China moves to curb, censor protests

Shanghai—China's security forces detained people Monday at the scene of a rare demonstration as authorities worked to extinguish protests that flared across the country calling for political freedoms and an end to COVID lockdowns. RAGING PROTESTS. Protesters rally for the victims of a deadly fire and against China's harsh COVID-19 restrictions in Beijing on November 28. A deadly fire on November 24 in Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang region, has become a fresh catalyst for public anger, with many blaming COVID lockdowns for hampering rescue efforts, in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state. AFP Agence…