The Los Angeles City Council voted 9-5 on Aug. 17 to move to ban strobe lights from public demonstrations and protests. Councilmember Maria Rodriguez introduced the ordinance last month, saying strobe lights had the potential to disorient or potentially blind police officers. Councilmember Joe Buscaino seconded the motion. On Aug. 4, the motion passed the city council’s Public Safety Committee with only one…
Los Angeles City Council to Ban Strobe Lights from Public Demonstrations
Orange County Board of Supervisors to Develop Vaccine Incentive Program
The Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $4.5 million grant to assist the county in COVID-19 vaccine community engagement and outreach services. The grant also includes an incentive program for those seeking to get vaccinated but are burdened with financial setbacks. “The vaccine equity program is really a terrific way to get people not…
American Socialists Use Doublethink to Ignore Cuban Anti-Communist Protests—Zilvinas Silenas
There are large-scale anti-communist protests now taking place in Cuba, yet many socialists in the United States have been either trying to turn a blind eye to the state violence against the protesters or are trying to shift blame to trade restrictions by the United States. To learn more about why this is, we sat…
DeSantis Calls on Biden to Help Restore Internet for Cubans in Wake of Anti-Government Protests
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) called on President Joe Biden on Wednesday to help provide internet access to Cubans following reports that blackouts left many citizens on the island without online communication. “I write to urge you to assist in providing Internet access to the people of Cuba standing up against communist oppression and demanding a…
‘We Are Not Backing Down’: Court Decision Sparks ‘Worship Protests’ in BC
Since a B.C. judge ruled in March that health orders to close churches are justified but preventing protests is not, “worship protests” have sprung up across the province, providing a legal loophole for people of faith to assemble. “I attend every protest I possibly can wherever I am, because I believe we are being coerced…
Death of Student in China Triggers Questions, Protests
TAIPEI, Taiwan—It was a call no parent wants to receive. On Mother’s Day, around 9 p.m., a woman in Chengdu in southwestern China was told that her son, who she had dropped off at school just hours ago, had died. Distraught, she went to Chengdu No. 49 Middle School immediately, but was not allowed to…
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 20)
The fate of former officer Derek Chauvin has been decided, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new law that creates tougher penalties for rioting, and police have caught the suspect who allegedly opened fire at a crowded New York grocery store.
Thousands Protest Across England, Wales Against Policing Bill
Thousands marched on Saturday across England and Wales against a new bill that would give police the power to break up disruptive protests. Protests against the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill have lasted for over two weeks since London police clashed with attendants of a vigil held for Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old woman who was killed last…
Crowds Protest COVID-19 Restrictions Across Europe as Infections Spike
Tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets in cities across Europe over the weekend as part of rallies against new lockdowns implemented to combat fresh waves of COVID-19 infections. Demonstrations against new lockdown measures were seen continent-wide on March 20, including in Austria, Britain, Finland, the Netherlands, Romania, and Switzerland. Although largely peaceful,…
Crowds Protest COVID-19 Restrictions Across Europe
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in cities across Europe over the weekend as part of rallies against lockdowns implemented to combat COVID-19. Demonstrations against lockdown measures were seen continent-wide on March 20, including in Austria, the UK, Finland, the Netherlands, Romania, and Switzerland. Although largely peaceful, many protests resulted in arrests,…
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