Crackdown

China and Russia voted to keep Iran part of the U.N.'s premier governing body on women's empowerment and gender equality, despite the ongoing unrest in Iran.

Chinese officials are attempting to quell a strong public response that doesn't seem to be waning regarding the country's zero-COVID policies.

It is time for people in the United States to learn the dangers of theocracy. To see them writ plainly, look to women's current struggle for freedom in Iran.

Users in Peru have reported feeling confused about a new strategy to upcharge people for sharing their account password outside of their household.

In a 2017 Twitter thread that was promoting its original series "Love," Netflix wrote, "Love is sharing a password."

"We will continue to fully and faithfully the principles of 'one country, two systems' ... and maintain long-term prosperity and stability," Li Keqiang said.

"The Taliban are not friends of Afghanistan, they are our enemies. Only enemies would want to destroy your history and your music," said pop star Aryana Sayeed.

Scientists say Hawaii now has the highest rate of spreading COVID-19 infections, which has prompted a law enforcement crackdown on residents violating social distancing orders.

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized China for arresting four students in Hong Kong last week on charges of "inciting secession," which marks Beijing's implementation of new security laws aimed at curbing pro-democracy protests.

At least 15 homes and meeting centers were hit in raids last week.

"We're seeing a relapse into a time of history that was marked by...these sort of arcane perspectives on religion and religious leaders," Reverend Johnnie Moore said.

Robert Kocharian was taken into custody again and faces charges of illegally using military forces to squash post-election protests in 2008.

Now is the best time to get acquainted with the "Crackdown" series.

Tens of thousands protested the country's road safety standards for more than a week.

"Americans deserve a high-skilled immigration system," FWD.us President Todd Schulte said.

He wasn't marking off days on a dungeon wall.

The advertising ban will start in June later this year, Google announced.

"Iranian youth want happiness, want excitement, want love, and want to express it."

The Chinese government is tightening its grip on popular culture with a new ban on hip-hop culture and actors with tattoos

The newly proposed rule would make it illegal for people not to believe in God, even if they don't talk about it.

The spontaneous protests across Iran have taken traditional opposition by surprise.

The prince, first in line to succeed his father 81-year-old Salman Bin Abdulaziz, compared the regional violence in the Middle East with Europe during the Second World War.

Revolutionary Committee head Mohammad Ali al-Houthi welcomed Saudi princes and "any employee or person who feels targeted by the regime."

"We don't prosecute journalists for doing their jobs."

Over the weekend, the Russian president signed two laws on anonymous internet use.

China considers the "vulgar" websites a threat to public order.

The account retweeted an anti-monarchy Shi'ite militant group several days after Bahraini security cracked down on prominent Shi'ite campaigners.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's crackdown on NGOs has drawn criticism from human rights groups.

The U.N. has said security forces have acted with "devastating cruelty" towards the Muslim-minority Rohingya.

The Netherlands drama is inspired by Erdogan's perpetual quest for enemies.