カテゴリー: Protest
The escalating protest movement is a welcome business opportunity as tens of thousands gather in BangkokIn Thailand, wherever protests erupt, food is never far. Beyond the crowds of mostly young demonstrators who rallied across the country in recent mo…
Gathering at Grand Palace follows months of protests calling for reform of monarchyThousands of royalists have thronged to Bangkok’s Grand Palace for a glimpse of the Thai king, in a massive show of support after months of protests calling for an overh…
Demonstrations are growing across the Muslim world against the French president Emmanuel Macron and his perceived attacks on Islam and the prophet Muhammad.In Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, about 40,000 were involved in a demonstration organised by …
The Hindu nationalist regime has cultivated religious animosity – undermining the nation’s secular traditionsNothing is as important, the philosopher Immanuel Kant claimed, as the “freedom to make public use of one’s reason on all matters”. Unfortunate…
Exclusive: Dozens of MPs and peers write to UK foreign secretary, saying Beijing cannot be allowed to imprison activists on mainland ‘with little outcry or response’More than 60 UK MPs and peers have written to Dominic Raab calling on him to demand the…
The Sunni majority is using blasphemy laws to target and murder those they call ‘heretics’Syed Kareem* has been in hiding for weeks. He fears if he is seen on the streets of Karachi, the Pakistan city he calls home, he will be a dead man walking.His or…
Transactions that could violate Beijing-imposed law should be treated the same as if financing terrorism, says guidanceHong Kong-based banks have been told to report any transactions that they believe may violate the national security law, in new advic…
Sixty-four-year-old vows never to give up fighting, even as she describes forced confessions and detention without trialAn elderly woman who disappeared midway through Hong Kong’s democracy protests last year has resurfaced in the financial hub after 1…
Police use of water cannon fires up more demonstrators on streets of capital and other citiesTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Bangkok and other Thai cities on Saturday, defying a crackdown against a pro-democracy movement that h…
Former PM Nawaz Sharif accuses military of orchestrating Khan victory in first public speech since travelling to UK, as Pakistan Democratic Movement’s first rally draws tens of thousands An anti-government demonstration in Pakistan organised by a new a…
Pro-democracy demonstrators assemble for second day in defiance of security crackdownRiot police have used water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters, including school students, gathered in Bangkok as Thai authorities intensified a crackdown on y…
Sooronbay Jeenbekov announces resignation as fallout from disputed election continuesKyrgyzstan’s president, Sooronbay Jeenbekov, has resigned after violent protests erupted over parliamentary election results, saying he had no desire to go down in his…
Sooronbay Jeenbekov announces resignation as fallout from disputed election continuesKyrgyzstan’s president, Sooronbay Jeenbekov, has resigned after violent protests erupted over parliamentary election results, saying he had no desire to go down in his…
People call for reforms to monarchy and resignation of prime minister during king’s visitThai pro-democracy protesters chanted “my taxes” and raised a symbolic three-finger salute at a passing royal motorcade in a historic show of defiance against the …
The Guardian follows Parit Chiwarak, known as Penguin, one of Thailand’s prominent protest leaders as he helps organise one of the biggest anti-government rallies in years. He and many other young people are risking prison to demand a significant …