Tag Archives: Protest

• China jails outspoken journalist for seven years 17 April 2015 This post has no comments yet

  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 28 March 2015 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 4 comments

  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 10 March 2015 This post has no comments yet

  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 24 December 2014 This post has no comments yet

  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 22 December 2014 | Tibet Sun Onlinenews This post has no comments yet

  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 17 December 2014 This post has no comments yet

  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 3 December 2014 This post has no comments yet

  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 26 November 2014 | Ellen Wulfhorst, Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister This post has no comments yet

  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 | James Pomfret and Farah Master This post has no comments yet

  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 22 October 2014 | Aaron Tam This post has no comments yet

  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. ...