カテゴリー: Protest
Protests target mainlanders’ practice of bulk-buying goods to sell at profit in ChinaPetrol bombs have been thrown at a Hong Kong police station and dozens of people arrested after a march against parallel trading near the Chinese border.The Democratic…
Demonstration was organised by umbrella group of Muslim and civil society organisationsMore than 100,000 protesters have taken part in a peaceful march in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, chanting slogans against Narendra Modi’s new citizenship l…
Activists claim the cowboy events are cruel to bulls and horses, but organisers say they are a lifeline for isolated rural communitiesRodeo season has got off to a rocky start in New Zealand, with protest numbers swelling outside events around the coun…
Police detain 400 and fire teargas as anti-government protests continue into 2020A huge New Year’s Day march in Hong Kong has ended in mass arrests and street clashes as the anti-government movement – now almost in its eighth month – continued into 202…
Marchers begin to gather after New Year’s Eve violence saw police fire teargas and activists set fire to barricades Thousands have gathered in Hong Kong to take part in a what is expected to be a huge New Year’s Day march, hours after police fired tear…
Police cannot shoot people ‘because they are panicked or angry’, says Veby Mega IndahIn late September, the journalist Veby Mega Indah stood on a footbridge in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district documenting another day of clashes between anti-government pro…
Official issues stark warning to protesters planning to target shopping and business districts Hong Kong will end 2019 with multiple protests planned for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day aimed at disrupting festivities and shopping in the Asian financ…
By employing drones and facial recognition against the opposition, Narendra Modi seems heedless of civil liberties and justiceThe anger is extraordinary for its depth and ferocity. In protests that have spread across the world’s largest democracy, Ind…
This year world leaders struggled to manage the fallout from the erratic tenant in the White House – as China flexed its imperial muscles. We look back at the events that created the most turbulenceClick here for 2019’s reasons to be cheerful A year of…
Police clashed violently with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong after they stormed Harbour City mall in Tsim Sha Tsui on Christmas Eve.Batons and pepper spray were used against thousands of demonstrators inside the shopping centre and on the street…
Hundreds of officers guard main roads as thousands of shoppers and tourists look onHong Kong riot police fired rounds of teargas at thousands of anti-government protesters, many wearing masks and reindeer horns, after scuffles in shopping centres and a…
As the new Citizenship Act risks defining Muslims as ‘infiltrators’, Tushar Arun Gandhi lends support to the backlashLast week 25,000 protesters gathered in Mewat, in the Indian state of Haryana, to begin the historic five-mile walk to Ghasera village….
At least 14 killed in clashes between police and protesters since law passed on 10 days agoIndia’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, met his council of ministers on Saturday to discuss security measures to end violent protests against a citizenship law, i…
Despite ban demonstrations continued uniting protesters of all ages, castes and religions against citizenship act Standing in the shadow of Delhi’s historic red fort, SA Khan pushed angrily against the wall of barricades blocking his way, manned by hea…
The demonstrations against a citizenship law are the largest of Narendra Modi’s tenureThe government has just passed a long-mooted law to fast-track citizenship applications for refugees from surrounding countries who are Hindu, Christian, Parsi, Jain …