Tag Archives: Protest

• Thousands protest against coronavirus restrictions in Berlin 1 August 2020 This post has no comments yet

  Loudly chanting their opposition to face masks and vaccines, thousands of people gathered in Berlin on Saturday to protest against coronavirus restrictions before being dispersed by police. ...

• Hong Kong marks handover anniversary with new security law arrests 1 July 2020 | Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao This post has one comment

  Hong Kong police made the first arrests under Beijing's new national security law on Wednesday as the city greeted the anniversary of its handover to China with protesters fleeing water cannon. ...

• China unveils details of national security law for Hong Kong 30 June 2020 This post has no comments yet

  China on Tuesday unveiled details of a contentious new national security law for Hong Kong, ending weeks of uncertainty that have exacerbated concerns over Beijing’s erosion of freedoms in the global financial hub. ...

• Dozens arrested as Hong Kongers protest planned national security laws 28 June 2020 | Scott Murdoch This post has one comment

  Hong Kong police arrested at least 53 people on Sunday after scuffles erupted during a relatively peaceful protest against planned national security legislation to be implemented by the mainland Chinese government. ...

• Protests worldwide embrace Black Lives Matter movement 6 June 2020 This post has 5 comments

  Thousands of people took to the streets in European and Asian cities on Saturday, demonstrating in support of US protests against police brutality. The global protests reflect rising anger over police treatment of ethnic minorities. ...

• Hong Kong protesters defy ban, rally to remember Tiananmen 4 June 2020 | Su Xinqi and Yan Zhao This post has one comment

  Tens of thousands of people across Hong Kong lit candles and chanted democracy slogans on Thursday to commemorate China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown, defying a ban against gathering as tensions seethed over a planned new security law. ...

• Thousands protest in Hong Kong over China’s security law proposal 24 May 2020 | Yan Zhao and Xinqi Su This post has no comments yet

  Police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday against a controversial security law proposed by China, in the most intense clashes for months. ...

• Ignoring social distancing, protesters mock Hong Kong leader Lam on her birthday 13 May 2020 | Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou This post has one comment

  Hundreds of protesters gathered in shopping malls across Hong Kong on Wednesday, flouting coronavirus-related social distancing rules to mock unpopular Chief Executive Carrie Lam on her birthday. ...

• Hong Kong police break up pro-democracy singing protest at mall 26 April 2020 This post has one comment

  Hong Kong riot police armed with shields dispersed a crowd of 300 pro-democracy activists holding a singing protest in an upmarket shopping mall on Sunday, despite a ban on public gatherings of more than four people. ...

• Will the Wuhan pandemic lead to revolution? Finding opportunity in this crisis 19 April 2020 | Tenzing Jigme This post has 2 comments

  The current unprecedented crisis is seen by the CCP as an opportunity to reshape their image and reemphasize their power and efficiency around the world. We must thus be steadfast, firm, and committed in our unveiling of the truth ...