As America looks forward to Donald Trump's inauguration day, thousands of people are expected to rally on Saturday (Jan 18) in Washington and other cities across the country as part of the People's March, to protest against the GOP's policies, which according to them will undermine the women's rights, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, and racial and religious minorities.
Around 50,000 people will gather to attend the event in DC, which will be happening just two days before Trump's inauguration.&nbsp;
<h2>Key issues to be addressed</h2>
Civil rights, racial justice, and reproductive health organisations joined forces to plan the protest, which was triggered by a range of issues, including abortion rights after the overturning of Roe v. Wade; climate change; economic issues; gun violence prevention; and the securing of expanded rights for immigrants, including a path to citizenship for all.
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Tamika Middleton, the managing director for Women&rsquo;s March, said, "Talking about immigration, talking about peace, talking about abortion access, talking about racial justice and reproductive justice."
&ldquo;And so we are trying to create opportunities for people to be together, and that&rsquo;s really our message, is for people to find ways for them to engage with each other,&rdquo; Middleton said.
Organisers said that the event is part of a long-term resistance strategy to proposed policies of the incoming Trump administration.&nbsp;
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<h2>Who organised the march?</h2>
The march is being organised by a coalition of groups, including Women&rsquo;s March and Abortion Access Now, organisations promoting reproductive health, rights, and justice led by Reproductive Freedom for All and Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity, or URGE.&nbsp;
<h2>Location and time of march?</h2>
The march is going to happen in Washington, United States. People will gather at 10 am at either Farragut Square, McPherson Square, or Franklin Park, with each location focused on specific issues.
The march will end at the Lincoln Memorial by 1 pm, the National Park Service permit said.
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<h2>What will happen at march?</h2>
The progressive speakers for reproductive rights and racial justice, including Rachel Carmona, the head of the Women's March, will address the crowd during the march.&nbsp;
The protesters are planning to march via 17th Street to the Lincoln Memorial at 11 am, where they will be holding a rally, as per the permit.&nbsp;
Roughly, 350 marches are planned in the US.&nbsp;
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<h2>What will be closed during the rally?</h2>
The officials will be closing roads and restricting parking around downtown Washington in the area of the march as they begin preparing for the inauguration.&nbsp;
Traffic will be opened for east and west travel on Constitution and Independence avenues and north and south travel on 7th, 9th, 14th, and 17th streets on Saturday.&nbsp;
Further, after 7 pm, garages and alleyways downtown may also be closed with concrete barricades.&nbsp;
The attendees have been advised to travel via Metro to reach their locations. The closest Metro stops to the various meetup points include: Farragut North, Farragut West, and McPherson Square Station.&nbsp;
(With inputs from agencies)

World: Around 50,000 people will gather to attend the People's March in Washington, which will be happening just two days before Trump's inauguration. 

As America looks forward to Donald Trump's inauguration day, thousands of people are expected to rally on Saturday (Jan 18) in Washington and other cities across the country as part of the People's March, to protest against the GOP's policies, which according to them will undermine the women's rights, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, and racial and religious minorities. Around 50,000 people will gather to attend the event in DC, which will be happening just two days before Trump's inauguration. Key issues to be addressed Civil rights, racial justice, and reproductive health organisations joined forces to plan the protest, which was triggered by a range of issues, including abortion rights after the overturning of Roe v. Wade; climate change; economic issues; gun violence prevention; and the securing of expanded rights for immigrants, including a path to citizenship for all. Also read: Donald Trump says Gaza truce 'better be done' before his inauguration Tamika Middleton, the managing director for Women’s March, said, "Talking about immigration, talking about peace, talking about abortion access, talking about racial justice and reproductive justice." “And so we are trying to create opportunities for people to be together, and that’s really our message, is for people to find ways for them to engage with each other,” Middleton said. Organisers said that the event is part of a long-term resistance strategy to proposed policies of the incoming Trump administration. Also read: Melania Trump opens up about 'challenging' White House transition; accuses Obamas of withholding information Who organised the march? The march is being organised by a coalition of groups, including Women’s March and Abortion Access Now, organisations promoting reproductive health, rights, and justice led by Reproductive Freedom for All and Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity, or URGE. Location and time of march? The march is going to happen in Washington, United States. People will gather at 10 am at either Farragut Square, McPherson Square, or Franklin Park, with each location focused on specific issues. The march will end at the Lincoln Memorial by 1 pm, the National Park Service permit said. Also read: Human Rights Watch chief warns Trump's return will threaten world's fraying rights system What will happen at march? The progressive speakers for reproductive rights and racial justice, including Rachel Carmona, the head of the Women's March, will address the crowd during the march. The protesters are planning to march via 17th Street to the Lincoln Memorial at 11 am, where they will be holding a rally, as per the permit. Roughly, 350 marches are planned in the US. Also read: Trump's inauguration portrait is recreated version of his 2023 mugshot? Internet says so What will be closed during the rally? The officials will be closing roads and restricting parking around downtown Washington in the area of the march as they begin preparing for the inauguration. Traffic will be opened for east and west travel on Constitution and Independence avenues and north and south travel on 7th, 9th, 14th, and 17th streets on Saturday. Further, after 7 pm, garages and alleyways downtown may also be closed with concrete barricades. The attendees have been advised to travel via Metro to reach their locations. The closest Metro stops to the various meetup points include: Farragut North, Farragut West, and McPherson Square Station. (With inputs from agencies)

