Tag Archives: United Kingdom

• Britain votes to leave European Union 24 June 2016 This post has no comments yet

  Britain has voted to break out of the European Union, striking a thunderous blow against the bloc and spreading panic through world markets Friday as sterling collapsed to a 31-year low. ...

• Assange hails victory from embassy balcony after UN panel ruling 5 February 2016 | Jacques Klopp This post has no comments yet

  Assange has refused to go to Sweden for questioning, fearing deportation to the US over WikiLeaks' release of 500,000 secret military files on US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. ...

• Hundreds protest against Modi in London over intolerance 12 November 2015 This post has no comments yet

  Up to 500 people protested outside Downing Street in London on Thursday against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of talks with David Cameron. ...

• Tibetan protesters arrested in London for waving flags at Chinese President 23 October 2015 | Hannah Al-Othman This post has no comments yet

  Two British Tibetan women and a Tiananmen Square survivor have been arrested by the Metropolitan police for staging a protest during Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit to London. ...

• Pomp and protests greet China’s Xi in UK 20 October 2015 This post has 3 comments

  China's President Xi Jinping starts a pomp-filled four-day state visit to Britain on Tuesday as reports emerged of a multibillion pound investment deal over Britain's new nuclear programme. ...

• China artist Ai Weiwei says Britain restricted his visa 30 July 2015 This post has no comments yet

  Britain has denied Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei a six-month visa and restricted him to a three-week trip because he did not declare a "criminal conviction". ...

• Dalai Lama urges happiness and peace at Glastonbury 28 June 2015 This post has no comments yet

  The Dalai Lama made his first appearance at Glastonbury on Sunday, spending an hour in the rain addressing festival-goers on how the world could be a happier place. ...

• China warns Glastonbury organisers after Dalai Lama’s invite 27 June 2015 | Ben Blanchard This post has no comments yet

  China on Friday warned organisers of the Glastonbury Festival that inviting exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to visit one of Europe's largest music festivals was tantamount to giving him a platform to engage in anti-China activities. ...

• Dalai Lama to speak at Britain’s Glastonbury festival 25 June 2015 This post has no comments yet

  The Dalai Lama will address revellers at the Glastonbury music festival in Britain on Sunday with a message of "compassion, non-violence and the oneness of humanity", his office said Thursday. ...

• Britain pulls spies as Moscow cracks Snowden files 14 June 2015 This post has no comments yet

  Britain has been forced to move some of its spies after Russia and China accessed the top-secret raft of documents taken by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, British media reported. ...