Tag: symbol
Blank paper becomes symbol of China’s protests – BBC News
Blank sheets of paper have become a symbol of protests in China against the country’s strict zero-Covid policy. Large numbers of protesters have been holding up blank sheets of paper – a tactic to protest while avoiding censorship or arrest – resulting in some calling the demonstrations the “white paper revolution”, “blank sheet revolution” or “A4 revolution”. The trend has its roots in the 2020…
Remembering the Napalm Girl photo fifty years later, a symbol of the Vietnam War
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Former Associated Press photographer Nick Ut took an influential photo and saved the life of Kim Phuc when covering the Vietnam War in 1972. The photo captured the 9-year-old Kim running and screaming after being badly burned by a napalm attack in her village. The picture has won a Pulitzer Prize and become an international symbol…
Why has 'Z' become a Russian pro-war symbol? – BBC News
Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak is facing disciplinary proceedings by the International Gymnastics Federation for displaying the letter “Z” on the podium next to a Ukrainian rival in Qatar. In Russia, the “Z” is fast becoming seen as a staunchly pro-war symbol of President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. It has been sported by politicians, seen on the sides of cars, vans and advertising hoardings – as…
The ‘Z’ symbol: How Russians are showing support for war
As Russia’s military campaign into Ukraine continues to fuel Western condemnation, the letter ‘Z’ has emerged as the domestic symbol of support for the invasion. What does it stand for?