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New Zealand’s Ardern labels anti-vaccine mandate protests ‘imported’

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New Zealand’s Ardern labels anti-vaccine mandate protests ‘imported’

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday she believed the demonstrations against the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, now in their second week, were an “import” phenomenon, unlike anything she had seen in the country before. Things are different.

Hundreds of protesters occupied the lawn in front of the unique “beehive” parliament for the seventh day in a row, ignoring repeated police calls to leave, and the heavy rain over the weekend was impeccable.

Protesters, taking inspiration from the forced demonstrations against vaccines by Canadian truckers, also blocked several streets around parliament with trucks, vans and motorcycles.

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“It felt like an alien protest to me,” Ardern told national broadcaster TVNZ.

“I saw a Trump flag in the front yard, I saw a Canadian flag in the front yard,” she said, referring to photos of former U.S. President Donald Trump carried by some demonstrators and the situation in Canada .

Ardern said protesters did not appear interested in dialogue.

“When you see signs of calling for the execution of politicians who are not groups that really want to be involved in the political conversation,” Ardern said.

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The protests started against vaccine mandates, but have now been joined by groups calling for an end to COVID-19 restrictions, denial of vaccinations and a call for attention to other social issues such as censorship and the rights of the Māori community. At the height of the protests, it was estimated that thousands of demonstrators were involved.

Many brought their children to the protest, which Ardern said was worrying.

Police said officers would continue to be highly visible in and around the council grounds to provide reassurance to all.

As a country of 5 million people, New Zealand has the lowest number of COVID-19 in the world, largely due to strict coronavirus border restrictions and social restrictions.

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However, daily cases of the Omicron variant have been rising, approaching 1,000 on Monday, as some domestic restrictions were eased this month.

However, the country’s borders remain closed, with tens of thousands of expat Kiwis isolated from their families.

On Monday, the High Court began hearing a lawsuit against the government by a group representing expat New Zealanders alleging the state unlawfully deprived citizens of their right to enter New Zealand.

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Nargis Fakhri makes first post since sister’s arrest in murder case: ‘We are coming for you’

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Nargis Fakhri makes first post since sister’s arrest in murder case: ‘We are coming for you’

Nargis Fakhri shares first post on Instagram after her sister Aliya Fakhri’s arrest in murder case in the US. The actor did not address the controversy still.

Nargis Fakhri‘s daughter Aliya Fakhri was recently arrested in the US for allegedly murdering her ex-boyfriend and one of his friends. While her mother defended her, Nargis has maintained silence on the matter. However, the actor as now shared a post which is going viral on social media.

(Also Read: Who is Aliya Fakhri, Nargis Fakhri’s sister accused of twin murder in US?)

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Nargis Fakhri’s Instagram post

Nargis Fakhri took to Instagram stories and shared a picture with her Housefull 5 co-stars Jacqueline Fernandez and Sonam Bajwa from the sets and wrote, “we are coming for you.” In the photo, the three ladies looked excited as they posed together while getting ready.

A source close to India Today told the publication that Nargis Fakhri hasn’t been in contact with her sister for over 20 years and only got to know about the incident through news. “She has not been in touch with her sister for over 20 years. The actor learned about the incident through the news, just like everyone else,” the source stated. On the other hand, their mother defended Aliya and said, “I don’t think she would be killing someone. She was a person who was caring for everybody. She tried to help everybody,” multiple news outlets reported.

What did Aliya Fakhri do?

Aliya Fakhri allegedly set a two-storey garage on fire by lighting up a heap of garbage in Queens killing his 35-year-old ex-boyfriend Edward Jacobs and his friend, 33-year-old Anastasia Ettienne. Aliya took this step after her ex-boyfriend denied her request to reconcile their relationship. She now faces a total of nine charges, four for a first-degree murder, four for second-degree murder and an arson charge and will appear in court on December 9.

About Housefull 5

Helmed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Housefull in the fifth installment of the successful comedy franchise, Housefull. Apart from Nargis Fakhri, Sonam Bajwa and Jacqueliene Fernandez the film also stars Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Fardeen Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Chunky Panday and others in key roles and is scheduled to release in theatres in June 2025.

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