Portal:Current events/2019 December 15
December 15, 2019 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2019–20 Lebanese protests
- Clashes between protestors and security forces at a protest camp in Beirut leave dozens of people injured. (Al Jazeera)
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Twenty-two civilians are killed by Islamist militants in machete attacks in the town of Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters) (DW News)
- Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protests in India
- Violent protests against the new citizenship bill break out in Delhi, leaving at least six dead. The protestors, numbering in the thousands and containing numerous students, were dispersed by police using tear gas and baton charges. The police also stormed the campus of Jamia Millia Islamia University to arrest protestors fleeing the scene while clashing against students. (Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
- Censorship in China
- State broadcaster China Central Television pulls a Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester City from its schedule after Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil criticized China's re-education camps in Xinjang. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- 2019 Davao del Sur earthquake
- At least seven people are confirmed dead while 37 more are injured after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Matanao, Davao del Sur, in the Philippines. (Sputnik) (AP via CBC News)
- At least ten people are killed by a fire at a fan factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh. (Reuters)
- A bus carrying 32 Hindu pilgrims veers off a highway in central Nepal, killing at least 14 people. (Channel News Asia)
International relations
- Libya–Turkey relations, Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
- Turkey says it is ready to provide military support to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) against Khalifa Haftar's forces if requested to do so by the GNA. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey approves military intervention in Libya. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2019 Hong Kong protests
- Hong Kong Police Force clash with protesters at different malls across Hong Kong amid a visit by Chief Executive Carrie Lam to Beijing. Riot police use pepper spray to disperse crowds as a result. (Reuters)
- 2019 Chilean protests
- In a non-binding referendum organized by the Chilean Association of Municipalities, 91% of the voters support a new Constitution and more than 70% of the voters support a fully elected constituent assembly to write it. An official referendum will be realized in April 2020. (La Tercera)