Activists will return to the streets of Luanda on November 11
Lusa - Angola - 28/10/2020
The promoters of last Saturday’s demonstration in Luanda, which was repressed by the police and resulted in the detention of 103 people, on Wednesday called for a new protest on 11 November, Independence Day of Angola.
The announcement was made by Dito Dalí, one of…
Social instability to increase in Angola in coming months
Lusa - Portugal - 26/10/2020
Consultant Fitch Solutions said today that the Government of Angola will continue the reformist agenda in the coming quarters, but warns that the accusations of corruption pose high risks to social stability.
“We anticipate that President João Lourenço will continue…
More than 10,000 people arrested in Hong Kong in the past year
Shangai Daily - China - 08/10/2020
A total of 10,039 people were arrested between 9 June 2019 and 30 September 2020. The data are from the Hong Kong police.
Among the arrested, 2,266 have been charged with crimes including rioting, unlawful assembly and possession of offensive weapons, among others.
The…
More than 60 people arrested in Hong Kong on China's National Day
Plataforma - Portugal - 01/10/2020
At least 69 people were arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of participating in an unauthorized assembly or of committing other crimes on China’s National Day.
Hong Kong had already prepared for the potential chaos on Thursday, but there were more police than…
Radicalization of the 'anti-mask' movement scandalizes Germany
AFP - Germany - 31/08/2020
This Sunday (30), several political authorities in Germany denounced the “attack on democracy”, after the attempted invasion of the national parliament during the “anti-masks” demonstration, which represented a new stage in the radicalization of the…
Pro-democracy deputies detained in Hong Kong for participating in the 2019 protests
Lusa - Macau - 26/08/2020
Two Hong Kong pro-democracy MPs were arrested today, accused of participating in anti-government protests last summer, in an operation in which an additional 14 people were detained, according to local media
Police source heard by the France-Presse news agency (AFP)…
Video shows President Lukashenko armed during protests in Belarus
Lusa - International - 24/08/2020
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko appeared today in a video with a gun and bulletproof vest as he descended from a helicopter to his home at a time when thousands are protesting in the capital, Minsk
The unusual moment occurred at a time when there were protests…
