カテゴリー: Protest
Yangon’s streets were filled with the din of clashing metal as scores protested the military coup against the country’s elected government. The first public rejection of the coup went on for 10 minutes across the city in a massive show of solidarity. H…
Singer’s message had made reference to news report about heavy-handed measures against protestersThe pop singer Rihanna has provoked the ire of the Indian government after wading into the debate over protests by farmers in the country, just as heavy po…
Civilian leader urges the public to protest against any return to a military dictatorshipMyanmar has been placed on knife edge, with activists fearing a further clampdown after the military detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders in early …
It’s hard to believe just how quickly the vibrant city has changed since I first arrived in 2013 to perform a song at a protest. A blanket of fear covers it nowListen to Reverberate: Music That Shook History – episode 1: Hong Kong’s accidental popstarM…
Indian farmers protesting against new agriculture laws reinforce their numbers and vow to continue The angry calls of defiance blasted from the loudspeakers. “We are not going away, no matter what,” shouted the speaker, to loud cheers from the crowd. “…
Farmers protesting against new agriculture laws enter grounds of historic fort as violence breaks outFarmers protesting against new agriculture laws in India broke through police barricades around the capital and entered the grounds of Delhi’s historic…
There’s a growing backlash against Narendra Modi’s autocratic tendencies and the plutocrat donors who fund his party Narendra Modi, India’s Hindu nationalist prime minister, has probably never read Lord Hailsham. But maybe he should. The former lord ch…
British barrister was called ‘mercenary’ by UK foreign secretary for taking on case against pro-democracy figuresThe British QC hired to run the prosecution of senior Hong Kong activists, including the media mogul Jimmy Lai, has pulled out of the case …
Authorities have detained 53 people, ranging from young activists to political veterans, over an unofficial election primary Hong Kong authorities arrested 53 people on Wednesday in an unprecedented crackdown over an unofficial election primary organis…
Tony Chung, 19, to spend four months in prison as Beijing cracks down on prominent activistsA teenager in Hong Kong has been ordered to spend four months in prison for insulting China’s national flag and unlawful assembly, as Beijing increasingly targe…
Students among those who could face long sentences under sweeping lese-majesty law Thailand’s authorities must stop targeting pro-democracy protesters with draconian legal action and instead enter into dialogue, according to the UN’s special rapporteur…
Survey finds more than 600,000 may want to move to Britain, many within two years of January start dateHong Kong residents are likely to move to the UK faster than the British government has anticipated, and more should be done to prepare for their arr…
Donations flood in to community kitchens as farmers protest against liberalisation of agriculture sectorWhen the sacks were ripped opened, almonds poured out, more than 10,000kg of them. It was not the first donation that had been sent to the Indian fa…
Protests against new agriculture laws hits transport, shops and markets across the countryFarmers in India have shut down swathes of the country’s transport, shops and markets as they escalated their protests against new agriculture laws with the launc…
Ceding of land to Azerbaijan by Nikol Pashinyan in return for peace sparks fury in YerevanTens of thousands of opposition supporters have marched through the Armenian capital to call for the resignation of the country’s prime minister because of his ha…