Protests against repressive regimes demonstrated greatest pushback in decades as citizens demand freedom

Protesters have managed to post many videos and photos of their demonstrations to Western social media as citizens in Russia, Iran and China used more sophisticated methods.

The protests also reached the West with greater visibility than ever before, providing protesters a platform to spread their message and make clear to the world why they wanted change.  Chinese police officers block access to a site where protesters had gathered in Shanghai Nov. 27, 2022.  (AP Photo) In this photo taken Nov. 27, 2022, a protester holding flowers is confronted by a policeman during a protest on a street in Shanghai, China.  (AP Photo) Riot police in personal protection suits arrive during protests over COVID-19 restrictions, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, in this screen grab taken from a social media video released Nov. 29, 2022. (Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS) Russian police officers detain a man during an unsanctioned protest against the military invasion in Ukraine March 6, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. (Vladimir Pesnya/Epsilon/Getty Images) Police officers and Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia) servicemen patrol on Red Square in central Moscow Jan. 25, 2021.  (Alexander Nemenov/ AFP via Getty Images) Police officers, left, prepare to detain Dmitry Reznikov, who is holding a piece of paper with eight asterisks that could have been interpreted as standing for "No to war" in Russian, with the Kremlin in the background in Moscow, Russia, March 13, 2022.  (SOTA via AP) Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news. 

The more visible elements of some protests have died down, but the people in these nations continue to voice their displeasure, marking a radical shift in their political landscapes and leading to an uncertain future as the governments look to regain loyalty and control that may have slipped from them forever.