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Nearly 1 in 4 Countries Used Force on Religious Groups Defying COVID-19 Measures

A new Pew Research report finds that governments and police in nearly a quarter of 198 countries and territories used coercion on religious groups who refused to comply with COVID-19 worship restrictions.

Make Way for the Killer Robots: The Government Is Expanding Its Power to Kill

“Crush! Kill! Destroy!”—The Robot, Lost in Space

China Using Riot Police to ‘Crack Down’ on Protesters

Some report the use of tanks.

Chinese Protesters Destroy COVID Testing Site as Police in Hazmat Suits Deploy to City Streets

Anti-government protesters in communist China flipped over and destroyed a COVID testing tent in the city of Guangzhou on Monday, prompting police in hazmat suits to flood the streets and disperse the crowds.

Apple Turns Off Communication Tool Just Before Anti-Lockdown Protests in China

The Big Tech conglomerate restricted the use of AirDrop in China, hindering the protestors' ability to communicate.

Mexico’s Riot Police Crack Down on Illegal Immigrants

Law enforcement removed primarily Venezuelan migrants.

China’s Surveillance System Targets Anti-Lockdown Protestors

Police use mobile phone data to track citizens who participated in nationwide demonstrations against nation's draconian lockdown measures.

China Eases COVID Rules After Protests

Chinese authorities eased some anti-virus rules but affirmed their severe “zero COVID” strategy Monday after protesters demanded President Xi Jinping resign in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades.

Crowd Angered by Lockdowns Calls for China’s Xi to Step Down

Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures called for China’s powerful leader to resign, an unprecedented rebuke as authorities in at least eight cities struggled to suppress demonstrations Sunday that represent a rare direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party.

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