Photo of the day: Protest against lockdown

Last Updated: Nov 28, 2022, 12:37 IST1 min

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Protesters march along a street during a rally for the victims of a deadly fire as well as a protest against China"s harsh Covid-19 restrictions in Beijing on November 28, 2022. A deadly fire on November 24, 2022, in Urumqi, the capital of northwest China"s Xinjiang region, has become a fresh catalyst for public anger, with many blaming Covid-19 lockdowns for hampering rescue efforts, as hundreds of people took to the streets in China"s major cities on November 27, 2022, to protest against the country"s zero-Covid policy in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state. Authorities deny the claims.

First Published: Nov 28, 2022, 12:37

Beijing Xinjiang

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