Tag: Protests
Photos show why many native Hawaiians don’t want a giant telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea
The world's largest telescope could be built on sacred Hawaiian land, but activists and natives are protesting construction by blocking the roads.
Facebook and Twitter say they’ve detected a Chinese propaganda campaign targeting Hong Kong protesters
Mass protests in Hong Kong have been ongoing for weeks over human rights concerns, and the Chinese government has been running a covert social media propaganda campaign to try and undermine the Hong Kong protests.
Chinese armed police are drilling at a stadium outside Hong Kong in a ‘clear warning’ to protesters
Drills by China's paramilitary forces are likely a warning to protesters. Experts said China would use these riot-control forces as a "last resort."
Cathay Pacific’s top 2 executives have resigned after protests in Hong Kong wreaked havoc on the airline’s flights and stock price
In a cryptic statement, the airline's chairman said he remains committed to the city's "one country, two systems" method of governance.
Beijing condemns ‘radical Hong Kong protesters’ as state media releases videos of armed police and armored vehicles assembling nearby
Responding to the demonstrations, Beijing called for swift punishment, "without leniency, without mercy," as armed police assembled nearby.
As Hong Kong fights for its life, an embarrassed China has only violence to offer
"China's in a position where its usual ways of dealing with unrest have failed" in what Evan Fowler called a "massive loss of face" for the party.
Hong Kong police officer makes a grave safety error waving a shotgun in protesters’ faces
Photos show the officer with his finger on the shotgun's trigger. This is extremely poor weapons handling that can lead to injury and death.
Russian police detained at least 500 political protestors calling for fair elections
Moscow authorities jailed opposition figures and warned protestors that a demonstration would be illegal ahead of the protests.
This is why hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans are taking to the streets demanding that their governor resign
Hundreds of thousands of people hit the streets of Puerto Rico on Monday, demanding for the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló.
Here’s what you need to know about Palantir, the secretive $20 billion data-analysis company whose work with ICE is dragging Amazon into controv...
Palantir has been facing backlash for providing software to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which has been targeting undocumented families.