Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was jailed for three months Wednesday for obstructing clearance of a major encampment during mass pro-democracy protests in 2014, the second time he has been imprisoned over the rallies. Wong, 21, who had pleaded guilty to the contempt charge, was already on bail pending an appeal over a six- month […]
Protests articles on Democracy Chronicles
Political protests are a human right, political right and civil liberty to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interest. Today, pro-democracy protests and freedom of speech remain under threat. Also take a look at our articles on the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Turkey, and the Tea Party.
Ethiopia Freeing 528 Arrested Anti-Government Protesters
Ethiopia’s top prosecutor said Monday that charges against 528 prisoners detained in connection with anti-government protests would be dropped, and the inmates would be released on Wednesday. General Prosecutor Getachew Ambaye indicated that individuals already convicted and sentenced in connection with the protests were not among those set for release. Most of the prisoners were […]
MIT study connects stocks, democracy, and the Arab Spring
Study shows how seriously investors took the possibility of a democratic revolution during Egypt’s Arab Spring
Martin Luther King on the Limits of Civil Disobedience
More than most years, 2018 will be a year filled with remembrances of Martin Luther King, Jr., because in it falls the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination. It will also be a year filled with remembrances of 1968 itself as the culminating year of the 1960s, a year in which the country seemed divided even […]
Tunisia Plans Social Reforms After Wave of Anti-Austerity Protests
Tunisia’s government has announced a new package of social reforms worth nearly $70 million. The North African country has been rocked by protests ahead of the seventh anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising. The Tunisian government on Saturday announced a social reforms package aimed at improving care for the needy and increasing access to health […]
The meaning and importance of the 2018 Iranian protests
A series of urban uprisings in Iran that began on Dec. 28 in its second-largest city shocked the country’s Islamic regime
Is Nigeria behind Cameroon Anglophone separatist arrests?
Anglophones have decried the fact that the more than 50 years old regime of Yaounde exploited their vulnerability resulting from their being expended by Britain. Yaounde has gone on to treat them as second-class citizens.
How Social Media Has Disrupted Traditional Street Protests
Social media is shaping the narrative in important and effective ways, and wresting this from traditional media
Sudan seizes newspapers after bread price protests
Sudanese security agents on Sunday seized all copies of six newspapers after they criticised the government over soaring bread prices that have almost doubled this week, editors said. Discontent has been simmering over the past few days as bread prices jumped on the back of a sharp rise in the cost of flour after a […]
Fears for ’90 university students’ held in Iran crackdown
As Iran’s state TV continues to show pro-regime rallies, fears are growing for those arrested in a crackdown on anti-government protests. More than a week of unrest that started last month saw some 22 people die, with over 1,000 detained, according to Iranian officals. Unrest spread to more than 80 cities and rural towns as […]