A crazy year in pictures: Nat Geo runs first-of-its-kind photo retrospective ‘to narrate 2020 in a way like no other’ National Geographic’s ‘The Year in Pictures’ is a single-topic issue that is a first in the magazine’s history The images in the January 2021 issue chronicle the global coronavirus pandemic and how people are coping … Read more
Hong Kong democracy protester Joshua Wong is jailed for 13 months for leading last year’s anti-government demonstrations By Chris Jewers For Mailonline Published: 07:48 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 08:08 GMT, 2 December 2020 Joshua Wong, 24, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, was jailed on Wednesday for a total of 13 … Read more
Police have vowed to crack down on lockdown rule breakers after hundreds were arrested and fined over the weekend at illegal raves, protests and a child’s birthday party. Ministers have said they are prepared to escalate police response to incidents following concern that the public are not committed to the lockdown. This weekend hundreds of … Read more
Armed Trump supporters wielding assault rifles and crucifixes protested across America over the weekend in growing support for the President’s claim the election was stolen. Hundreds rallied with their MAGA flags in downtown Phoenix on Saturday, claiming that Joe Biden had conspired with the media to seize the White House. The Trump campaign lent support … Read more
A series of ‘violent arrests’ were carried out in Manhattan on Thursday as protestors took to Greenwich Village to voice their disdain for President Donald Trump and New York City police. A series of videos from the protests in the Big Apple during the ‘We Choose Freedom’ rally show irate New Yorkers as Americans across … Read more
Anti-Trump protesters clash with NYPD after thousands march down Manhattan’s Fifth Ave demanding ‘count every vote’ as demonstrations break out in Philadelphia and LAPD declares ‘tactical alert’ for second night in a row Protesters took to the streets of New York City demanding every vote be counted after Trump falsely claimed victory amid a cliffhanger … Read more
Large NYPD gravel trucks have completely surrounded Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan as cops brace themselves for potential unrest as election day results roll in. A heavy police presence was established around the president’s former residence with video footage showing at least five dump trucks and and an NYPD bus lined up next … Read more
Home Secretary Priti Patel will order police to stop protests involving more than TWO people during lockdown Home Secretary Priti Patel is said to have briefed chief constables on the rules Some senior officers worry the move is too oppressive for a liberal society One barrister is concerned that the move could breach human rights … Read more
Greta Thunberg says she is abandoning her Friday protests outside Sweden’s parliament due to the surge in Covid-19 infections Climate activist Greta Thunberg is moving her regular campaigning online ‘The situation is worsening, so therefore it’s back to #ClimateStrikeOnline for me,’ she announced on Twitter Thunberg has been skipping school on Fridays since 2018 to … Read more
Violent anti-lockdown demonstrations have continued this evening across Europe as a surge of coronavirus infections have seen governments impose further lockdowns and business closures. In Italy, where violent demonstrations have been taking place for a third night, officials have accused right-wing extremists, soccer hooligans and anarchists of using widespread discontent over new anti-virus restrictions as … Read more