About 15,000 union nurses at 15 hospitals across seven different health systems in Minnesota have walked off the job, protesting understaffing and overwork in what’s believed to be the biggest strike of private-sector nurses in U.S. history. The Minnesota Nurses Association strike, slated to last three days, began at 7 a.m. on Sept. 12. The…
15,000 Union Nurses in Minnesota Begin Strike, Citing Low Wages, Understaffing
September 12, 2022
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Anti-Monarchy Protester Arrested During King’s Proclamation in Edinburgh Now Charged
A woman who held an “abolish monarchy” sign at a proclamation ceremony for King Charles III has been charged in connection with a breach of the peace, according to police. The unnamed woman was detained outside St. Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland, ahead of the Accession Proclamation of the King in Edinburgh on Sunday. Anti-Monarchy Protester…
Protests Break Out in Wuhan, Residents Demand Lifting of Lockdowns
September 5, 2022
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Residents in a locked down region of China’s Wuhan took to the streets on Sept. 4 confronting police and security guards to protest against an ongoing closure of their communities amid a recent COVID-19 outbreak. Wuhan, the capital city of China’s central Hubei Province where the COVID-19 pandemic first broke out, imposed this latest round…
China’s Chongqing City Forced to Lift Lockdown Amid Strong Protests
August 30, 2022
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Large crowds of people took to the street on the night of Aug. 27, preparing to storm the barricades that blocked them from leaving their community in a subdistrict in China’s southwestern metropolis Chongqing. Lianfang subdistrict of Chongqing’s Shapingba district was locked down on Aug. 18. After 10 consecutive days of negative PCR tests of…
Depositors Frustrated by Regime’s Reparations For Frozen Accounts
When banks in Henan Province refused to let people access their deposits, large-scale protests broke out in July. The local authorities responded with plans to repay those with frozen accounts in rural banks. The reimbursements reportedly entered a third stage on Aug. 1. However, one protester revealed that the first two rounds of repayments weren’t…
Old Growth Protest Group Says It Spray-Painted Vancouver Landmarks
An activist group opposed to old growth logging in B.C. says it has been spray-painting Vancouver tourist attractions and landmarks as an act of civil disobedience. The Save OId Growth group said targets have included the Gastown steam clock, artist Douglas Coupland’s Digital Orca sculpture, the Olympic torch, Science World and the CBC’s offices. The…
Chinese Authorities Promise Repayments After Violently Crushing Bank Deposit Protestors
After more than three months of frozen accounts, rural bank depositors in Henan Province, China, held a large protest that was crushed with physical violence. The public was outraged with the police brutality and forced the officials to promise to repay qualified customers. On July 11, Henan provincial authorities promised they would repay some customers…
Priest Begins Protest Outside Hong Kong Prison Against Detentions of Activists
July 15, 2022
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HONG KONG—A Catholic priest launched a three-day protest on Thursday in sweltering heat outside a Hong Kong maximum security prison, demanding the release of activists and democratic politicians held under a sweeping national security law. Milan-born missionary Franco Mella, a longtime rights activist in the Chinese-ruled city, vowed to refuse food as he stood on…
Sri Lanka and the Start of a Starvation Pandemic
Commentary Poor governmental decisions in many countries are leading to mass starvation–and public retaliation against their governments. Sri Lanka’s current dire problems—in which popular street action has thrown out, first, a sitting prime minister, then his replacement, and then the sitting president—seem likely to be a precursor to similar actions elsewhere in the world. And…
‘Over the Top Hypocrisy’ of F1 Oilsands Protest Helps Alberta’s Case, Kenney Argues
Premier Jason Kenney says he’s not losing sleep over a Formula One driver’s protest against the Alberta oilsands during last weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. In fact, Kenney says the “over-the-top hypocrisy” of Sebastian Vettel’s position helps him make the case for why the world should be looking to Alberta for its fossil-fuel energy….
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