In a rare show of defiance, protests against China\u0027s strict zero\u002DCOVID policy and restrictions of freedoms have spread even beyond the country
Police officers pin down and arrest a protester during a Nov. 27 protest on a street in Shanghai. The Associated PressSign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
A person climbs over barricades near posters with the words, “Do Not Fear, Do Not Forget, Do Not Forgive,” during a Hong Kong commemoration on Nov. 28 for victims of the deadly apartment fire. Kanis Leung / The Associated PressResidents gather in the street in Wuhan, Hubei province, in defiance of the COVID-19 lockdown in this image from undated video released Nov. 27, 2022 and obtained by Reuters.A protester gestures at a rally in Beijing on Nov. 28, 2022.
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