Protest
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World
Famed Iranian Actress Arrested After Voicing Support for Protests
The actress, Taraneh Alidoosti, had urged people to speak out after the execution of a man involved in nationwide demonstrations.
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World
Even as China Eases Covid Rules, Some Youths Still Fear a Grim Future
A sluggish economy continues to leave many young people unemployed, with few job prospects or hopes to tap into the…
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Opinion
Why It Matters That China’s Protests Started in Xinjiang
Late last month, in a stunning display of frustration, people in multiple cities across China took to the streets to…
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World
Sudan Military and Pro-Democracy Coalition Sign Peace Deal
The agreement, which was boycotted by some political forces, comes more than a year after a coup that scuttled the…
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World
Iran Abolishes Morality Police After Months of Protests
The move appeared to be a concession to the protest movement that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini, a…
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World
How China’s Police Used Phones and Faces to Track Protesters
After a weekend of protests, the authorities in China are using the country’s all-seeing surveillance apparatus to find those bold…
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World
After Xi’s Coronation, a Roar of Discontent Against His Hard-Line Politics
Protests in China have roused a tradition of dissent that had seemed spent after 10 years under Xi Jinping. The…
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Opinion
Banana Peels for Xi Jinping
There’s a Soviet joke that has long circulated in China, about a man who is arrested for protesting in Moscow’s…
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World
The Long Odds Facing China’s Protesters
Popular protests are more easily begun than ever before, but they are more likely to dissipate, too.
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World
Proud, Scared and Conflicted. What the China Protesters Told Me.
In more than a dozen interviews, young people explained how the events of the past few days became what one…