Tag: protests
China’s protests against zero-Covid show the cracks in the country’s narrative
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 — [...]
Rishi Sunak pledges police powers to tackle illegal protests
It is unacceptable that people's lives are being disrupted by a "selfish minority", says Rishi Sunak.
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How Covid policies led to China’s biggest protests since Tiananmen Square
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across China in defiance of the country’s strict Covid-19 lockdown policies.
The information com [...]
China Covid protests: UK summons ambassador over journalist arrest
The arrest of a BBC journalist in Shanghai is "completely unacceptable", a Foreign Office source says.
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Bitcoin shrugs off BlockFi, China protests as BTC price holds $16K
Bitcoin (BTC) held crucial $16,000 support into Nov. 29 as bulls weathered ongoing FTX fallout and macro triggers.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstam [...]
ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: US yields down, USD up – China protests the big news
There
were widespread protests in China on the weekend over Chinese
Communist Party heavy-handed lockdowns, censorship, and mismanagement
of the COVI [...]
Protests against Covid controls erupt across China
Demonstrators against Covid restrictions hold blank sheets of paper during a protest in Beijing in the early hours of Monday, Nov. 28.Bloomberg | Bloo [...]
Protests after an Urumqi apartment fire test China’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 and c [...]
COVID – Protests erupt across China: “Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!”
I posted the early FX rates here:Monday morning open levels - indicative forex rates - 28 November 2022The USD is up (risk sentiment is shaky) on the [...]
At Protests, Guns Are Doing the Talking
Armed Americans, often pushing a right-wing agenda, are increasingly using open-carry laws to intimidate opponents and shut down debate.
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U.S. Confronts Iran on Protests, Ukraine and Nuclear Enrichment
The Biden administration has imposed new sanctions on Tehran and expressed support for protesters, as the Iranian government aids Russia in the Ukrain [...]
The Iranian government fails to contain mass protests, despite brutal tactics
On Monday, at the start of their first match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, members of the Iran men’s national soccer team stood silently as their nat [...]
Iran’s regime fails to contain mass protests, despite brutal tactics
The Iranian regime is struggling to crush a massive wave of nimble and durable protests, unlike any the Islamic Republic has faced in the past. The [...]
Green co-leader distances herself from Just Stop Oil protests
Carla Denyer said the environmental protesters' actions closing motorways were "not really targeted at the right people".The Green's England and Wales [...]
Home Secretary to crack down on disruptive protests with new bill
Protesters could be blocked from targeting key infrastructure under the home secretary's new plans.
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