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China marks 1st National Constitution Day

BEIJING, China - People believed to be petitioners are surrounded by police and security officers near the China Central Television headquarters in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2014, designated by the National People's Congress, China's legislature, as National Constitution Day to promote the supreme law, which was adopted in its current form on that date in 1982.

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China on alert for petitioners, demonstrations

BEIJING, China - Chinese police officers patrol a street in Beijing, a possible pro-democracy gathering site, on Feb. 27, 2011. Chinese authorities have been on alert for petitioners from rural areas and pro-democracy gatherings ahead of the opening of the annual parliamentary session scheduled on March 5.

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China on alert for petitioners, demonstrations

BEIJING, China - A Chinese police officer patrols Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 2, 2011. Chinese authorities have been on alert for petitioners from rural areas and pro-democracy gatherings ahead of the opening of the annual parliamentary session scheduled on March 5.

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Petitioners face tough battle to be heard in China, report says

BEIJING, China - Two police officers, one in plainclothes, seize a woman in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing where the National People's Congress was in session, as she tried to complain about government corruption. Photo taken in March 2006. People who complain about injustices in China face persecution and physical attacks, according to a report compiled by a Chinese government research institute.

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500 petitioners believed detained in China ahead of meetings

BEIJING, China - Petitioners gather in Beijing to complain about government corruption, layoffs and other woes on March 2, a day ahead of the start of China's annual legislative season. About 500 petitioners were detained by police the same day, sources close to the petitioners said.

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15,100 petitioners seek peace on Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives from two Tokyo-based nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) give a news conference March 5 before submitting petitions bearing about 15,100 signatures calling on Japan to support a peaceful resolution of the Iraqi weapons crisis to the Foreign Ministry.

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Kenyan apex court upholds Ruto's win in presidential elections

STORY: Kenyan apex court upholds Ruto's win in presidential elections DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the supreme court of Kenya 2. various of judges 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARTHA KOOME, Chief Justice of Kenya 4. various of William Ruto 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, President-elect of Kenya 6. various of the supreme court 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TONY MASIKA, Businessman 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): PHILIP BWIRE, Student STORYLINE: Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday dismissed petitions challenging William Ruto as president-elect, citing a lack of tangible evidence produced by the petitioners, including veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga. Chief Justice Martha Koome said the seven-judge bench unanimously dismissed consolidated petitions challenging Ruto's victory for lack of merit alongside a failure to meet the evidentiary threshold. The judges said the petitioners also failed to prove that the voting exercise was marred by

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KENYA-NAIROBI-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-SUPREME COURT-RULING

(220905) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of the seven-judge bench are seen during the delivering of the presidential election petition verdict at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 5, 2022. Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday dismissed petitions challenging William Ruto as president-elect, citing a lack of tangible evidence produced by the petitioners, including veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga. (Photo by Bernard Malonza/Xinhua)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-SUPREME COURT-RULING

(220905) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- President-elect William Ruto (L, front) is greeted after the Supreme Court upheld his win in presidential election in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 5, 2022. Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday dismissed petitions challenging William Ruto as president-elect, citing a lack of tangible evidence produced by the petitioners, including veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga. (Photo by Bernard Malonza/Xinhua)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-SUPREME COURT-RULING

(220905) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- President-elect William Ruto delivers a speech after the Supreme Court upholds his win in presidential election in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 5, 2022. Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday dismissed petitions challenging William Ruto as president-elect, citing a lack of tangible evidence produced by the petitioners, including veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-SUPREME COURT-RULING

(220905) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Supporters of president-elect William Ruto celebrate after the Supreme Court upheld Ruto's win in presidential election in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 5, 2022. Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday dismissed petitions challenging William Ruto as president-elect, citing a lack of tangible evidence produced by the petitioners, including veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-SUPREME COURT-RULING

(220905) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Supporters of president-elect William Ruto celebrate after the Supreme Court upheld Ruto's win in presidential election in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 5, 2022. Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday dismissed petitions challenging William Ruto as president-elect, citing a lack of tangible evidence produced by the petitioners, including veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

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Father Gapon, the leader of the Red Sunday strike movement.

