Tag Archives: Protest

  • Tibetan Youth Congress protest CCP centenary celebrations at Chinese Embassy in Delhi

    Tibetan Youth Congress members on Thursday staged a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi against the centenary celebrations of the Chinese Communist Party. ...

  • Detained Hong Kong activist says arrest meant to ‘frighten’

    A Hong Kong activist was released Saturday after being detained on suspicion of publicizing a commemoration of China’s deadly crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, and said her arrest was meant to have a chilling effect on marking ...

  • Protest outside Chinese embassy in London to mark Panchen Lama’s disappearance

    A protest was held outside the Chinese embassy in London to observe the 26th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Tibetan Buddhism's 11th Panchen Lama. The demonstration was organised by NGOs -- Tibetan Community UK and Free Tibet. ...

  • Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced for Tiananmen vigil

    Prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to more jail time Thursday for participating in an unauthorized vigil to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, as Hong Kong authorities exert more control over dissents. ...

  • ASEAN leaders tell Myanmar coup general to end killings

    ASEAN leaders demanded an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Myanmar in an emergency summit Saturday with its top general and coup leader who, according to Malaysia's prime minister, did not reject them. ...

  • Myanmar’s Suu Kyi in good health, lawyer says

    Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in good health despite two months of detention, her legal team said Wednesday, as diplomatic pressure on the military junta ramped up. ...

  • Tibetans mark 62nd Uprising Day against China

    Tibetans around the world marked the 1959 Tibetan revolt against the Chinese invasion, renewing their pledge to fight until Tibet is free. Close to a thousand exile Tibetans with local Indian supporters gathered near the Dalai Lama temple. ...

  • Myanmar security forces kill at least 33 protesters

    At least 33 protesters were killed by Myanmar security forces on Wednesday, the highest number since a 1 February military coup, according to a compilation of local reports, as authorities extended their lethal crackdown. ...

  • Myanmar police launch most extensive crackdown; hundreds arrested

    Police in Myanmar launched their most sweeping crackdown in three weeks of nationwide protests against military rule on Saturday, arresting hundreds of people and shooting and wounding at least one person. ...

  • Armoured vehicles deployed to major Myanmar cities after mass protests

    Security forces in Myanmar opened fire to disperse protesters on Sunday and armoured vehicles rolled into major cities as the new army rulers faced a ninth day of anti-coup demonstrations that saw hundreds of thousands on the streets. ...