In June, President Xi Jinping defended China’s “zero-Covid” strategy as “correct and effective.” To do nothing — or “lying flat,” as Xi called it — […]
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World’s press concerned for journalist safety as protests continue in China
WAN-IFRA and the World Editors Forum have condemned the Chinese authorities’ treatment of a BBC journalist who was handcuffed and briefly detained while reporting on […]
China relaxes COVID restrictions amid rare nationwide protests
Until recently, cities across the country had been tightening their lockdowns and building new quarantine shelters amid surging COVID-19 cases. But after popular frustration erupted […]
China protests after an apartment fire in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, test the country’s zero-Covid strategy
A fire leads to angry protests in the home region of a repressed ethnic minority. A labor protest turns violent at a Foxconn factory. Student […]
China protests highlight injustice of Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy
Some 1.4 billion people live in China. That means that if one looks at the world from a humanitarian standpoint, what life is like for […]
Dutch higher hopes for authorized hashish farms hit by nimby protests | Netherlands
A Dutch trial of state-regulated hashish cultivation farms to source espresso outlets hazards remaining derailed by an outbreak of nimbyism after locals protested about the […]
Protests at state capitols continue being modest and under heavy guard
Nevertheless the demonstrate of pressure — and the reasons driving it — marked an unsettling start to a 7 days that will include things like […]
Poles hold more protests over abortion; activist released
WARSAW, Poland — Poles took to the streets of Warsaw, Gdansk and other cities for a third night of protests Friday, after a near-total abortion […]
One human being shot in violent protests in Washington point out
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Law enforcement in Olympia arrested 1 individual Saturday afternoon pursuing a shooting at a violent protest between two heavily armed teams […]