#defy

1:24pm, 2nd August, 2019

Thousands of Hong Kong civil servants defy government to join protests

Thousands of civil servants joined in the anti-government protests in Hong Kong on Friday for the first time since they started two months ago, defying a warning from the authorities to remain politically neutral.

Cuban LGBT activists defy government, hold unprecedented indie pride parade

9:06pm, 11th May, 2019

World

Cuban LGBT activists defy government, hold unprecedented indie pride parade

Cuban gay rights activists held an unauthorized independent pride parade in Havana on Saturday despite the Communist government warning against it and calling it subversive, an unprecedented show of civil society in the one-party state.

Venezuela's Guaido risks arrest as he returns home to defy Maduro

11:52am, 4th March, 2019

World

Venezuela's Guaido risks arrest as he returns home to defy Maduro

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido plans to risk arrest by returning home on Monday, after he ignored a court-imposed travel ban and toured Latin American countries to boost support for his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

U.S. calls on Iran to halt space launches that defy U.N. resolution

4:19pm, 7th February, 2019

Politics

U.S. calls on Iran to halt space launches that defy U.N. resolution

The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it was aware of reports of a failed Iranian attempt to launch a satellite into space last month and it called on Tehran to halt activities that violate U.N. resolutions.

Iran says it will defy 'economic war' as U.S. reimposes curbs

5:40am, 5th November, 2018

Business

Iran says it will defy 'economic war' as U.S. reimposes curbs

Iran said it would defy the reimposition of more U.S. sanctions on Monday, condemning as "economic war" Washington's attempt to curb Tehran's missile and nuclear programs and weaken its influence in the Middle East.

Hindu hardliners defy court order to stop women entering temple

10:03am, 19th October, 2018

World

Hindu hardliners defy court order to stop women entering temple

Conservative Hindu groups prevented women from entering an Indian hill temple on Wednesday, in defiance of India's top court which says a centuries-long ban at the holy site is illegal.

UK consumers defy Brexit blues, but companies fret - surveys

7:00pm, 30th August, 2018

UK

UK consumers defy Brexit blues, but companies fret - surveys

British consumers appear little fazed by the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, but businesses have turned more worried, surveys showed on Friday.

Desperate Venezuelans defy Ecuador's passport rules and cross border

5:46pm, 19th August, 2018

World

Desperate Venezuelans defy Ecuador's passport rules and cross border

Dozens of furious Venezuelan migrants fleeing economic misery in Venezuela for a new life elsewhere on Sunday defied rules requiring they hold a valid passport to cross the border from Colombia into Ecuador, and authorities appeared to be allowing it...

A crime or a right? Some Danish Muslims to defy face veil ban

11:38am, 30th July, 2018

World

A crime or a right? Some Danish Muslims to defy face veil ban

On Aug. 1, when face veils are banned in Denmark, Sabina will not be leaving her niqab at home. Instead, she will be defying the law and taking to the street in protest.