The inquiry comes after hundreds of Chinese parents demonstrated outside a local government office, angered that their children had received expired polio vaccines.
Tag: Demonstrations, Protests and Riots
Costa Rica Dispatch: 23,000 Nicaraguans Have Fled to Costa Rica. 50 Fugitives Are Hiding Here.
At a secret safe house, protesters wanted by the Nicaraguan government hope their exile is brief. All want to return and renew their uprising against President Ortega, “even if it’s only with rocks.”
Nicaraguan Supreme Court Justice Resigns in Protest
As Judge Rafael Solís Cerda steps down, a scathing open letter denounces President Daniel Ortega’s violent response to dissent.
In Bosnia, a Father’s Grief Swells Into an Antigovernment Movement
The case of David Dragicevic, who was found dead in March, has become a rallying point for people disaffected with the Bosnian Serb politician Milorad Dodik.
Protesting ‘Slave Law,’ Thousands Take to Streets in Hungary
A law compelling people to work hundreds of hours of overtime without full or immediate compensation has created a new, and diverse, set of protesters.
Yellow Vest Leader Is Arrested in France Amid Crackdown
Eric Drouet’s arrest, his second over his role in the protests, signals that the government is following through on a pledge to get tough.
Protests Break Out After 2 Women Enter Hindu Temple in India
The Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, India, until recently, barred women of childbearing age from entering. Two women went in for the first time, sparking protests both against the women and in support of women’s rights.
2 Indian Women Enter Sabarimala Temple, Setting Off Protests Near Hindu Shrine
The act by two women in the state of Kerala followed demonstrations for women’s rights, including a millions-strong “human chain.” But that set off protests against their entrance to the temple.
Macron Vows Order ‘Without Compromise’ in Rebuke to Yellow Vest Protests
President Emmanuel Macron of France urged his fellow citizens to “accept reality” and called for the protesters shaking the country over inequality to curb the disorder sown at demonstrations.
A Day, a Life: When a Medic Was Killed in Gaza, Was It an Accident?
When an Israeli soldier killed Rouzan al-Najjar, Palestinians called her an innocent martyr. Israel portrayed her as a threat. The truth is more complicated.