Tag: protest

2 Arrested in Athens for Protesting Beijing Olympics

ATHENS, Greece—Two women attempted to hang a banner from the Acropolis in Athens Sunday morning in protest at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, and were detained by Greek police. The activists, 18-year-old Tibetan student Tsela Zoksang and 22-year-old exiled Hong Kong activist Joey Siu, both American citizens, are members of the “No Beijing 2022” campaign,…


Climate Activists Arrested After Storming Interior Department

A group of activists protesting against fossil fuels were arrested after staging a sit-in at the Interior Department in Washington on Oct. 15. The protesters stormed the Stewart Lee Udall Main Interior Building on Thursday afternoon, with “multiple injuries” reportedly sustained by federal police and one officer hospitalized, according to a statement from Interior Department Communications…


NYC Taxi Drivers Vow to Continue Protesting Against Medallion Relief Plan

Saying they are drowning in debt, the Yellow Cab drivers of New York have taken to the streets outside City Hall to protest against what they see as insufficient help from the government. New York City has a $65 million Medallion Relief Plan (MRP) that provides a $20,000 down payment to help restructure taxi-medallion-related loans…


Protesters Around the World Condemn the CCP on Its National Day, Oct. 1

The Chinese communist regime celebrates Oct. 1 as its national day. However, protesters around the world mark the day as a “National Day of Mourning,” lamenting the loss of basic human rights and freedoms for mainland Chinese people for more than seven decades. The United States Nearly 100 Chinese people rallied in front of the Chinese…


Protesters Around the World Condemn CCP on Anniversary of Its Takeover of China

The Chinese communist regime celebrates Oct. 1 as its national day. However, protesters around the world mark the day as a “National Day of Mourning,” lamenting the loss of basic human rights and freedoms for mainland Chinese people for more than seven decades. The United States Nearly 100 Chinese people rallied in front of the Chinese…


New Yorkers Chant ‘Save Australia’ in Protest Against Vaccine Mandates

Protesters in New York City on Monday waved the Australian flag and chanted “save Australia” in a demonstration against mandatory vaccinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Protesters had gathered in Brooklyn outside the headquarters of the city’s Department of Education for a rally after a COVID-19 vaccine mandate took effect Monday for New York City public school employees. Hundreds of…


Thousands of New Zealanders Protest for Freedom After 6 Weeks in Lockdown

Thousands of people in New Zealand gathered in Auckland and multiple locations across the nation on Saturday in a show of solidarity against alleged government tyranny and in support of freedom. Auckland, with a population of about 1.7 million, continues to be under a government-prescribed lockdown that limits movement with the exception of certain “permitted…


Orange County Healthcare Workers Protest Vaccine Mandate

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.—Around 60 healthcare workers and Orange County residents gathered Oct. 1 at downtown Fountain Valley, California, to protest the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. The California Department of Public Health issued an order in August requiring all healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30. A recently established organization, America’s Healthcare…


Construction to Resume in Sydney and New South Wales Regardless of Vaccination Status

The New South Wales (NSW) construction industry will return to full capacity from next Monday, Sept. 27, as vaccination rates climb. All construction sites will open at a total capacity of one person per four square metres, regardless of workers’ vaccination status. However, workers from the 12 local government areas (LGA) of concern will still…


Tens of Thousands Join Protest Over COVID-19 Measures in France

Protesters in France took to the streets for the tenth consecutive weekend to demonstrate against COVID-19 vaccine passports and mandates. The French Ministry of the Interior said that about 80,000 people took part in the rallies that started on Sept. 18—with demonstrators taking part in cities and towns across the European nation, French news channel BFMTV…