Protest
Hong Kong activist stabbed as protesters gird for march
Hong Kong, Oct 20 (AP/UNB) — A man distributing leaflets near a wall with pro-democracy messages was stabbed and wounded, as Hong Kong anti-government protesters prepared to hold an unauthorized march Sunday to press their demands.
Subway service in Chile's capital suspended as protest grows
Santiago, Oct 19 (AP/UNB) — Subway service in Chile's capital was suspended Friday, trapping hundreds of thousands of commuters on their way home from work, after high school students flooded subway stations, jumping turnstiles, dodging fares and vandalizing stations as part of protests against a fare hike.
Wisconsin students walk out to protest racial slur firing
Madison, OCT 19 (AP/UNB) — Students at a Wisconsin high school skipped class Friday and marched through the streets of the state capital to protest the firing of a black security guard who was terminated for repeating a racial slur while telling a student not to call him that word.
Chaos halts Hong Kong leader's speech; activist attacked
Hong Kong, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — Assailants with hammers attacked a protest organizer and lawmakers shouting abuse forced Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to abandon a speech in the legislature, in two dramas Wednesday that highlighted the chaos gripping the semi-autonomous Chinese territory after more than four months of anti-government unrest.
Spain bracing after 2 days of violent protests in Catalonia
Barcelona, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — Spain is on edge after two straight days of violent clashes in northeastern Catalonia between police and protesters at over the Supreme Court's sentencing of nine leaders of the region's separatist movement to prison.
Student bodies slam Buet for banning politics
Dhaka, Oct 16 (UNB) – The demand for banning student politics at public universities gained traction after the killing of second-year Buet student Abrar Fahad reportedly by leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League.
Buet students finally call off campus protests
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) on Tuesday withdrew their campus protests as the university authorities accepted most of their demands.
"No one showed up!" Hong Kong's protests face acid test
Hong Kong, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — Ronald sacrificed his lunchtime to join the protest in a Hong Kong park. He quivered at the prospect of communing with hundreds of like-minded office workers stirred by the organizers' rallying cry, "Revolution is a duty!" He was on time. He was wearing a new black face mask. He was fired up. He was ready.
Hong Kong protesters clamor for release of detained activist
Hong Kong, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — Several hundred masked protesters chanting for revolution have gathered at Hong Kong's High Court for the appeal hearing of an activist sentenced to six years in prison for his part in a violent nightlong clash with police.
Climate activists block roads, protest in Australian cities
Perth, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — Activists blocked major roads and demonstrated in Australian cities Tuesday in a second day of global protests by the Extinction Rebellion movement demanding more urgent actions to counter climate change.