Thousands of Hong Kong protesters are tear-gassed by police in first clash since Beijing announced new law to ‘take full control’ Pro-democracy demonstrators protested against Beijing’s bill in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay shopping area The bill will ban secession, foreign interference, treason and terrorism in the semi-autonomous territory Hong Kong pro-democracy figures accused the Communist … Read more
Masses people have gathered in London’s Hyde Park, including the brother of Jeremy Corbyn, to protest against the coronavirus lockdown while brandishing signs reading ‘I will not be masked.’ Piers Corbyn, 73, was seen surrounded by police officers as he made his way through the crowds, getting involved in the action and making his voice heard. He … Read more
An activist has been arrested after 5G conspiracy theorists carried out a ‘group hug’ near the Met Police’s headquarters while holding signs with slogans such as ‘my body my choice’. The group were spotted outside New Scotland Yard in Westminster, London, this afternoon, chanting ‘hug someone, save lives’ in defiance of the government’s coronavirus lockdown laws. … Read more
Hong Kong police tackled a crowd of 100 protesters with pepper spray last night after they gathered to sing and chant pro-democracy slogans in a shopping mall. The group met at the New Town Plaza mall in Hong Kong’s New Territories, where they sang the protest anthem Glory to Hong Kong and chanted ‘glory to … Read more
Hong Kong riot police armed with shields dispersed a crowd of around 300 pro-democracy activists holding a singing protest in an upmarket shopping mall on Sunday, despite a ban on public gatherings of more than four people. Chanting popular protest slogans, mostly young activists clad in black swarmed the Cityplaza mall shouting ‘Liberate Hong Kong, … Read more
Hong Kong riot police armed with shields dispersed a crowd of around 300 pro-democracy activists holding a singing protest in an upmarket shopping mall on Sunday, despite a ban on public gatherings of more than four people. Chanting popular protest slogans, mostly young activists clad in black swarmed the Cityplaza mall shouting ‘Liberate Hong Kong, … Read more
German police wearing riot gear and face masks clashed with dozens of protesters demonstrating in central Berlin against the coronavirus lockdown on public life. Protesters shouted ‘I want my life back’ and held up signs with slogans such as ‘Protect constitutional rights’, ‘Freedom isn’t everything but without freedom, everything is nothing’, and ‘Daddy, what is … Read more
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of North Carolina, Missouri, Alabama and Florida to demand governors bring an end to coronavirus lockdown rules and reopen the states for business. Revolts against stay-at-home orders across several US states continued Tuesday, as thousands of Americans disregarded social distancing rules to protest against the shutdowns that … Read more
Healthcare workers clashed with anti lockdown protesters in Colorado on Sunday, defiantly standing in front of the cars of demonstrators who flocked to the state Capitol in their hundreds to urge Gov. Jared Polis to lift COVID-19-induced stay-at-home orders. Protests against state lockdowns implemented to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak continued nationwide this afternoon, as … Read more
Protesters have continued to gather across the United States, ignoring social distancing rules, to demonstrate against lockdown orders they call ‘tyrannical’ and ‘worse than the virus’. Crowds of people – many decked out in MAGA hats and with Donald Trump posters – have met up in Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Utah and Wyoming this week with … Read more