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Chen Pinlin: China sentences filmmaker 3.5 years in jail for documentary on Covid lockdown protests
2 days, 10 hours ago

Chen Pinlin: China sentences filmmaker 3.5 years in jail for documentary on Covid lockdown protests

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Chinese documentary filmmaker has …

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‘Like Wuhan all over again’: As Shanghai protests, China censors
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Like Wuhan all over again’: As Shanghai protests, China censors

Al Jazeera  

The COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai has fuelled an outpouring of anger on social media on a scale not seen since 2020 after the virus first began to spread. “The censoring is counterproductive if one thinks the goal is to prevent disgruntlement about the lockdown from spreading, but it is productive if it prevents upset individuals from coordinating action outside of …

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Peru’s President Castillo lifts Lima lockdown amid criticism
2 years, 9 months ago

Peru’s President Castillo lifts Lima lockdown amid criticism

Al Jazeera  

Mandatory lockdown came amid protests against rising fuel and food costs that have led to at least four deaths. Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has lifted a mandatory lockdown imposed in the country’s capital and a nearby town, after the measure spurred widespread criticism, anger and fresh protests in the streets of Lima. Castillo had late on Monday ordered residents to …

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Two new COVID-19 cases in Hunter outbreak amid lockdown protests at Cessnock, Lake Macquarie
3 years, 4 months ago

Two new COVID-19 cases in Hunter outbreak amid lockdown protests at Cessnock, Lake Macquarie

ABC  

Police have moved in on anti-lockdown protests in the Hunter Valley, as the region recorded another two COVID-19 cases. Key points: Police were called to anti-lockdown protests at Cessnock and Lake Macquarie The Hunter region has recorded two new COVID cases A strict lockdown has ended for residents of a Windale unit complex Police responded to seven small protests across …

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Maharashtra gvt refuses to waive electricity bills as promised, BJP protests
4 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra gvt refuses to waive electricity bills as promised, BJP protests

Op India  

Enraged by the Maha Vikas Aghadi government’s u-turn over the waiving off of the outsize electricity bills generated in the months following the nationwide lockdown induced by the coronavirus crisis, the BJP on Friday staged a massive demonstration in Mumbai’s Bandra. The protest against the Thackeray government came on the heels of the Maharashtra power minister Nitin Raut’s statement this …

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