Tag: protest

Protest Erupt In Australia Again as Construction Workers Call Union to ‘Stand Down’ over Vaccine Mandate

Hundreds of construction workers have called on John Setka, state secretary of the Victorian Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU), to stand down as mandatory vaccination rules take effect across all construction sites from Sept. 23. The move follows a protest held last week where groups of construction workers took their morning tea…


Senators Denounce Abortion Protest Outside Kavanaugh’s Home

Democrat and Republican lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday denounced the protest outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. A liberal pro-abortion group demonstrated outside Kavanaugh’s home on Monday in response to a Supreme Court decision declining to take up a significant abortion restriction in Texas. “This protest looks like another…


LA City Council Tentatively Approves Law Prohibiting Protests at Private Homes

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council tentatively approved an ordinance today that would prohibit protests within 300 feet of the target’s residence, a policy developed after activists protesting the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate showed up at two council members’ homes late last month. The ordinance received 12 yes votes, with Councilwoman Nithya Raman and Councilman…


Heavily Indebted Chinese Developer Sees Investors Crowd Headquarters in Protest

Thousands of disgruntled investors besieged the headquarters of the world’s most indebted property developer in China to demand repayment of loans and financial products on Sept. 13. Evergrande first warned in August of liquidity and default risks if it fails to raise cash and resume construction. On Sept. 8, investors found the company had suspended…


Thousands Protest Against Taliban in Kandahar Over Evictions

Thousands of Afghans protested against the Taliban in the southern city of Kandahar on Tuesday, according to a former government official and local television footage, after residents were asked to vacate a residential army colony. Protesters gathered in front of the governor’s house in Kandahar after around 3,000 families were asked to leave the colony,…


South Bay Residents Protest Against Mask and Vaccine Mandates

About 100 South Bay residents gathered in front of the Torrance City Hall on Sept. 11 to protest against recent mask and vaccine mandate policies. Rally organizers Kristy Mueller and Jennifer Viggiano, who has been living in South Bay for more than two decades, said they chose to come out not only to protest against…


First Responders Silently Protest Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination at Ontario Legislature

First responders stood silently in Queen’s Park in Toronto at the provincial legislature on Sept. 13 to protest mandatory COVID-19 vaccination programs. “First Responders for No Mandates” read one sign seen among the protesters, online videos of the event show. “Frontline for Freedom” read another. Another sign said, “Toronto stands with Calgary,” an apparent reference…


Pro-Beijing Operatives Try to Mobilize Asian Americans to Protest

An expansive pro-Beijing influence operation has sought to sow division around the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic and incite street protests in the United States, cyber intelligence researchers found. The network initially began in 2019 focusing on discrediting Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests. The operation has since expanded in size and scope, spanning 30 social…


Taliban Uses Gunfire to Disperse Protest, Detains Journalists

The Taliban terrorist group fired a volley of gunfire into the air on Tuesday to disperse a large protest that was held in Kabul, while also arresting several journalists who covered the demonstration, according to reports. Thousands of Afghan men and women rallied in the streets of the Afghan capital to protest against the Taliban and…


Colorado High School Students Stage Walkout to Protest School Mask Requirement

High school students in Douglas County, Colorado, staged protests Wednesday calling for the end of a classroom mask mandate, ABC 7 Denver reported. Students from ThunderRidge High School walked out of class around 9:30 a.m. in protest of the classroom mask requirement, ABC 7 reported. On Monday, the Tri-County Health Department board voted in favor…