Crowds of demonstrators in Shanghai shouted and held up blank sheets of paper early on Sunday evening, as protests flared in China against heavy COVID-19 curbs following a deadly fire in the country’s far west sparked widespread anger. The wave of civil disobedience, which has included protests in cities including Beijing and Urumqi, where the…
‘Step Down CCP! Step Down Xi Jinping!’: Protests Erupt Across China Over COVID-19 Curbs
Protests erupted through Chinese cities and campuses during the weekend, with some residents calling for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its top leader to step down, an unprecedented show of defiance in decades. The widespread demonstration, from the capital of Beijing to the southern city of Nanjing, came after an outpouring of public anger…
Police Clamp Down on Angry Parents Protesting About Teen Bullying
When hundreds of angry parents protested for the second time about a local 13-year old girl being bullied and physically abused by her peers, the police swooped in to suppress the activity. Three people were arrested and others were injured during the police crackdown. A Zizhou Middle School student was harassed and abused by schoolmates…
Grassroots Protests Happen Everyday Inside China: Freedom House
In China, protests are happening everyday, “in the streets, in their communities, on banners, on walls, in cyberspace, collectively, and individually,” despite years of censorship and social maintenance by the regime, reported the U.S.-based human rights organization, Freedom House. On Nov. 14, Freedom House released its latest report from its database China Dissent Monitor (CDM)….
Convoy Organizer Says Media Focused on Controversy Rather Than the Purpose of the Protest
Benjamin Dichter, one of the Freedom Convoy’s main organizers, took the stand on Nov. 3 at the Public Order Emergency Commission, testifying that he distrusted most of the media covering the demonstrations because the outlets focused on controversial figures and misrepresented protesters. Dichter said that the “legacy media” and resulting concerns over public perception prompted…
Brazilian President Bolsonaro Urges Protesters to Lift Road Blockades
SAO PAULO—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday asked protesters blocking roads nationwide to lift blockades. Protests erupted on Sunday after the election authority declared Bolsonaro’s narrow loss to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in an Oct. 30 runoff presidential election. In a video posted on social media, Bolsonaro said he understood people’s frustration at…
3 Climate Hecklers Ejected for Disrupting Cruz on ‘The View’
NEW YORK—Three hecklers were hustled off “The View” set on Monday after disrupting a live television interview of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz with what appeared to be a climate change protest. Two women began shouting “Cover climate now” while the Texas Republican was answering a question. He briefly paused, smiled and then continued talking as…
Iran Protests Trigger Solidarity Rallies in US, Europe
WASHINGTON—Chanting crowds marched in the streets of Berlin, Washington, and Los Angeles on Saturday in a show of international support for demonstrators facing a violent government crackdown in Iran, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of that country’s morality police. On the U.S. National Mall, thousands of women and men…
‘Let the World Know Our Stance’: Overseas Chinese Students Echo Beijing’s ‘Bridge Man’
Just days ahead of China’s 20th National Congress, a protester unfurled banners from an overpass in Beijing, calling for reforming the country’s communist leadership and removing draconian COVID-19 measures. Following the rare protest, overseas Chinese students expressed their solidarity with “Bridge Man” through slogans that appeared on college bulletin boards. On Oct. 13, Peng Lifa,…
Rare Protest in Beijing Ahead of Key CCP Meeting
In a rare public protest in Beijing, people were standing up against China’s zero-COVID-19 policy, even condemning Chinese leader Xi Jinping by name. Following the protest, the word “Beijing” was put on China’s censorship blacklist. Internet police appear to be working overtime. Controversies are brewing over a New York nonprofit and its having funded a…
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