attention. But on Tuesday night, the nature of the breaking news event as the NYPD marched past the campus gates around 9:30 p.m. meant that it was the radio station's turn to shine.The radio broadcast was anchored by a young woman who deftly tossed to reporters in the field and the studio. Under such extreme circumstances, it was a highly professional affair — and the reporters were careful with their words and facts. But there were also moments when the field reporters sounded scared, and you could hear a lot of commotion in the background.Social media, specifically live video, has been a game changer for covering protests and large social actions. A decade ago, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/justice-department-report-on-ferguson-2015-9">protests in Ferguson, Missouri</a>, were live-streamed on early platforms like Ustream or Livestream. By the mid-2010s, all the social platforms went all-in on livestreaming — encouraging the more banal, like an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/watermelon-rubberband-explosion-buzzfeed-video-2016-4">exploding watermelon</a>.A few years later, Twitter Live and Instagram Live were important parts of documenting the 2020 George Floyd protests and the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/five-things-we-learned-about-the-insurrection-in-2022-2023-1">January 6 riot</a>. And audio streams like Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces started to garner big audiences.But in the situation at Columbia, all those new-tech platforms fell short — and what worked was the nearly century-old platform of an over-the-air radio signal. (I left messages for the radio station but didn't hear back — likely because the students are taking a well-deserved break, which they referenced in an <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link c-link--underline" href="https://twitter.com/WKCRFM/status/1785552132722069571">X post</a>. And as of Wednesday morning, the station was back to playing its regular jazz music.) The world tuned into the radio station — with a caveat. Word spread over X to tune into WKCR either on the real radio band or via its online streams. I live outside the station's signal, and its online stream was glitchy due to high demand, so I tuned in via its Instagram Live. Hasan Piker played part of the radio broadcast during a livestream on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2133752665">his popular Twitch channel</a>, where more than 33,000 people concurrently tuned in to listen. Tech platforms helped support a tiny radio signal to reach a national audience of people who wanted to hear real reporting on what was going on.X used to be the best place for real-time news events and reporting, and it still is if you compare it to, say, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/threads-app">Threads</a>. But <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/did-elon-musk-buy-twitter-acquisition-details">Elon Musk's systematic dismantling of the old Twitter</a> means everything feels less reliable. The old blue-check verification system gave people some sense that an account posting a video or information was probably reliable; the paid blue-check system does not. Scrolling through my X feed last night was disorienting and confusing.The actual events on the Columbia campus on Tuesday night are, of course, more important than the fact that its radio station went viral. But for a moment, I'd like to set aside the actual substance of the campus protest and the police action. Moments like Tuesday night are critical to understanding the world, and it is important to consider the medium of the news in these moments —how it travels, who it reaches, and what technology touches and shapes it. And so, for one night, a small college radio station that usually plays jazz and classical music with a handful of student journalists was the medium for telling the biggest news story in the country.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Peter Thiel faced backlash from pro-Palestine protesters during an event in Cambridge, UK. </li><li>Thiel is the cofounder of Palantir, a data-mining firm that works with the Israel Defense Forces.</li></ul>Tech billionaire Peter Thiel was trapped inside a student debating hall on Wednesday by pro-Palestine protesters who accused him of genocide.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-peter-thiel-svb-facebook-trump-biography-2023-3">Thiel</a>, 56, is a cofounder of data-mining company Palantir, which supplies the Israel Defense Forces with technology for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.palantir.com/assets/xrfr7uokpv1b/3MuEeA8MLbLDAyxixTsiIe/9e4a11a7fb058554a8a1e3cd83e31c09/C134184_finaleprint.pdf">"war-related missions."</a>Thiel was giving a speech at the Cambridge Union Society in the UK (which is independent of the University of Cambridge) when pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted his monologue. They were later photographed being escorted out of the event.<div type="image" title="Peter Thiel protester" height="683" width="1024" msid="109984200" hostid="261"></div>Videos circulating on X show protesters gathered outside the building. One <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SabriSun_Miller/status/1788298123434938738">video,</a> posted by Mail on Sunday journalist Sabrina Miller, shows a large group of protesters waving Palestinian flags and chanting."Peter Thiel trapped inside Cambridge Union. Protesters not letting him leave," Miller wrote.Thiel's vehicles were also blocked from leaving the Cambridge Union for more than an hour by hundreds of protesters, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/27574">Varsity</a>, Cambridge University's independent student newspaper.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/inside-pro-palestinian-university-protests-uk-gaza-oxford-cambridge-mkp3mqncl">The Times reported that</a> Thiel taunted the group of activists by smiling and waving at them while taking pictures. The report said he had to arrive several hours early to avoid confrontations."Since October 7th, 14,000 children in Palestine have been murdered, and Palantir is complicit in that. Your actions are complicit in the genocide of thousands of people," one protester from the Youth Demand campaign group could be heard saying in a video <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/youth_demand/status/1788303292470001742">posted to X</a>."Your technology is ensuring that hospitals are being bombed," they added."It's embarrassing and appalling that anyone could even want to attend a talk by a man profiting millions off the backs of dead people," one protester said in a <a target="_blank" href="https://youthdemand.org/2024/05/08/youth-demand-disrupt-peter-thiel-founder-of-tech-company-profiting-from-genocide/">press release</a> issued by Youth Demand.