Supporters have referred to mandate protester Tamara Lich as a “political prisoner” after she was denied bail One of the lead organizers of the Covid-19 protests in Ottawa, Canada was denied bail on Tuesday, with the judge asserting that releasing the activist would likely mean she would reoffend. Tamara Lich, described as a key organizer […]
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Freedom Convoy protests disrupt parliament session
Canadian MPs have been asked to stay away from central Ottawa amid a police operation A Canadian parliamentary session was canceled on Friday due to a police operation aimed at removing Freedom Convoy protesters, the speaker announced. “A police operation is expected to take place on Wellington Street and other locations in the downtown core […]
Protests here to stay, Canadian radio host axed for pro-trucker comments tells RT
Kid Carson lost his job after speaking out against mandates, but insists the public are on his side Vancouver-based radio host Kid Carson was “politely shown the door” this week after railing against vaccine mandates and supporting the ongoing truckers’ protest in Ottawa, Canada, he told RT on Thursday. Carson believes that despite the best […]
NZ protests swell, defying police ultimatum
Anti-vaccine mandate demonstrators have ignored a warning from the authorities to leave voluntarily Hundreds of protesters defied a police ultimatum to leave the area around Wellington’s ‘Beehive’ parliament on Wednesday, with the crowd continuing to swell. The authorities have described the ongoing demonstration as “orderly.” Inspired by the ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Canada, activists have blocked […]
Canada’s PM seeks emergency powers to tackle ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests – media
Justin Trudeau is reportedly seeking to invoke the never-before-used Emergencies Act to deal with Covid demonstrations gripping Canada Canada’s prime minister is planning to invoke the Emergencies Act – never-before-used legislation granting the government extra powers to handle crisis situations – to tackle the Freedom Convoy demonstrations, broadcaster CBC reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources. […]
Levi’s ex-president claims she was ousted over Covid protests
The longtime Levi’s employee said she was offered a $1 million severance after complaints about her Covid views Levi’s brand president Jennifer Sey claimed on Monday that she was forced out of the famous clothing company over her views on school closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Writing on US journalist Bari Weiss’ Substack, Sey […]
Hypocrisy on display: Demonizing Freedom Convoy and praising BLM protests
The differences between authorities’ approaches to Canada truck protests and BLM reveal political hypocrisy and discrimination The many differences between Canada’s trucker protest and the 2020 BLM movement are symptomatic of weak and venal leaders who judge the merit of civil actions not on the issues per se, but rather on the dictates of woke […]
Trudeau moved to secure location amid trucker protests – CBC
The Canadian PM reportedly went into hiding as truckers protesting Covid-19 mandates flooded Ottawa Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family were moved to an “undisclosed location” in the nation’s capital on Saturday out of security concerns as thousands of protesters gathered outside of Parliament in Ottawa, state-owned CBC reported. Protesters fought cold weather […]
NYC to bring back anti-crime units disbanded during BLM protests
As murder and shooting cases rise, Mayor Eric Adams announced a new plan to tackle gun violence New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan to tackle escalating gun violence on Monday, including the return of plainclothes anti-crime units, which were disbanded in 2020 after Black Lives Matter protests. “We will not surrender our […]
Protests over post-vaccination deaths spread across South Korea
One of the most vaccinated nations on earth is seeing increased public pushback over Covid-19 jabs, as demonstrators in South Korea are demanding accountability for deaths that they blame on the shots. Protesters gathered in Busan on Sunday after a similar rally was held in Seoul on Christmas Day. Aggrieved demonstrators held up large portraits […]
Dozens detained amid anti-Covid restrictions protests in Brussels (VIDEOS)
Thousands of people took to the streets of Belgium’s capital Brussels, protesting the enduring Covid-19 restrictions. The march has ultimately devolved into clashes with police, with some 55 people ending up detained. Some 3,500 people marched through the streets of Brussels, according to police estimates. The rally’s organizers, however, gave a significantly bigger tally, claiming […]
Mass protests against Covid-19 restrictions hit eastern Germany
Thousands of people took the streets of multiple cities in the former East Germany to express their dismay at coronavirus restrictions and vaccine mandates introduced amid the Omicron variant spread. Some 3,500 demonstrators turned out for a protest against the restrictions in Magdeburg, the capital of Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state on Monday. Protesters marched down the […]
Vaccine mandates for workers met with mass protests in Australia (VIDEO)
Thousands walked out to protest against Covid vaccine mandates in cities across Australia, after the regional authorities made inoculation compulsory for a wide range of employees. In Melbourne, protesters gathered outside the local parliament on Sunday, marching through the city center and bringing traffic to a halt. Among the slogans seen and heard at the […]
WATCH: Water cannon, tear gas deployed amid chaotic Covid-19 protests in Brussels
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Belgium’s capital Brussels on Sunday, protesting new Covid-19 restrictions. A group of demonstrators clashed with police, who responded with tear gas and water cannon. Some 8,000 people took park in the street protests in Brussels on Sunday, according to police estimates. The participants condemned the government’s Covid-19 […]
First EU country to lock down unvaccinated hit by mass protests (VIDEOS)
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Austria’s capital, Vienna, protesting against Covid-19 restrictions and the nationwide vaccination mandate. Over 40,000 protesters against the Austrian government’s coronavirus policies took to the streets of Vienna on Saturday, according to the police estimates. Police reinforcements were brought in from other regions to the capital […]