pro-democracy protests
Publisher, 2 politicians charged over Hong Kong protests
World
February 28, 2020
Publisher, 2 politicians charged over Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG (AP) — Outspoken Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai and two prominent opposition politicians were charged Friday with illegal…
Algeria on cusp of change as protest movement marks 1 year
Middle East
February 22, 2020
Algeria on cusp of change as protest movement marks 1 year
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerians flooded into the streets of the capital and other cities on the 53rd straight Friday…
Sudan sentences 27 to death for torturing, killing protester
Middle East
December 30, 2019
Sudan sentences 27 to death for torturing, killing protester
CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese court on Monday sentenced 27 members of the country’s security forces to death for torturing…
Hong Kong set for fresh weekend protests as police end university siege
World
November 29, 2019
Hong Kong set for fresh weekend protests as police end university siege
Hong Kong police on Friday ended their two-week siege of a university campus that became a battleground with pro-democracy protesters…
Furious China threatens retaliation over US law on Hong Kong
World
November 28, 2019
Furious China threatens retaliation over US law on Hong Kong
China on Thursday summoned the US ambassador and threatened retaliation after US President Donald Trump signed legislation supporting Hong Kong…
Handful of Hong Kong protesters surrender as university siege nears end
World
November 22, 2019
Handful of Hong Kong protesters surrender as university siege nears end
HONG KONG (Reuters) — At least eight protesters who had been holding out at a trashed Hong Kong university surrendered…