Tag Archives: Protest
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Protesting Hong Kong students storm government complex
27 September 2014 | Aaron Tam
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Dozens of protesters broke through the gates of Hong Kong's government headquarters late Friday in an ongoing student demonstration against Beijing's refusal to grant the city unfettered democracy. ...
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Tibetan Youth Congress protest continues in Delhi, many detained
18 September 2014
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Members of the Tibetan Youth Congress continued their protest today outside the Hotel Taj Palace here, against Chinese President Xi Jinping's three-day visit to India. ...
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Majnu Ka Tilla residents want PM, Xi to talk Tibet
17 September 2014 | Jayashree Nandi
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A day before Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in the capital, Delhi's largest Tibetan resettlement colony at Majnu Ka Tilla is gearing up to send messages for Xi. ...
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Rights group says Chinese police open fire on Tibetan protesters
14 August 2014 | Sui-Lee Wee
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Chinese police have opened fire on Tibetan demonstrators in southwestern China, wounding 10 people, after the Tibetans protested against the detention of a respected village leader. ...
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Organisers of huge Hong Kong rally arrested
4 July 2014
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Police on Friday arrested the organisers of Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy rally,, sparking outrage from campaigners for "political suppression". ...
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Hundreds arrested after huge Hong Kong democracy protest
2 July 2014 | Aaron Tam
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Hong Kong police arrested more than 500 protesters at a sit-in early Wednesday following a huge pro-democracy rally that mobilised half a million people. ...
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Hong Kong marches for democracy as govt says “doing its utmost”
1 July 2014 | James Pomfret and Grace Li
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Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters marched in Hong Kong on Tuesday, in possibly the biggest challenge to Chinese Communist Party rule in more than a decade. ...
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China official met by protests, says respects Taiwan’s choices
27 June 2014 | Faith Hung
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Zhang Zhijun,, China's top official in charge of relations with self-ruled Taiwan, said that he understood and respected the choices of its people. ...
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China jails nine more in East Turkistan for “terror offences”
26 June 2014 | Ben Blanchard
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Chinese authorities in East Turkistan have jailed nine more people for up to 14 years for "terror-related" offences at a public sentencing. ...
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Hong Kong activists predict biggest protest since China handover
25 June 2014 | Aaron Tam
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Activists expect more than half a million people to take to the streets on Hong Kong's annual protest day in what would be the biggest march since Britain handed the city back to China. ...