Tag: protest

Why Thousands of Iranians in California Went on the Street | Sudi Farokhnia

“It’s really heartwarming to see how many Iranians have, after 43 years, finally came to unite on one ask, and that one ask is to get rid of the regime of Islamic Republic in Iran.” What started as a protest turned into an uprising. And it is now being considered a revolution. After the death…


Workers Protest at 15 Major US Airports Demanding Higher Wages, Benefits

Demonstrations or strikes were seen in many U.S. airports on Thursday as airport employees sought better wages and conditions. Worker unions held demonstrations or formal strikes at 15 major airports. Employees protesting held jobs such as cabin cleaners, baggage handlers, janitors, and security guards. On-site rallies were held in Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York…


As China Loosens COVID-19 Restrictions, Protesters Fear Retribution

BEIJING/HONG KONG—Late last month, Shanghai resident Pei was one of many people who came out in support of historic protests against China’s COVID-19 curbs, including filming several seconds of footage of a man being arrested on a street corner. Almost immediately, Pei said, five or six plainclothes police grabbed him. He was taken to a…


New York Times Staffers Protest for Higher Wages, Better Conditions, Amid Small Breakthrough in Talks

At the headquarters of The New York Times in midtown Manhattan on Thursday, employees held a picket-line demonstration with many donning red shirts and holding signs reading “New York Times Walks Out.” “There is no New York Times without your labor,” Susan DeCarava, president of the NewsGuild of New York, told the crowd at the rally…


Penn State Chinese Students Rally in Solidarity With White Paper Revolution Protests in China

Some 50 students gathered at Penn State’s main campus on Dec. 2 for a candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of the Urumqi fire that sparked protests in China. Under a lit Christmas tree in front of the Allen St. Gate, the students held white papers to show solidarity with the so-called White Paper Revolution….


Transgender Activists Attack Feminists Protesting Men in Women’s Prisons

Women protesting the possible transfer of convicted killer Dana Rivers—a biological man who identifies as female—to a women’s prison were attacked outside of the Alameda County Superior Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., on Dec. 5. The women, representing mainly feminist and lesbian groups, said they are opposed to a California law that allows male inmates who…


Which Side Are You On?

Commentary I used to be proud to be an American because our country—for the most part anyway—stood firm against the totalitarians of the world. We were, indeed, a beacon to the nations in that regard. It’s now the reverse. We feed them. That began to a great degree under the Obama administration and has grown…


LIVE 2 PM ET: Groups Oppressed by CCP Unite & Protest CCP’s Tyranny in NYC

Groups oppressed by the Chinese Communist Party will stand in solidarity at Washington Square Park in New York City at 2 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2022 to protest the CCP’s brutal tyranny and mourn for all those innocent people who died in CCP’s Zero COVID policy. Students for Hong Kong, New Yorkers Supporting Hong Kong,…


LIVE NOW: Protest Against CCP Tyranny & China’s COVID Lockdowns in New York’s Washington Square Park

Groups oppressed by the Chinese Communist Party will stand in solidarity at Washington Square Park in New York City at 2 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2022 to protest the CCP’s brutal tyranny and mourn for all those innocent people who died in CCP’s Zero COVID policy. Students for Hong Kong, New Yorkers Supporting Hong Kong,…


Protest Against CCP Tyranny & China’s COVID Lockdowns in New York’s Washington Square Park

Groups oppressed by the Chinese Communist Party will stand in solidarity at Washington Square Park in New York City at 2 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2022 to protest the CCP’s brutal tyranny and mourn for all those innocent people who died in CCP’s Zero COVID policy. Students for Hong Kong, New Yorkers Supporting Hong Kong,…