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Hong Kong protesters vow to keep fighting extradition law

June 12, 2019 admin China, extradition bill, Hong Kong, latest news, Latest News Stories, PROTESTS, World, World News, Xi Jinping

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 23:18:30 +0000

HONG KONG – Following a day of sit-ins, tear gas and clashes with police, Hong Kong students and civil rights activists vowed Wednesday to keep protesting a proposed extradition bill that has become a lightning rod for concerns over greater Chinese control and erosion of civil liberties in the former British colony.

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Hong Kong police use tear gas as protesters try to storm parliament

June 12, 2019 admin Asia, China, Extradition, Hong Kong, Latest News Stories, Parliament, politics, PROTESTS, tear gas, World

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:25:02 +0000

Protesters occupy the roads near the Legislative Council and government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 12, 2019. - Tens of thousands of protesters paralysed central Hong Kong, blocking major roads in a defiant show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China. By late morning, with crowds continuing to swell, officials in the Legislative Council (Legco) said they would delay the second reading of the bill "to a later date". (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

Violent clashes broke out in Hong Kong on Wednesday as police tried to stop protesters storming the city’s parliament, while tens of thousands of people blocked key arteries in a show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China.

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Canadian Teens Told Us Why They’re Striking Over Climate Change

May 2, 2019 admin Canada, climate change, environment, politics, Protesting, PROTESTS, strikes

Credit to Author: Hilary Beaumont| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 17:39:46 +0000

Some of them are voting in Canada’s fall election

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Iconic places of protest around the world

April 27, 2019 admin authoritarianism, Democracy, Latest News Stories, PROTESTS, rallies, Sudan, World

Credit to Author: nguno| Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2019 08:39:27 +0000

Sudanese demonstrators have camped out in front of the the army headquarters, turning it into the latest icon of protest around the world.

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We Spent an Afternoon Learning the Art of Civil Disobedience

April 26, 2019 admin civil disobedience, Demonstrations, PROTESTS, vice france, VICE International, yellow vest movement

Credit to Author: Matthieu Foucher| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:23:47 +0000

I learned how to get past a police cordon and how to tangle my legs together to avoid getting picked up.

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Protesters in Bangladesh after girl is burned to death

April 19, 2019 admin Bangladesh, girl burned to death, international news, Latest News Stories, PROTESTS, World

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 13:43:13 +0000

Dozens of protesters gathered in Bangladesh’s capital on Friday to demand justice for an 18-year-old woman who died after being set on fire.

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Rotten cafeteria food sparks protest against Chinese high school

March 14, 2019 admin China, FOOD, Latest News Stories, PROTESTS, rotten, school, school canteen, World

Credit to Author: nguno| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:21:14 +0000

Rotten food found inside a school canteen in China has sparked outrage among parents and has led to the suspension of school officials.

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Vegans May Have Killed Piglets While Protesting ‘Death Factory’ Pig Farm

March 8, 2019 admin activism, irony, lincolnshire, meat the victims, piglets, pigs, PROTESTS, sandilands farm, sylvia hoo, The VICE Guide to Right Now, vegans

Credit to Author: Mack Lamoureux| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 17:41:13 +0000

The farmer said the activists who crammed themselves into a shed with some sows and piglets caused two piglets to be crushed to death.

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Growing Up Gay in Poland Made Me an Activist

February 19, 2019 admin Gay Rights, LGBTQ, PROTESTS, taking a stand, VICE International, VICE Poland

Credit to Author: Sebastian Słowiński| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:40:27 +0000

When 20-year-old Sebatian Słowiński found fascist propaganda being distributed around his university, he decided to take a stand and educate his fellow students.

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