Tag Archives: Protest

  • China jails outspoken journalist for seven years

    Gao Yu — named one of International Press Institute's "world press heroes" in 2000 — "illegally provided state secrets to foreigners", said Beijing's No. 3 Intermediate People's Court. ...

  • Followers of Jonang school of Tibetan Buddhism seek recognition

    The demonstrators demanded that Jonang be represented in the exile Parliament from the 16th Parliament, due to be elected in March 2016. ...

  • Tibetans protest outside Chinese embassy in Delhi

    To mark "Tibetan National Uprising Day", student protesters carried out demonstrations in front of the Chinese embassy in New Delhi. ...

  • Monk dies after setting himself afire in Tibet

    Tibetan monk Kelsang Yeshi died after he set himself afire protesting against the Chinese government's repressive policies in Tibet, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said Wednesday. ...

  • Teenage girl dies in self-immolation protest in Amdo Ngawa

    A 19-year-old girl, Tsepe, has died after setting herself on fire to protest Chinese rule in Tibet, in Ngawa in Tibet's Amdo province. ...

  • Tibetan dies in self-immolation to protest China’s rule

    A Tibetan has died after setting himself on fire to protest at China's rule of the Himalayan region in the first self-immolation for three months, a rights group and overseas media said today. ...

  • Hong Kong Occupy protest leaders turn themselves in to police

    The founders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Occupy movement surrendered to police Wednesday in a symbolic move, as they try to take the protests off the streets after more than two months. ...

  • More troops deployed to curb Ferguson unrest as protests swell across US

    President Barack Obama appealed for dialogue, and his attorney general promised that a federal probe into the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in August would be rigorous. ...

  • Hong Kong police clear Mong Kok protest site

    Hong Kong police dismantled barricades, pulled down tents and cleared protesters from a demonstration site in the crowded Mong Kok district on Wednesday, Reuters witnesses said. ...

  • No end in sight to Hong Kong protests after talks

    Hong Kong student leaders Wednesday said they may not take part in further talks with the government after accusing city authorities of failing to make any meaningful offers to end weeks of mass rallies. ...