<div type="image" title="Campaigners outside Peter Thiel's event at Cambridge Union" height="683" width="1024" msid="109984201" hostid="261"></div>"Palestinian lives are not disposable and I cannot stand for profit over human lives," they added."Since our founding in 1815, the Cambridge Union Society's foremost principle is that of freedom of speech and the open exchange of ideas," a spokesperson for the Cambridge Union Society told Business Insider."In this spirit, we both support the right to peaceful protest alongside the right for our speakers and members to voice their opinion. Last night's event demonstrated this long-standing tradition of the society."Representatives for Youth Demand campaign group and Palantir did not immediately respond to requests for comment.The exact details of Palantir's partnership with Israel aren't clear. In 2023, the company introduced its AI platform for militaries to analyze targets and create battle plans, Bloomberg said."Both parties have mutually agreed to harness Palantir's advanced technology in support of war-related missions," the company's executive vice president, Josh Harris, told Bloomberg."This strategic partnership aims to significantly aid the Israeli Ministry of Defense in addressing the current situation in Israel."Earlier this week, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/palantir-karp-q1-usa-growth-international-headwinds-europe-israel-support-2024-5">Palantir posted revenue of $634 million</a> in the quarter ending March 31, a 21% increase from the same time last year.Alex Karp, Palantir's CEO, previously <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/palantir-ceo-alex-karp-columbia-anti-protests-pagan-north-korea-2024-5">lashed out</a> at the wave of <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/campus-student-protests-university-arrests-palestinian-gaza-israel-hamas-2024-5">pro-Palestine student protests </a><a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kevin-oleary-pro-palestinian-student-protesters-screwed-job-hunt-2024-5">occurring at universities</a>. He doubled down on his comment on an earnings call this week."The greatest institutions of our time disappear and turn into discriminatory dysfunction," he said.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Demonstrators at the <keyword id="14174210" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="march-for-our-lives-rally" source="Orion">March for Our Lives rally</keyword> in Washington, DC, were sent running by a <keyword id="14174211" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="shooting-scare" source="Orion">shooting scare</keyword>.</li><li>A man in the crowd was heard by witnesses yelling that he had a gun, The Daily Beast <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/march-for-our-lives-gathering-on-national-mall-derailed-by-active-shooter-scare/?via=twitter_page">reported</a>.</li></ul>Demonstrators at the <keyword id="12569511" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="march-for-our-lives" source="Orion">March for Our Lives</keyword> <keyword id="11919645" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="rally" source="Orion">rally</keyword> protesting in support of gun law reform were sent running by a <keyword id="11922278" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="shooting" source="Orion">shooting</keyword> scare on Saturday.The crowd surged into what one witness described as a "near-stampede" after a man was heard yelling by several witnesses that he had a gun, the Daily Beast <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/march-for-our-lives-gathering-on-national-mall-derailed-by-active-shooter-scare/?via=twitter_page">reported</a>. "We heard a commotion and screaming and then all of a sudden, somebody yelled, 'Everybody get down,' and I'm unsure whether that came from security or another person in the crowd," Brandon Farbstein, an <a href="https://brandonfarbstein.com/">activist</a> who was present at the rally, told Insider. "But everybody, quite literally, in an instant dropped like flies. We were so utterly petrified of what was going on, while not having any indication of what was happening."US Park Police detained one person in connection with the incident and released <a href="https://twitter.com/usparkpolicepio/status/1535690543434440707">a statement</a> that said "no weapons were involved and there is no risk to the public.""A participant in the rally near the stage disrupted the moment of silence. There was no threat to the audience at any time," a spokesperson for the March of Our Lives told Insider. "The individual was immediately removed, the organizers acknowledged the issue with the crowd, and the program continues as planned. "The scare came as demonstrators were participating in the second March for Our Lives rally in support of gun control measures. The rally, with satellite protests nationwide, was organized in response to the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting on May 24 in which a gunman killed 21 and wounded 17 others.The first March for Our Lives rally was held after a <keyword id="12161856" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mass-shooting" source="Orion">mass shooting</keyword> killed 17 and wounded 17 others at a high school in Parkland, Florida. "Not sure what morally depraved human decided the moment of silence for school shooting victims was a suitable time to start a counter <keyword id="11902710" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="protest" source="Orion">protest</keyword> and scare everyone into a near-stampede," one witness <a href="https://twitter.com/daniherrel/status/1535700802576302080?s=21&amp;t=1oEY1rQN1Et-XJ6RA2WMUw">wrote</a> on Twitter, "But kudos to the March for our Lives organizers on bouncing back."<a href="https://twitter.com/daniherrel/status/1535700802576302080/photo/1"></a>Farbstein told Insider the rally got back on track after the interruption, but there was a palpable sense of fear from participants after the crowd surge. "It definitely brought a different level of energy throughout the entire crowd, especially backstage. There were a ton of the participants, whether it was families or students themselves who, just as you can imagine, were absolutely traumatized — not only from what they have experienced in their past, but to go through something like this at an event where they're trying to literally prevent these types of situations from ever happening again," Farbstein said."It's pretty mind-boggling, and it's just a really unfortunate example of why we need to continue doing this work."

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