Tag Archives: Protest

• Organisers of huge Hong Kong rally arrested 4 July 2014 This post has no comments yet

  Police on Friday arrested the organisers of Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy rally,, sparking outrage from campaigners for "political suppression". ...

• Hundreds arrested after huge Hong Kong democracy protest 2 July 2014 | Aaron Tam This post has no comments yet

  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. ...

• Hong Kong marches for democracy as govt says “doing its utmost” 1 July 2014 | James Pomfret and Grace Li This post has no comments yet

  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. ...

• China official met by protests, says respects Taiwan’s choices 27 June 2014 | Faith Hung This post has no comments yet

  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. ...

• China jails nine more in East Turkistan for “terror offences” 26 June 2014 | Ben Blanchard This post has no comments yet

  Chinese authorities in East Turkistan have jailed nine more people for up to 14 years for "terror-related" offences at a public sentencing. ...

• Hong Kong activists predict biggest protest since China handover 25 June 2014 | Aaron Tam This post has no comments yet

  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. ...

• China warns of limits to Hong Kong freedom as protests loom 12 June 2014 This post has no comments yet

  China warned Hong Kong on Tuesday that there were limits to its freedom and it should adhere strictly to the law ahead of a planned pro-democracy protest. ...

• Thirty-one dead, scores wounded in attack in East Turkistan 24 May 2014 | Neil Connor This post has no comments yet

  Attackers killed at least 31 people Thursday when they ploughed two vehicles into a market and threw explosives in the capital of East Turkistan, in the latest severe incident to hit the Muslim Uyghur homeland. ...

• Anti-China protesters set factories on fire in Vietnam 14 May 2014 This post has no comments yet

  Anti-China protesters went on the rampage at an industrial park in southern Vietnam, attacking offices and setting several Chinese factories on fire, authorities said Wednesday. ...

• Protests mark May Day around the world 1 May 2014 This post has no comments yet

  Tens of thousands of people across the globe were hitting the streets Thursday for mass rallies marking International Labour Day, with Turkey a flashpoint on the anniversary of clashes. ...