Tag Archives: Protest

• Women worldwide rally for equality, and against Trump in US 8 March 2017 | Joseph Ax and Lisa Fernandez This post has no comments yet

  Women protested around the world on Wednesday for equal rights, with many Americans skipping work or boycotting stores to demand economic fairness on International Women's Day. ...

• Women’s marches draw millions in resistance to Trump 22 January 2017 This post has one comment

  More than two million people flooded US cities as women opposed to Donald Trump led a peaceful, stunning rebuke against the new US president, echoed in sister protests around the world. ...

• Tibet protesters detained in Swiss capital during Xi Jinping visit 16 January 2017 | Kirsti Knolle and Marina Depetris This post has no comments yet

  Fourteen activists were detained near the Swiss parliament building in the afternoon as they continued to protest past the time restriction, waving posters saying "Don't Deal With Killers". ...

• Swiss limit Tibetan protest against visit by Chinese president 13 January 2017 | John Miller This post has 4 comments

  Xi is the first Chinese president to attend the WEF. Chinese officials have said he plans to promote "inclusive globalisation" and warn that populist approaches can lead to war and poverty. ...

• US military veterans backing North Dakota pipeline protests 3 December 2016 | Ernest Scheyder and Terray Sylvester This post has one comment

  US military veterans will build a barracks on Friday at a protest camp in North Dakota to support thousands of activists opposing a pipeline project near Standing Rock Native American lands. ...

• TYC activists stage protest against Xi Jinping 15 October 2016 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has one comment

  Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) activists staged a protest againt the visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Margao, shouting slogans of "Free Tibet" and "Stop the demolition of Larung Gar". ...

• Young activists take on China as Hong Kong goes to polls 4 September 2016 | Dennis Chong This post has no comments yet

  Hong Kong goes to the polls on Sunday in the biggest vote since 2014 pro-democracy rallies, with young independence activists calling for a complete break from China running for office. ...

• Thousands attend Hong Kong’s first pro-independence rally 6 August 2016 | Laura Mannering and Aaron Tam This post has 2 comments

  Candidates banned from standing for election in Hong Kong because they are advocating a split from mainland China led the city's first pro-independence rally Friday as tension over the upcoming vote escalates. ...

• Chinese ambassador to UK says Tibetan cause is doomed and will never succeed 19 May 2016 | Karen Cheung This post has 3 comments

  “I’ve heard Chinese propaganda all my life but it is still shocking to hear someone telling lies in person about your country and the experiences of your own people." ...

• Beyond the wire: Harry Wu 7 May 2016 This post has 2 comments

  He resolved not only to survive 20 years of torture, but also to ensure that no one forgot China’s laogai and the thousands suffering there. ...