Tag: Demonstrations, Protests and Riots

Sudan’s Feared Intelligence Chief Resigns in Another Victory for Protesters

Demonstrators, who remain encamped in large numbers outside the country’s military headquarters, had called for his brutal agency to be dismantled. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/world/africa/sudan-intelligence-chief-resigns.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

The Massacre That Led to the End of the British Empire

The events at Jallianwala Bagh, in the Indian city of Amritsar, marked the beginning of the resistance against colonial governance. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/opinion/1919-amrtisar-british-empire-india.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

2 Arrested in Vandalism of Slave Memorial at University of North Carolina

The memorial was defaced with racial slurs and urine. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/us/heirs-confederacy-unc-memorial.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Verdict Is Expected in Case Against Leaders of 2014 Hong Kong Protests

Nine activists, including three founders of a group that called for civil disobedience, are facing up to seven years in prison on public nuisance charges. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/world/asia/hong-kong-umbrella-revolution-occupy-central.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Hopes Raised During the Arab Spring Are Being Revived Across North Africa

The uprisings of 2011 are inspiring a new generation to challenge entrenched, authoritarian leaders, raising hopes as well as doubts about the future. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/world/africa/arab-spring-north-africa-protesters.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74

A South Vietnam Air Force veteran, Mr. Ly Tong dropped leaflets over Ho Chi Minh City in 1992 and 2000. His actions made him a hero to many Vietnamese refugees. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/obituaries/ly-tong-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss