2021 Mongolian protests

The 2021 Mongolian protests were mass demonstrations in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar that led to the resgination of Prime Minister Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh. Thousands protested on the streets between 20 and 22 January 2021 against the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia. The protests were sparked by public outrage over widely circulated footage showing a new mother and her newborn being transferred to a quarantine facility in freezing conditions. Protesters demanded the removal of various government officials, eventually leading to the resignation of the Prime Minister on 21 January. The protests took place against a backdrop of wider frustration over economic hardship and rising unemployment, despite earlier praise from the World Health Organization for Mongolia’s initial handling of the pandemic.

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