Human rights activists in the US displayed “tsinelas” across Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. to protest the extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. They called the US Congress to block US security assistance to the Philippines and to stop funding the Philippine police and military.According to the International Coalition for Human Rights, each pair represented 10…
WASHINGTON, DC – Filipino-American activists and solidarity allies throughout the metropolitan area staged a protest and program in front of the Philippine Embassy on Tuesday to counter Ambassador Jose Romualdez’s reception dinner celebrating 75 years of “thriving Philippine-United States relations”. The protest was held to emphasize the unequal and exploitative relations of the U.S. and…
In London, Filipino migrants marched from the Philippine embassy to Trafalgar Square to protest the government crackdown on critics as well as the administration’s failed response to the pandemic. The migrants also condemned racism in the UK and called for the protection for undocumented migrants. The group Filipino Domestic Workers Association, together with Europe chapters…
Feb 6, 2021/Reuters yangon, myanmar (UPDATED) In an upwelling of anger in the country’s largest city protesters chant, ‘Military dictator, fail, fail; Democracy, win, win’ and hold banners reading ‘Against military dictatorship.’ Thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon on Saturday, February 6, to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of…