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Peng Lifa (Chinese: 彭立发; pinyin: Péng Lìfā; born () January 7, 1974 [1]) is a Chinese democracy activist who initiated the Beijing Sitong Bridge protest in October 2022. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.
The protest was held on October 13, 2022, on Sitong Bridge by a lone protester. The protester, having disguised himself as a construction worker by wearing an orange vest and a yellow helmet, placed two banners on the bridge and set fire to tires to produce attention-drawing smoke.
Tens of thousands of protests occur each year. National level protests are less common. Notable protests include the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, the April 1999 demonstration by Falun Gong practitioners at Zhongnanhai, the 2008 Tibetan unrest, the July 2009 Ürümqi riots, and the 2022 COVID-19 protests.
Athletes considering staging political protests during the Beijing 2022 Winter Games will have to negotiate the International Olympic Committee's Rule 50 which originally banned such behaviour but ...
Protests are often incredibly serious events. But across the country, these activist collectives came together and incorporated joy into the resistance. Photos of the Most Joyful Protests of 2022 ...
Also, its better suited to adopt a name like Beijing Sitong Bridge protest, which focus on the protest element, rather than changing it to Bridge man that focuses more on Peng Lifa. Patton84 16:24, 7 November 2022 (UTC) Alt proposal Beijing Sitong Bridge protest → Beijing bridge protest. Addresses opposition's concerns, and if more bridge ...
Former Chinese Premier Li Peng, reviled by rights activists and many in the Chinese capital as the "Butcher of Beijing" for his role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, has died, state media ...
Peng Lifa (b. 1974) China "for his outstanding courage when demonstrating for freedom and democracy at Sitong Bridge, Beijing in October 2022" Ola Elvestuen (b. 1967) [10] Alex Saab (b. 1971) Colombia Venezuela