CAIRO—Iranian security forces killed two men and arrested two others allegedly behind a deadly shooting last month in a southwestern city, state-run media reported, amid conflicting accounts of the incident that coincided with a wave of anti-regime protests. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency said the two suspects killed were behind last month’s shooting that left…
Police Detain 4 in Guangzhou After COVID Protests
December 16, 2022
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Police in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have detained at least four people for more than a week after they attended protests against COVID-19 restrictions in late November, according to activists, family members, and friends of the detained. While many who attended protests in cities across China last month were released after being…
World Soccer Union ‘Shocked’ to Learn Iranian Player at Risk of Execution for Involvement in Protests
An Iranian professional soccer player is at risk of being sentenced to death for his involvement in a protest that erupted in the country about three months ago after a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman died while in custody, according to multiple reports. The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO), which is the global union for soccer…
World Soccer Union ‘Shocked’ to Learn Iranian Player at Risk of Execution for Protest Involvement
A global soccer players’ union says it’s “shocked and sickened” by reports that an Iranian professional soccer player is at risk of being executed for his involvement in anti-government protests. The organization, the International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO), said on Twitter that it’s “shocked and sickened by reports that professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution in Iran…
Iran Carries Out 2nd Execution Linked to Anti-Regime Protests
DUBAI—Iran on Monday hanged a man in public who state media said had been convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the second execution in less than a week of people involved in protests against the regime’s ruling theocracy. Nationwide unrest erupted three months ago after the death while in detention of 22-year-old…
Chinese Surveillance Technology Aids Iranian Regime As Tehran Clamps Down on Protesters
Iran is facing increasing nationwide protests since the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died on Sept. 16 in suspicious circumstances after her arrest for allegedly improperly wearing her hijab. The Iranian regime has harshly clamped down on the protesters, and is reportedly aided by Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) surveillance technology in this…
Student Holds Hunger Strike at Apple Headquarters to Protest AirDrop Restriction in China
CUPERTINO, Calif.—Graduate student Han Wang started a seven-day hunger strike at Apple headquarters on Dec. 5. He is urging the tech giant to revoke its AirDrop restrictions in mainland China, where “A4 protesters” are counting on the Bluetooth-based technique to evade the communist regime’s censorship. Axios reported that a Nov. 9 Apple iOS update restricted…
Indonesian Parliament Passes Law Banning Sex Outside Marriage, Triggering Protests
Indonesia’s Parliament on Tuesday approved a controversial criminal code banning sex outside of marriage, despite protests calling for its rejection on the grounds that the law undermines civil liberties. Bambang Wuryanto, head of the parliamentary commission, said that they had gathered feedback on the revised criminal code in a transparent manner, particularly on provisions deemed…
Pentagon: US Faces Critical Time in Countering China
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin warns of a crucial point in countering China—with today’s actions deciding the next generation’s future. Anti-lockdown protests in China are now spreading to Wuhan. Hundreds of people are taking to the streets, tearing down COVID-19 control barricades. Other cities are loosening COVID-19 curbs and removing virus testing booths. But the Chinese regime…
People Across Political Spectrum Show Support for China’s Anti-CCP Protests at Australian Rally
December 4, 2022
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Flags were flying with voices decrying the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its leader Xi Jinping on Saturday night as those concerned about China’s lack of freedoms and human rights gathered to remember the tragedies unfolding over the last three years in China under the far-left CCP’s so-called “zero-COVID” virus elimination policies. “Xi Jinping, step…
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