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Added on the 12/02/2022 19:37:17 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Hundreds of people defied rules against mass gatherings over the weekend.
Outside the Munich Security Conference, thousands of demonstrators gathered to protest the war in Ukraine.
A wave of protests against China's strict zero-covid policy and calling for greater freedoms have sparked demonstrations from around the world. Students, activists and dissidents hold in small rallies in cities including Hong Kong, Washington DC, Tokyo and Melbourne.
A Chinese police patrol orders people to delete content on their smartphones on Urumqi street in downtown Shanghai, where demonstrators gathered over the weekend to protest against Covid-19 lockdowns and call for greater political freedoms.
Security forces in China continued to detain civilians on Monday after protests flared up across the country last weekend. Demonstrators are calling for an end to COVID-19 lockdowns and for President Xi Jinping to resign. While some measures have eased, China’s zero-tolerance policy still stands.
Thousands of traumatised Syrians leave the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN Security Council votes to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.