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The latest news on Hong Kong from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: UAE issues travel warning for Hong Kong: advises visitors not to wear black or white

News TeamJuly 29, 2019

The UAE consulate in Hong Kong has taken to Twitter to advise travellers to avoid both government and private buildings and places near them. It also urged trav...

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The latest news on politics from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Puerto Rican Police Fire Tear Gas At Huge Protests Over Governor’s Texts

News TeamJuly 18, 2019

Some of Puerto Rico's biggest stars rallied a crowd of many thousands in San Juan on Wednesday calling on the island's governor, Ricardo Rosselló, to resign.......

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Quick Read: Police fire teargas at Shi’ite protesters in Nigerian capital: Reuters witness

News TeamJuly 12, 2019

ABUJA (Reuters) - Police fired teargas at a protesting Shi’ite group in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja, a Reuters witness saw on Thursday. Hundreds gathered to demand the release of their leader two days after clashes with police left at least two dead...

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Quick Read: Riot Police Meet Hong Kong Protesters with Pepper Spray, Batons

News TeamJuly 1, 2019

HONG KONG - Protesters and riot police returned to the streets of Hong Kong early Monday to mark the 22nd anniversary of the city’s reunification with China.......

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The latest news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Security forces use tear gas to disperse students in Sudan’s Khartoum

News TeamJune 28, 2019

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Security forces fired tear gas to disperse dozens of students demonstrating against the ruling military council at a financial academy in t...

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Quick Read: Fears Hong Kong protests could turn violent amid calls to ‘escalate action’

News TeamJune 19, 2019

Hong Kong is bracing for fresh rallies on Friday, which many fear could turn violent, as protesters gave city authorities until Thursday to meet their demands on the retraction of the city’s controversial extradition bill.... Read the full article...

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Quick Read: Tear gas as US ambassador meets Malawi opposition leader

News TeamJune 7, 2019

The United States ambassador to Malawi was caught up in political unrest as police fired tear gas while she met with an opposition leader on Thursday, while pol...

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Quick Read: Sudanese forces storm protest camp, more than 35 people killed: medics

News TeamJune 4, 2019

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Security forces stormed a protest camp in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday and opposition-linked medics said more than 35 people wer...

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Travel Advice: Six dead and over 200 injured in election protests in Indonesia – advice and info for travellers

News TeamMay 22, 2019

At least six people have been killed and over 200 injured after election results were announced in Indonesia on Tuesday. President Joko Widodo was declared the winner, securing his second term. His opponent Prabowo Subianto rejected the results, c...

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Quick Read: Armed Men Attack Sudan’s Protesters But Fail to Derail Negotiations

News TeamMay 15, 2019

The sound of gunfire echoed late into the night in Khartoum on Monday evening, as security forces clashed with demonstrators almost immediately after Sudan's ru...

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The latest crime news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Masked raiders rob German cafe with a machine gun

News TeamMay 7, 2019

German police said five masked intruders carrying a machine gun stormed a coffee shop near Frankfurt in Central Germany on Monday morning. The attackers sprayed...

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Quick Read: French police clash with protesters in Paris May Day rally

News TeamMay 2, 2019

Police fired have tear gas to push back masked demonstrators in central Paris, as thousands of people used an annual May Day rally to protest against French President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies.... Read the full article at the publisher's...

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The latest abduction, kidnap, ransom and extortion news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Chaos erupt at the Kenya -Tanzania border over alleged abduction of businessman

News TeamMarch 28, 2019

For hours demonstrations have rocked the Kenya-Tanzania border town of Namanga. According to the officer, the demonstration erupted following yesterday’s (Tuesd...

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Quick Read: Riot police deployed as strike strands hundreds of travellers at Kenya’s main airport

News TeamMarch 6, 2019

Hundreds of travellers were stranded at Nairobi’s international airport as riot police were deployed and tear gas fired to disperse striking workers.... Read th...

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Quick Read: Algerian police use tear gas on anti-government protesters

News TeamFebruary 25, 2019

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Police in Algiers fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on a third straight day of protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plan to run for a fifth term after six years of his near total absence from public...

