Tag Archives: Democracy

• Hong Kong police round up activists in crackdown on protests 30 August 2019 This post has no comments yet

  Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists including three lawmakers were arrested Friday in a protest crackdown -- a move described by rights groups as a well-worn tactic deployed by China. ...

• China rotates new troops into Hong Kong amid mass protests 29 August 2019 | Ken Moritsugu and Yanan Wang This post has no comments yet

  China's military deployed fresh troops to Hong Kong on Thursday in what it called a routine rotation amid speculation that it might intervene in the city's pro-democracy protests. ...

• Hong Kong police fire first gunshot, water cannon in protest clashes 25 August 2019 This post has one comment

  Hong Kong police used water cannon for the first time and at least one officer fired his sidearm during pitched battles with protesters Sunday. ...

• Tibetans march in support of Hong Kong protests 19 August 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  In a show of support for the protesters in Hong Kong, exile Tibetans marched, prayed, and shouted slogans in the capital of the Tibetan diaspora, McLeod Ganj, India. ...

• Hong Kong protesters throng streets in pouring rain 18 August 2019 | Yan Zhao and Catherine Lai This post has no comments yet

  A sea of democracy activists flooded the streets of Hong Kong Sunday in a defiant show to the city's leaders that their movement still pulls wide public support, despite mounting violence. ...

• Hong Kong protests shut down airport 12 August 2019 This post has 2 comments

  All flights in and out of Hong Kong were cancelled on Monday after thousands of pro-democracy protesters flooded the city's airport to denounce police violence. ...

• Thousands defy crackdown in Moscow’s biggest protest for years 11 August 2019 | Maria Tsvetkova and Gleb Stolyarov This post has no comments yet

  Tens of thousands of Russians staged what a monitoring group called the country’s biggest political protest for eight years on Saturday, defying a crackdown to demand free elections. ...

• India abolishes Kashmir’s special status, tightens grip on region 5 August 2019 This post has no comments yet

  The Indian government on Monday revoked Kashmir's special status, stripping the significant autonomy it has enjoyed for seven decades in a move expected to further inflame tensions. ...

• Identifying small pains in Achilles’ heel is America’s political gain 29 July 2019 | Ugyen Gyalpo This post has no comments yet

  I hope and pray that the US show more political engagement and thereby also pave the way for other countries that are being oppressed by China. ...

• China defends Hong Kong police, blames Western forces | Yanan Wang This post has 3 comments

  China blamed Western forces and defended police conduct in remarks Monday about Hong Kong after the city endured another weekend of violent clashes between protesters and police. ...