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Far-right Israeli groups will march in and around East Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday in a flag-waving procession that risks igniting tensions with Palestinians in the contested city and rekindling violence between Israel and Gaza militants. 
 
Assailing the march as a 'provocation', Palestinian factions have called for a 'Day of Rage' in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas have warned of renewed hostilities if it goes ahead. 
 
"We warn of the dangerous repercussions that may result from the occupying power's intention to allow extremist Israeli settlers to carry out the Flag March in occupied Jerusalem tomorrow," Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Twitter. 
 
An original march was re-routed to avoid the Old City's Muslim Quarter on May 10 when tensions in Jerusalem led Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas to fire rockets towards the holy city, helping set off 11 days of deadly fighting. 
 
Israeli rightists accused their government of caving into Hamas by changing its route. They rescheduled the procession after a Gaza truce took hold. 
 
Tuesday's march, due to begin at 6:30 pm&nbsp;(1530 GMT), poses an immediate challenge for new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who took office on Sunday and brought veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu's record-long rule to an end. 
 
Bennett's internal security minister approved the march on Monday. 
 
A route change or cancellation of the procession could expose Bennett's patchwork coalition to accusations from Netanyahu, now in the opposition, and his right-wing allies of giving Hamas veto power over events in Jerusalem. 
 
"The time has come for Israel to threaten Hamas and not for Hamas to threaten Israel," prominent far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Twitter. 
 
An official route for the march is yet to be announced. Israeli media reported that police will allow participants to congregate outside the Old City's Damascus Gate but will not let them cross through it to the Muslim Quarter, which has an overwhelmingly Palestinian population. 
 
Tensions are sure to be high whether or not the route is changed. Palestinian protests were planned for 6 pm&nbsp;(1500 GMT) across the Gaza Strip, and Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction have called on Palestinians to flock to the Old City to counter the march. 
 
The Israeli military has made preparations for a possible escalation in Gaza over the march, Israeli media reported, and the US&nbsp;Embassy in Jerusalem prohibited its employees and their families from entering the Old City on Tuesday. 
 
Palestinians want East Jerusalem, which includes the Old City, to be the capital of a state they seek to establish in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. 
 
Israel, which annexed East Jerusalem in a move that has not won international recognition after capturing the area in a 1967 war, regards the entire city as its capital. 
 
(With inputs from agencies)

Far-right Israeli groups will march in and around East Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday in a flag-waving procession that risks igniting tensions with Palestinians in the contested city and rekindling violence between Israel and Gaza militants.

