Chinese authorities moved quickly and with force to quash a pro-democracy ‘Jasmine Revolution’, believed to have been inspired by the recent uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa.
More police than usual were scrambled to line the streets today, and there were a number of activists detained after online sites had organised staged protests in Beijing, Shanghai and 11 other major cities.
Citizens were urged to shout: ‘We want food, we want work, we want housing, we want fairness’ – a slogan that highlights common complaints among ordinary Chinese.
Many activists said they didn’t know who was behind the campaign and weren’t sure what to make of the call to protest, which was first posted on U.S.-based, Chinese-language website Boxun.com.
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Monday, May 3, 2010
PLAN TO KEEP PROTESTORS AWAY FROM G20
CTV News has learned of a plan to try to keep activists far away from the G20 meetings at the Metro Toronto Convention Center this June, by creating a designated protest zone in Trinity Bellwoods Park.
The park is located roughly 2 miles away on Queen Street.
Police spokesperson Meaghan Gray would not say whether officials are expecting violent protests.
“I don’t know what we are expecting,” she told CTV Toronto. “We are strongly encouraging anyone who wants to protest during the G20 to use that location.”
It’s not the first time a designated protest zone has been created for the G20. Last year, police used the same tactic in London.
One woman who lived in London at the time, and who now resides in Toronto near Trinity Bellwoods, says she can understand the reasoning behind the zone.
“It was peaceful and they just camped out there,” she said of the London zone. “But obviously things could escalate, and you don’t want to see horrible things happen.”
Police said they will transmit live video of the protests to world leaders in the Convention Center -- if they choose to watch.
The park is located roughly 2 miles away on Queen Street.
Police spokesperson Meaghan Gray would not say whether officials are expecting violent protests.
“I don’t know what we are expecting,” she told CTV Toronto. “We are strongly encouraging anyone who wants to protest during the G20 to use that location.”
It’s not the first time a designated protest zone has been created for the G20. Last year, police used the same tactic in London.
One woman who lived in London at the time, and who now resides in Toronto near Trinity Bellwoods, says she can understand the reasoning behind the zone.
“It was peaceful and they just camped out there,” she said of the London zone. “But obviously things could escalate, and you don’t want to see horrible things happen.”
Police said they will transmit live video of the protests to world leaders in the Convention Center -- if they choose to watch.
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