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Quick Read: Myanmar police fire rubber bullets, tear gas to scatter ethnic minority protest

News TeamFebruary 12, 2019

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon on Tuesday to disperse a protest over a statue of independence hero General Au...

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Quick Read: Sudan protests: Police use tear gas as thousands take to streets

News TeamJanuary 25, 2019

Security forces have clashed with demonstrators in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, as anti-government protests take place across the country. Riot police have used t...

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Quick Read: Sudan protests: Police use tear gas as thousands take to streets

News TeamJanuary 25, 2019

Security forces have clashed with demonstrators in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, as anti-government protests take place across the country. Riot police have used tear gas to try to break up the large rallies.... Read the full article at the publisher's ...

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The latest news on Paris from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Scuffles break out as ‘yellow vests’ march in Paris in latest protest

News TeamJanuary 21, 2019

PARIS (Reuters) - Scuffles broke out on Saturday as around 7,000 “yellow vest” demonstrators marched through Paris in a 10th consecutive weekend of protests aga...

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Quick Read: Yellow vest protests hit with police water cannon, tear gas in Paris

News TeamJanuary 14, 2019

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris police fired water cannon and tear gas to push back “yellow vest” demonstrators from around the Arc de Triomphe monument on Saturday, in...

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Quick Read: Sudanese police fire tear gas at Khartoum, Darfur rallies against President Omar al-Bashir

News TeamJanuary 14, 2019

Police used tear gas on Sunday to disperse thousands of protesters who gathered for the fourth week to demand the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir, who has been in power for three decades.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://w...

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The latest news on protests from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Sudanese flood Khartoum streets, demanding president go

News TeamJanuary 7, 2019

Thousands took to the streets in the Sudanese capital on Sunday to call for President Omar al-Bashir to step down, the latest in nearly three weeks of demonstra...

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Quick Read: UAE issues travel warning for Hong Kong: advises visitors not to wear black or white

Quick Read: Puerto Rican Police Fire Tear Gas At Huge Protests Over Governor’s Texts

Quick Read: Police fire teargas at Shi’ite protesters in Nigerian capital: Reuters witness

Quick Read: Riot Police Meet Hong Kong Protesters with Pepper Spray, Batons

Quick Read: Security forces use tear gas to disperse students in Sudan’s Khartoum

Quick Read: Fears Hong Kong protests could turn violent amid calls to ‘escalate action’

Quick Read: Tear gas as US ambassador meets Malawi opposition leader

Quick Read: Sudanese forces storm protest camp, more than 35 people killed: medics

Quick Read: Armed Men Attack Sudan’s Protesters But Fail to Derail Negotiations

Quick Read: Masked raiders rob German cafe with a machine gun

Quick Read: French police clash with protesters in Paris May Day rally

Quick Read: Chaos erupt at the Kenya -Tanzania border over alleged abduction of businessman

Quick Read: Riot police deployed as strike strands hundreds of travellers at Kenya’s main airport

Quick Read: Algerian police use tear gas on anti-government protesters

Quick Read: Myanmar police fire rubber bullets, tear gas to scatter ethnic minority protest

Quick Read: Sudan protests: Police use tear gas as thousands take to streets

Quick Read: Sudan protests: Police use tear gas as thousands take to streets

Quick Read: Scuffles break out as ‘yellow vests’ march in Paris in latest protest

Quick Read: Yellow vest protests hit with police water cannon, tear gas in Paris

Quick Read: Sudanese police fire tear gas at Khartoum, Darfur rallies against President Omar al-Bashir

Quick Read: Sudanese flood Khartoum streets, demanding president go

Ghana: Two Canadian women abducted on Monday in Kumasi, Uber driver detained

Travel Advice: State Department urges people to ‘reconsider travel’ to Burkina Faso due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping

Travel Advice: FCO warns of terror threats against Western targets in Afghanistan, especially in Kabul

Travel Advice: State Dept warns militants in Afghanistan plan vehicle-borne bombings against American targets

Travel Advice: FCO warns visitors to Jamaica as states of emergency extended due to shootings

Travel Advice: Canadian Government updates travel warning regarding crime threat to visitors in Vietnam