More than 600 people have been arrested in France amid ongoing protests in response to the deadly police shooting of a teenage boy earlier this week, according to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. Darmanin wrote in a June 30 post on Twitter that law enforcement officials had faced “rare violence” last night, which marked the third night of…
France Mobilizes 40,000 Officers to Quell Violence as Teen’s Death Sparks Outrage
The French government announced on June 29 that 40,000 police officers will be deployed across the country after rioters caused severe damage to public property amid widespread outrage over the deadly police shooting of a teenage boy. The unrest in the country comes after 17-year-old Nahel M. was shot dead by a police officer during…
Braverman: Militant Protesters to Face Full Legal Armoury of Police
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said police now have the “full armoury of legal tools” to deal with “militant” protesters after peers voted through controversial anti-protest regulations. Speaking to the Home Affairs Select Committee on Wednesday, the home secretary said she now expected a “swifter” police response to deal with those bringing “misery and chaos…
Police Get New Powers to Stop ‘Serious Disruption’ by Protesters
Police in England and Wales will have the power to stop protesters who cause “serious disruption to the life of the community,” as new regulations come into effect. The House of Lords approved amended sections of the Public Order Act 1986 on Tuesday, which provide greater clarity on when police can intervene to stop protesters….
A Chinese PLA Veteran Expresses Remorse Over June 4 Tiananmen Massacre in 1989
A veteran who served in Beijing Armed Police Fire Brigade during the Tiananmen massacre in Tiananmen on June 4, 1989, expressed remorse and shared how he has become a rights activist with The Epoch Times. The June 4 incident is also known as the Tiananmen massacre in 1989. Chinese communist regime’s military opened fire on…
Chinese PLA Veteran Expresses Remorse Over Tiananmen Massacre in 1989
A veteran who served in the Beijing Armed Police Fire Brigade during the Tiananmen massacre on June 4, 1989, expressed remorse and shared with The Epoch Times how he has become a rights activist. The 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre is known in China as the June 4 Incident. The Chinese communist regime’s military…
Government Gives Police New Powers to Tackle Just Stop Oil Slow-Walking Protests
Police will now be given the power to stop “slow walking” by climate activists under new proposals by the government. New legislation introduced on Thursday will give officers the power to intervene and stop the tactic used by Just Stop Oil protesters. The Conservative government’s Public Order Bill, which passed on Wednesday, was designed to strengthen…
University Cancels Film After Trans-Rights Protesters Blockade Venue
A Scottish university has been accused of siding with a “censorious minority” after it cancelled the screening of a film following trans-rights protests. Tess White, MSP for Scotland’s north-east region, said Edinburgh University had censored free speech by pulling the plug on showing “Adult Human Female”—a documentary asserting that women are defined solely by their…
Joshua Wong Sentenced in Another Hong Kong Activism Case
HONG KONG—Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Monday to three months in prison for breaching court bans on disclosing personal information about a police officer who injured a protester during 2019 pro-democracy protests. Wong rose to prominence in 2014 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong and was in custody after he indicated his intention to…
Israel Rejects Claim Mossad Backed Judiciary Overhaul Protests
Israel’s government on Sunday rejected claims raised in documents allegedly leaked from the Pentagon that leaders of its foreign intelligence service Mossad had supported nationwide protests against a proposed overhaul of Israel’s judiciary. The New York Times on Saturday published an assessment it attributed to a Central Intelligence Update from March 1 that Mossad leadership…
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