Tag: Protests

Milo Yiannopoulos speaks during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Yiannopoulos has resigned as editor of Breitbart Tech after coming under fire from other conservatives over comments on sexual relationships between boys and older men.

Boston approves permit, organizers set date for ‘Straight Pride’ parade

Ellie Bufkin · June 27, 2019 5:55 pm

Employees of Wayfair march to Copley Square in protest prior to their rally in Boston, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Employees at online home furnishings retailer Wayfair walked out of work to protest the company's decision to sell $200,000 worth of furniture to a government contractor that runs a detention center for migrant children in Texas.

Wayfair donates $100,000 to Red Cross in effort to appease employees threatening walkout

Ellie Bufkin · June 26, 2019 8:02 pm

Beltway Confidential

What if the Wayfair walkout actually hurts migrant children?

Madeline Fry Schultz · June 26, 2019 12:01 pm

Activists raise signs referencing the NBA's recent controversy during the fourth quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game between the Toronto Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, in New York.

Hong Kong protests fortify Taiwan, and the West, against China’s expansion

Joel Gehrke · June 26, 2019 11:00 am

FILE- This April 17, 2018, file photo shows the Wayfair website on a computer in New York. Several sites have made it more affordable to get design help without anyone ever stepping inside your home. Havenly, Wayfair and others are charging less than $100 a room to connect users with an interior designer who can pick out a sofa, show you how to rearrange furniture or offer other design help.

Employees of Wayfair plan walkout to protest furnishing of border facilities

Jon Brown · June 25, 2019 9:13 pm

Activists march from the State Department to the White House to call for regime change in Iran, Friday, June 21, 2019, in Washington.

Iranian Americans rally in Washington for regime change — by Iranians

Kelly Jane Torrance · June 25, 2019 6:44 pm

A protestor waves a black version of the Hong Kong flag outside the police headquarters in Hong Kong, Friday, June 21, 2019. More than 1,000 protesters blocked Hong Kong police headquarters into the evening Friday, while others took over major streets as the tumult over the city's future showed no signs of abating.

Hong Kong reignites protests after demands not met

Ellie Bufkin · June 21, 2019 6:33 pm

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Cyberattack hits app used by Hong Kong protesters

Claude Thompson · June 21, 2019 3:00 am

Tens of thousands of protesters march through the streets as they continue to protest an extradition bill, Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Hong Kong. Hong Kong residents were gathering Sunday for another massive protest over an unpopular extradition bill that has highlighted the territory's apprehension about relations with mainland China, a week after the crisis brought as many as 1 million into the streets.

Hong Kong protesters claim turnout of 2 million

Sean Higgins · June 16, 2019 5:59 pm

Hundreds of mothers holding placards, some of which read "If we lose the young generation, what's left of Hong Kong", and lit smartphones protest against the amendments to the extradition law in Hong Kong on Friday, June 14, 2019. Calm appeared to have returned to Hong Kong after days of protests by students and human rights activists opposed to a bill that would allow suspects to be tried in mainland Chinese courts.

Hong Kong leader delays unpopular extradition bill after massive protests

Associated Press · June 15, 2019 1:13 pm

Members of the National Socialists Movement and the White Knights of the Klu Klux Klan salute during a rally Saturday April 21, 2012, at the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. At least 70 law enforcement officers were present to control a crowd of 150 to 200 demonstrators when a group of neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members rallied against illegal immigration on the steps of the Kentucky Capitol.

Beltway Confidential

The First Amendment protects everyone, even despicable neo-Nazis marching at a Pride festival

Beth Bailey · June 15, 2019 12:00 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference in D.C.

US dismisses Beijing’s tongue-lashing over Hong Kong controversy

Joel Gehrke · June 14, 2019 10:48 pm