Tag: protest
Man on trial for illegal assembly, disorderly conduct outside US Embassy
Singapore — A man who has staged one-person protests in public in previous years is now on trial for another such protest outside the...
“No apologies for holding to our own values,” — SG Ambassador to the US
Singapore — Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, the country’s ambassador to the United States, wrote a letter to the New York Times (NYT) in response to...
What it’s like joining a Black Lives Matter protest in Tokyo
Tokyo – "Wow, the police are the ones directing. Damn, Japan. We're gonna be ok," said a foreigner who joined the Black Lives Matter...
Dozens held after shopping protest at Hong Kong border town
Protesters hurled petrol bombs Sunday at a Hong Kong police station and at least 60 people were arrested following a march against so-called parallel...
Sex, Hitler and IKEA: protesting Indians get creative
by Jalees ANDRABI
From Netflix to Hitler, protesters are tapping pop culture and history as they vent their anger against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new...
Pepe and protest pig: Internet memes come to life at Hong Kong rally
by Su Xinqi
Among the sea of faces on Hong Kong's streets on Sunday were more than one hundred people wearing quirky over-sized animal masks...
Govt supporters march in Hong Kong after week of chaos
by Catherine LAI / Su Xinqi
Government supporters took to the streets of downtown Hong Kong on Saturday after a chaotic working week saw hardcore...
Joey Yung accused for ‘supporting’ Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong pop star Joey Yung came under fire after she posted a selfie wearing a face mask on Facebook.
"I never thought that a...
Hong Kong’s summer of protests leaves economy bruised and battered
by Yan ZHAO / Sean GLEESON
As pro-democracy protests grind on for a fourth month, Hong Kong has been left counting the cost, with the...
Flouting ban, Hong Kong protesters flood city streets
by Yan ZHAO and Jasmine LEUNG
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday defied a ban on rallying, the arrests of...