Category: protest

Balaclava-Clad Trans Activists Mob Women’s Group in England

A feminist group in Bristol, England, was threatened by a group of trans activists and anarchists on Sunday, with the group refuting claims made by Avon and Somerset Police that there was bad behaviour on “both sides.” On June 19, the Standing For Women group organised an event on women’s rights for its Speakers’ Corner…


One Dead in India Unrest Over Military Hiring, Some Gatherings Banned

NEW DELHI—Authorities imposed restrictions on Friday on gatherings in a satellite city of India’s capital that is home to offices of several multinational firms, and one person was killed as protests against a new military recruitment process spread. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government unveiled the new recruitment system this week, called Agnipath or “path of…


Chinese City Uses COVID-19 App to Prevent Bank Protestors From Gathering, Depositors Say

The Chinese regime is using COVID-19 control measures to stop depositors whose savings were frozen by rural banks from protesting. Several depositors told The Epoch Times on June 14 that the health code on their COVID-19 app turned red as soon as they scanned venue barcodes at Zhengzhou, the provincial capital city of central China’s…


Chinese Banks Freeze Billions in Deposits: Officials Use Health QR Code to Bar Protestors

Chinese local banks are freezing deposits. Protestors cannot go near banks as their health app for COVID-19 turns red. Authorities provided no explanation. China has recently escalated aggression regarding Taiwan. What can the United States do? More importantly, what must the United States do domestically to strengthen its foreign policy abroad? I spoke with Kelly…


Video of Brutal Attack Ignites Nationwide Uproar

Nearly 150 companies could get delisted from U.S. markets—if they fail to follow audit rules. Nike becomes the latest Western company to retreat from China. Its Run Club App is soon going offline for users in the country. A brutal attack on women sparks national outrage. An expert says it’s far from a one-off incident,…


British Police Stand in Way of Tank Symbolising Tiananmen Square Protests

Hongkongers who fled the suppression of freedoms in their home city took part in an annual candlelit vigil outside the Chinese Embassy in London on Saturday to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Over 2,000 people lit candles, listened to speeches—including recordings from mothers of the thousands of 1989 victims—and held a…


Canada’s Judges Must Guard Against Bias, Say Lawyers

More could be done to ensure judges act without bias, say the lawyers who wrote a complaint letter regarding comments made by the Supreme Court of Canada chief justice about the truckers’ convoy. Queen’s University law professor Bruce Pardy and retired Ontario lawyer Karen Selick spoke to The Epoch Times about accountability among Canada’s judges….


Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Khan Issues Ultimatum After Disbanding Violent Protest March

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan disbanded a protest march by supporters on Thursday after clashes with police outside parliament, but threatened that they would return unless an election was called within six days. Khan had rallied thousands of supporters to Islamabad, with plans to occupy sensitive parts of the capital until Prime Minister Shehbaz…


Escalating Student Protest Trend in China

On top of uproar in Beijing and Shanghai, students in another major city protested against strict COVID-19 rules, as a sensitive anniversary is around the corner. Some Chinese banks are having a hard time processing withdrawals. The issue first appeared in rural community banks but has now extended to a major bank in the country’s…


University Students in Beijing Protest Against Campus Lockdowns

As Beijing’s COVID-19 cases increase, more and more neighborhoods are placed under strict lockdowns. But students at some university campuses in China’s capital city are protesting against the harsh measures, demanding administrators to allow them to return home. Since April 22, the number of infection cases from the omicron variant has increased from six to…