One of the first authentic photographs of Father Gapon with General Fullon, the Governor of St Petersburg, amid the strikers. With national pride already at a low ebb due to the disastrous war with Japan, Russian workers went on strike in protest about low wages in January 1905. Father Gapon led around 300 petitioners to the Winter Palace on January 17th to plead for improved working conditions, universal suffrage and an end to the war. Troops opened fire on the demonstrators resulting in over 100 deaths. The massacre, known as Red Sunday, was universally regarded by socialists as a precursor to the Russian Revolution of 1917. Date: 28th January 1905, p102

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Gay people call for legalization of same-sex marriage in Japan

Petitioners hold a press conference in Tokyo on July 7, 2015, after filing a request with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations to recommend that the government and parliament legislate for the legalization of same-sex marriages in the country: (From L to R) Asako Makimura, who is married to a French woman in France, Akiyoshi Tanaka and his partner Yuki Kawata, and Toshimasa Yamashita, who heads the defense team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gay people call for legalization of same-sex marriage in Japan

Lawyers representing 455 petitioners across Japan head to the Japan Federation of Bar Associations to file a request for it to recommend that the government and parliament legislate for the legalization of same-sex marriages in Japan. The petitioners argued that same-sex marriage should be legalized as the Constitution guarantees equality under the law, according to their lawyers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People taken away by police as China's parliament convenes

People believed to be petitioners are taken away by a police officer (R) near the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the venue of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, on March 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aging Filipino-Japanese still hoping to secure Japanese citizenship

Estodi Go, 77, a Filipino-Japanese from the southern Philippine province of Davao Occidental on Mindanao island, shows on May 24, 2016, a photo of his Japanese father, Filipino mother and three older siblings taken in 1936, as he and his two older siblings appeal for official recognition as Japanese citizens. They are among 10 petitioners who will appeal earlier decisions by Japanese courts to deny them citizenship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Petitioners face tough battle to be heard in China, report says

BEIJING, China - Two police officers, one in plainclothes, seize a woman in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing where the National People's Congress was in session, as she tried to complain about government corruption. Photo taken in March 2006. People who complain about injustices in China face persecution and physical attacks, according to a report compiled by a Chinese government research institute. (Kyodo)

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500 petitioners believed detained in China ahead of meetings

BEIJING, China - Petitioners gather in Beijing to complain about government corruption, layoffs and other woes on March 2, a day ahead of the start of China's annual legislative season. About 500 petitioners were detained by police the same day, sources close to the petitioners said. (Kyodo)

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China on alert for petitioners, demonstrations

BEIJING, China - Chinese police officers patrol a street in Beijing, a possible pro-democracy gathering site, on Feb. 27, 2011. Chinese authorities have been on alert for petitioners from rural areas and pro-democracy gatherings ahead of the opening of the annual parliamentary session scheduled on March 5. (Kyodo)

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China on alert for petitioners, demonstrations

BEIJING, China - A Chinese police officer patrols Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 2, 2011. Chinese authorities have been on alert for petitioners from rural areas and pro-democracy gatherings ahead of the opening of the annual parliamentary session scheduled on March 5. (Kyodo)

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China marks 1st National Constitution Day

BEIJING, China - People believed to be petitioners are surrounded by police and security officers near the China Central Television headquarters in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2014, designated by the National People's Congress, China's legislature, as National Constitution Day to promote the supreme law, which was adopted in its current form on that date in 1982. (Kyodo)

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15,100 petitioners seek peace on Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives from two Tokyo-based nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) give a news conference March 5 before submitting petitions bearing about 15,100 signatures calling on Japan to support a peaceful resolution of the Iraqi weapons crisis to the Foreign Ministry. (Kyodo)