Police are looking for the thousands of people who attended anti-lockdown rally protests in Sydney and Melbourne at the weekend. NSW Police said they have received 5000 tip-offs and identified more than 200 people who attended after a special task force was set up in the aftermath of the protest. Some 57 people have already…
Australian Police Tracking Down Demonstrators After Huge Anti-Lockdown Protests Held in Capital Cities
Hong Kong Court Sentences 7 for 2019 Attack on Protesters at Train Station
HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced seven men to between 3.5 and 7 years in prison for their role in a 2019 attack on pro-democracy protesters, reporters, and bystanders at a train station. The July 21 attack in the northern Yuen Long district by more than 100 people wearing white T-shirts and wielding…
South Africa to Deploy Army to Quell Violence as Ex-Leader Zuma Faces Court
JOHANNESBURG—South Africa will deploy soldiers to quell the violence that erupted in the wake of former president Jacob Zuma’s jailing, the military said on Monday, after days of riots and looting left at least six people dead. Disturbances worsened as Zuma challenged his 15-month prison term in the country’s top court after weekend unrest by…
South Africa Deploys Army to Quell Unrest Linked to Zuma Jailing
JOHANNESBURG—South Africa deployed soldiers on Monday to quell violence that erupted in the wake of former president Jacob Zuma’s jailing, after days of riots left at least six people dead. Police said disturbances had intensified and 219 people were arrested as the controversial ex-leader challenged his 15-month prison term in the country’s top court. Smoke…
German Police Clash With Anti-Lockdown Protesters
BERLIN—Police clashed with protesters in Berlin on Wednesday as they tried to disperse a rally against the coronavirus lockdown, as parliament approved a law to give Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government more powers to fight a third wave of the pandemic. Merkel drew up the law after some of Germany’s 16 federal states refused to impose…
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 19)
The Derek Chauvin trial comes to a close, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is vowing to take action against Congresswoman Maxine Waters after she told anti-police protesters in Minnesota to “get more confrontational,” and two unaccompanied migrant children are rescued from the Rio Grande.
Burma’s Suu Kyi Asks Court to Let Her Meet Lawyers, Activists Urge New Year Defiance
Burma’s (also known as Myanmar) detained government leader Aung San Suu Kyi asked a court on Monday to be allowed to meet her lawyers in person when she appeared at a hearing via video link to face charges brought by the military junta that could see her jailed for years. As Suu Kyi appeared, her…
Burma Security Forces Kill 13 Protesters; Small Blasts Hit Yangon
Burma (also known as Myanmar) troops fired at anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people and wounding several, media said, as a series of small blasts hit the commercial capital Yangon and a Chinese-owned factory was set on fire. The country’s military ruler said the civil disobedience movement was “destroying” Burma. More than…
Burma Protesters Launch ‘Garbage Strike’; Two Killed as Death Toll Tops 500
Rubbish piled up on the streets of Burma’s (also known as Myanmar) main city on Tuesday after activists launched a “garbage strike” to oppose military rule as the toll of pro-democracy protesters killed by the security forces since a Feb. 1 coup rose to more than 500. Security forces shot and killed one man in…
Southern California Newlyweds Document Violence by Military in Burma
A pair of newlyweds based in Southern California who were trapped for weeks in Burma (also known as Myanmar) following the recent military coup say they documented violent attacks against unarmed protesters as they waited to escape the country. Michael Ghilezan and his wife, Nant, had only been married for 10 days when the military…
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