Demonstrations, Protests and Riots – Page 35

Griner’s Detention Showed the Strength and the Struggle in Women’s Sports

The W.N.B.A.’s players and fans pushed furiously for Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian penal colony, but her plight also highlighted gender inequities in sports.

By Shauntel Lowe

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‘I Will Keep Fighting’: China’s Protesters Say It’s Bigger Than Covid

The restrictions that drove people into the streets last month are being rolled back. But many of those who demonstrated say they want more.

By Li Yuan

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China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Policy Changes, Explained

The Chinese government ordered officials to cut back on mass testing and hair-trigger regional lockdowns, in a pivot from stringent pandemic rules.

By Chang Che Amy Chang Chien and Alexandra Stevenson

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China Eases ‘Zero Covid’ Restrictions in Victory for Protesters

Beijing’s costly policy of lockdowns has pummeled the world’s second-largest economy and set off mass public protests that were a rare challenge to China’s leader, Xi Jinping.

By Keith Bradsher Chang Che and Amy Chang Chien