China Covid: Protests erupt in unprecedented challenge to Xi ... - CNN
WEBNov 26, 2022 · Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday faced unprecedented dissent after thousands of demonstrators protested in cities across China over the weekend against his zero-Covid strategy – with some...
Protests erupt in Xinjiang and Beijing after deadly fire
WEBNov 26 (Reuters) - Public anger in China towards widening COVID-19 lockdowns across the country erupted into rare protests in China’s far western Xinjiang region and the country's capital...
China Xinjiang: Urumqi rocked by Covid lockdown protests after ... - BBC
WEBNov 26, 2022 · The Xinjiang region is home to many Uyghurs, against whom the Chinese government has been accused of committing numerous human rights abuses - something it denies.
Protests rage across China over COVID lockdown rules : NPR
WEBNov 26, 2022 · China expands lockdowns as COVID-19 cases hit daily record. Protests erupted in Beijing, the political center, too. On Monday, authorities in Beijing said they would no longer set up barricades...
China’s lockdown protests: What you need to know - CNN
WEBNov 28, 2022 · Protests erupt across China in unprecedented challenge to Xi Jinping's zero-Covid policy. By Sunday evening, mass demonstrations had spread to Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Wuhan, where ...
Fire Kills 10 in China’s Xinjiang, Raising Questions About …
WEBNov 25, 2022 · A deadly fire in an apartment building in China’s far western region of Xinjiang set off an outpouring of anger online and a street protest on Friday in the region’s capital, with residents...
Why It Matters That China’s Protests Started in Xinjiang
WEBDec 6, 2022 · The sight of Han Chinese protesting the deaths of Uyghurs is unusual and poignant, because for years, the Chinese party-state has justified its Xinjiang policies by demonizing Uyghurs as...
China protests after an apartment fire in Urumqi, the capital of
WEBNov 27, 2022 · On Saturday, protests erupted in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, after a Thursday apartment fire reportedly killed 10.
China’s Leader Visits Xinjiang for the First Time Since Imposing ...
WEBJul 15, 2022 · China’s leader, Xi Jinping, made his first visit to the western region of Xinjiang since he unleashed a campaign of mass detentions of Uyghurs there. His trip amounted to a proclamation of...
How a deadly fire in Xinjiang prompted protests unseen in China …
WEBNov 26, 2022 · On Sunday night, thousands of Beijing residents peacefully gathered along the banks of a river and chanted for freedom of speech and liberty and to light candles in memory of the 10 people who died in the Urumqi fire, …