Far-right Israeli groups will march in and around East Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday in a flag-waving procession that risks igniting tensions with Palestinians in the contested city and rekindling violence between Israel and Gaza militants. Assailing the march as a 'provocation', Palestinian factions have called for a 'Day of Rage' in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas have warned of renewed hostilities if it goes ahead. "We warn of the dangerous repercussions that may result from the occupying power's intention to allow extremist Israeli settlers to carry out the Flag March in occupied Jerusalem tomorrow," Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Twitter. An original march was re-routed to avoid the Old City's Muslim Quarter on May 10 when tensions in Jerusalem led Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas to fire rockets towards the holy city, helping set off 11 days of deadly fighting. Israeli rightists accused their government of caving into Hamas by changing its route. They rescheduled the procession after a Gaza truce took hold. Tuesday's march, due to begin at 6:30 pm (1530 GMT), poses an immediate challenge for new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who took office on Sunday and brought veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu's record-long rule to an end. Bennett's internal security minister approved the march on Monday. A route change or cancellation of the procession could expose Bennett's patchwork coalition to accusations from Netanyahu, now in the opposition, and his right-wing allies of giving Hamas veto power over events in Jerusalem. "The time has come for Israel to threaten Hamas and not for Hamas to threaten Israel," prominent far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Twitter. An official route for the march is yet to be announced. Israeli media reported that police will allow participants to congregate outside the Old City's Damascus Gate but will not let them cross through it to the Muslim Quarter, which has an overwhelmingly Palestinian population. Tensions are sure to be high whether or not the route is changed. Palestinian protests were planned for 6 pm (1500 GMT) across the Gaza Strip, and Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction have called on Palestinians to flock to the Old City to counter the march. The Israeli military has made preparations for a possible escalation in Gaza over the march, Israeli media reported, and the US Embassy in Jerusalem prohibited its employees and their families from entering the Old City on Tuesday. Palestinians want East Jerusalem, which includes the Old City, to be the capital of a state they seek to establish in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Israel, which annexed East Jerusalem in a move that has not won international recognition after capturing the area in a 1967 war, regards the entire city as its capital. (With inputs from agencies)

Israeli nationalists to march in East Jerusalem, Palestinians plan 'Day of Rage'

A group of Buddhist monks marched against Myanmar's military junta on Tuesday, joining a campaign for an end to the generals' rule and for the release of detained leaders of the ousted elected government, including Aung San Suu Kyi.&nbsp;

About 20 monks in dark red robes walked through the streets of the main city of Yangon to a United Nations office, urging citizens to join their protest.&nbsp;

"I would like to request that all citizens help eliminate the power of the military dictatorship until we can get rid of this system," said one of the protesting monks, Sandar Thiri.&nbsp;

Monks held an English-language banner with the message: 'Monks. who don't want a military dictatorship'.&nbsp;

Some wore red masks to ward off the coronavirus and carried signs saying 'reject military coup'.&nbsp;

Thousands of people from all walks of life have come out onto the streets of towns and cities across the country to protest against the February 1 military overthrow of the government of veteran democracy champion Suu Kyi.&nbsp;

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Historically, monks in the predominately Buddhist country have helped organise communities, and at times led opposition to authority, in particular during British colonial rule.&nbsp;

Big pro-democracy protests in 2007 were called the 'Saffron Revolution' because of the prominent involvement of monks.&nbsp;

Those protests, though suppressed, ultimately led to the military's decision to gradually withdraw from politics, a process brought to a halt by this month's coup.&nbsp;

The army took power alleging that its complaints of fraud in a November 8 general election, in which Suu Kyi's party had won a landslide, were being ignored.&nbsp;

It guaranteed on Tuesday that it would hold an election and hand over power, denied its removal of the government was a coup or that its leaders were detained, and accused protesters of violence and intimidation.

A group of Buddhist monks marched against Myanmar's military junta on Tuesday, joining a campaign for an end to the generals' rule and for the release of detained leaders of the ousted elected government, including Aung San Suu Kyi.

A group of Buddhist monks marched against Myanmar's military junta on Tuesday, joining a campaign for an end to the generals' rule and for the release of detained leaders of the ousted elected government, including Aung San Suu Kyi. About 20 monks in dark red robes walked through the streets of the main city of Yangon to a United Nations office, urging citizens to join their protest. "I would like to request that all citizens help eliminate the power of the military dictatorship until we can get rid of this system," said one of the protesting monks, Sandar Thiri. Monks held an English-language banner with the message: 'Monks. who don't want a military dictatorship'. Some wore red masks to ward off the coronavirus and carried signs saying 'reject military coup'. Thousands of people from all walks of life have come out onto the streets of towns and cities across the country to protest against the February 1 military overthrow of the government of veteran democracy champion Suu Kyi. Also Read: Myanmar military chokes internet for second consecutive night amid protests Historically, monks in the predominately Buddhist country have helped organise communities, and at times led opposition to authority, in particular during British colonial rule. Big pro-democracy protests in 2007 were called the 'Saffron Revolution' because of the prominent involvement of monks. Those protests, though suppressed, ultimately led to the military's decision to gradually withdraw from politics, a process brought to a halt by this month's coup. The army took power alleging that its complaints of fraud in a November 8 general election, in which Suu Kyi's party had won a landslide, were being ignored. It guaranteed on Tuesday that it would hold an election and hand over power, denied its removal of the government was a coup or that its leaders were detained, and accused protesters of violence and intimidation.

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