Tag Archives: Protest

• Hong Kong protest: From the front lines 4 September 2019 | Matthew Aslett This post has no comments yet

  As the people of Hong Kong continue their struggle for democracy, they believe their fate may be determined by political pressure from the international community. ...

• Thousands of Russians rally to demand free elections 31 August 2019 This post has no comments yet

  A few thousand Russians took to the streets of central Moscow on Saturday to demand free elections to the capital’s city legislature on 8 September, defying a ban which has been enforced. ...

• Hong Kong police round up activists in crackdown on protests 30 August 2019 This post has no comments yet

  Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists including three lawmakers were arrested Friday in a protest crackdown -- a move described by rights groups as a well-worn tactic deployed by China. ...

• China rotates new troops into Hong Kong amid mass protests 29 August 2019 | Ken Moritsugu and Yanan Wang This post has no comments yet

  China's military deployed fresh troops to Hong Kong on Thursday in what it called a routine rotation amid speculation that it might intervene in the city's pro-democracy protests. ...

• Hong Kong police fire first gunshot, water cannon in protest clashes 25 August 2019 This post has one comment

  Hong Kong police used water cannon for the first time and at least one officer fired his sidearm during pitched battles with protesters Sunday. ...

• Opposition leaders denied entry to Kashmir, sent back from airport 24 August 2019 This post has no comments yet

  Indian opposition leaders were barred from leaving the airport on Saturday in Kashmir, where local authorities had warned that their visit could stoke heightened tension in the region. ...

• Tibetans march in support of Hong Kong protests 19 August 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  In a show of support for the protesters in Hong Kong, exile Tibetans marched, prayed, and shouted slogans in the capital of the Tibetan diaspora, McLeod Ganj, India. ...

• Will the Hong Kong protests move China towards being a better world citizen? | NS Venkataraman This post has no comments yet

  The question is whether the Chinese government will mend its ways to gain more acceptability in the world as a civilized government that respects human freedoms and individual liberty. ...

• Hong Kong protesters throng streets in pouring rain 18 August 2019 | Yan Zhao and Catherine Lai This post has no comments yet

  A sea of democracy activists flooded the streets of Hong Kong Sunday in a defiant show to the city's leaders that their movement still pulls wide public support, despite mounting violence. ...

• Indian authorities begin easing clampdown in Kashmir 17 August 2019 | Ashok Sharma This post has no comments yet

  Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir began restoring landline phone services on Saturday after a nearly two-week security crackdown and news blackout. ...