Category: protest

Capitol Report: Trump Attorney Discusses Unprecedented Indictment; Trans ‘Day of Vengeance’ Canceled

Former President Donald Trump was asked to surrender following the New York grand jury’s indictment. Trump and his lawyers responded. Trump’s attorney Jesse Binnal speaks with us about the indictment. He calls it a civil rights issue. Steven Allen also offers us his thoughts on Trump’s indictment. He says the indictment will have consequences for…


France Sees New Pension Protests, Police Brace for Violence

PARIS—Protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms gripped France again Tuesday, with many thousands marching and the Eiffel Tower closed and police ramping up security amid government warnings that radical demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to kill.” Concerns that violence could mar the large demonstrations prompted what Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin described as…


Hongkongers Hold First Protest in Years Under Strict Rules

HONG KONG—Dozens of people on Sunday joined Hong Kong’s first authorized protest since the lifting of major COVID-19 restrictions under unprecedentedly strict rules, including wearing a numbered badge around their necks. The rules set out by the police, who cited security reasons, came as the financial hub was promoting its return to normalcy after years…


French President Macron Says Will Not Yield to Pension Protests

PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said he would press ahead with reforms, dodging a union leader’s call to suspend a new pension law amid some of France’s worst street violence in years. There were violent clashes across the country on Thursday evening on the fringes of otherwise peaceful protests that have for weeks gathered huge…


Republicans React to Trump’s Call for Protests

Republican reactions have been mixed to former President Donald Trump’s call for supporters to stage protests over his rumored forthcoming arrest, with some urging peaceful demonstrations while others recommending none at all and warning of law enforcement entrapment. Trump, who is under investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office for allegedly misclassifying a payment made…


Tulsi Gabbard, Jimmy Dore, Ron Paul Call for End to Ukraine War

WASHINGTON—Red flags with the communist symbol hammer and sickle flew side by side with Gadsden “DON’T TREAD ON ME” flags at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday afternoon. Self-proclaimed socialists stood in common cause with anarchists at the “Rage Against the War Machine” rally, a peace protest organized by the People’s Party—a progressive third party led…


China’s Elderly Protest Against Health Insurance Cuts, Suppressed by Police

The elderly in the megacity of Wuhan in central China launched another large-scale protest in a week against the Chinese communist regime’s cuts to health benefits in its recent medical insurance reform. Meanwhile, in the northeastern megacity of Dalian, a similar protest broke out. Elderly protesters call for international attention and support. The protest in…


China’s Elderly Protest Against Health Insurance Cuts, Risking Police Suppression

Older adults in the central Chinese megacity of Wuhan gathered last week for their second large-scale protest in a week against the Chinese communist regime’s cuts to health benefits in its recent medical insurance reform, while, at the same time, a similar protest was staged in the northeastern megacity of Dalian. While the protesters are seeking…


Large-Scale Protests in Wuhan Pose Unprecedented Threat to the CCP

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has now entered a period of instability. On Feb. 15, about 20,000 senior citizens gathered outside Zhongshan Park in Wuhan to protest against the CCP’s “health care reform.” This was the second mass gathering of seniors in the city. The first protest occurred on Feb. 8. One elderly man…


Thousands of Danes Protest Cancelling of Public Holiday

COPENHAGEN—Thousands of people gathered in Copenhagen on Sunday to protest a bill put forward by the government to scrap a public holiday to help finance increased defense spending. The demonstration was organized by the country’s biggest labor unions which oppose abolishing the Great Prayer Day, a Christian holiday that falls on the fourth Friday after…