カテゴリー: Protest
End of Civil Human Rights Front comes days after police suggested its past rallies may have violated national security lawA major civil society group that was behind some of Hong Kong’s biggest protests has disbanded under increasing pressure from poli…
The Springboks’ tour and the protests that ensued 40 years ago helped set the fight for Māori rights on a stronger pathThe 1981 Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand will always have a special place in any narrative about the international fight against …
Residents fearing China’s tightening grip are departing in droves, not knowing if they will be backIt was a heartbreaking scene. A family get-together on a Sunday morning, not for a leisurely lunch at a traditional Chinese restaurant, but for a tearful…
In 2018, Indian police claimed to have uncovered a shocking plan to bring down the government. But there is mounting evidence that the initial conspiracy was a fiction – and the accused are victims of an elaborate plotIn April 2018, a large group of po…
Critics of country’s military told by Met police of plots against them as security forces fear there may be an attack in BritainPakistani exiles living in London who have criticised the country’s powerful military have been warned that their lives are …
Human Rights Watch says army’s suppression of protests has included torture and murder, as small protests mark milestoneHuman Rights Watch has accused Myanmar’s military junta of crimes against humanity as small groups of protesters marked six months s…
Man allegedly also waved colonial-era flags while watching fencer Edgar Cheung’s medal ceremony at a mallHong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of insulting the national anthem, after he allegedly booed the Chinese national anthem while watc…
Former waiter Tong Ying-kit is first person charged and tried under draconian law introduced last yearThe first person charged and tried under Hong Kong’s draconian national security law has been sentenced to nine years in jail after he was convicted o…
Organisation known for annual Tiananmen vigil lets go of all paid staff and halves its steering committeeOne of Hong Kong’s most established pro-democracy civic organisations has said it is letting go its paid staff and halving the size of its steerin…
Prosecutors granted more time to prepare cases against those arrested under sweeping national security lawProsecutors have been granted another months-long delay to the trial of 47 pro-democracy politicians, activists, and campaigners in Hong Kong who …
Suspects aged 15-39 accused of attempting to make the explosive TATP in makeshift hostel laboratoryHong Kong’s national security police say they have arrested nine people on suspicion of engaging in terrorist activity after uncovering what they describ…
It’s been dubbed ‘tangping’ – shunning tough careers to chill out instead. But how is the Communist party taking the birth of this new counterculture?Name: Low-desire life.Age: People – young ones especially – have been rebelling, dropping out, rejecti…
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Rare move by general assembly demonstrates widespread global opposition to military juntaIn a rare move, the UN general assembly has condemned Myanmar’s military coup and called for an arms embargo against the country in a resolution demonstrating wide…