Thailand’s government announces emergency decree to quell anti-government protesters

Thailand’s government has implemented an emergency decree to quell anti-government protests in Bangkok, which includes a ban on gatherings of five or more people. In a televised announcement read out by police, a statement said ‘many groups of people have invited, incited and carried out unlawful public gatherings in Bangkok’, adding that urgent measures were … Read more

Entire neighbourhood has handwriting checked in North Korea over anti-government graffiti

Entire neighbourhood has handwriting checked in North Korea to find culprit behind anti-government graffiti Graffiti appeared earlier this month at a marketplace in Unsan, South Pyongan It read: ‘Down with party officials, who live well by exploiting the people’  Authorities believe it was a direct criticism of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Officers have … Read more

Facebook labels the extremist anti-government Boogaloo movement a ‘dangerous organization’

Facebook has labeled the extremist anti-government Boogaloo movement a ‘dangerous organization’ and banned 500 groups and pages, as the social media giant tries to rebuild its reputation amid the ongoing ad boycott.  The platform announced Tuesday it has banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages linked to the Boogaloo movement, in what it describes as … Read more

Iranian journalist is sentenced to death after he inspired anti-government protests 

Iranian journalist is sentenced to death three years after he inspired anti-government protests Ruhollah Zam had run a website posting information about Iranian officials   He lived and worked in exile in Paris before returning to Iran & being arrested  His death sentence was announced on Tuesday morning  By Ap Published: 14:08 BST, 30 June 2020 … Read more

Anti-government protesters return to the streets of Hong Kong

Hong Kong riot police armed with shields dispersed a crowd of around 300 pro-democracy activists holding a singing protest in an upmarket shopping mall on Sunday, despite a ban on public gatherings of more than four people. Chanting popular protest slogans, mostly young activists clad in black swarmed the Cityplaza mall shouting ‘Liberate Hong Kong, … Read more