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Thai Protesters Trap Legislators

After a period of calm, events in Thailand are heating up again, with protestors renewing their push to unseat the government."Thousands of anti-government protesters surrounded Parliament on Tuesday, trapping...

created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Mamen Saura

Kenya Burns, Death Toll Soars

Protests turned to violence between political and ethnic groups in Kenya on monday after scores of people were killed. In just one town, at least 64 bodies were found after four days of fighting.Gangs 400 and...

created by Rob Walker | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Barry ORegan

Kenya: Street Battles Rage On

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly makes one wonder the Decline of Civilization where once it is said it all began for Humankind, whether Africa is increasingly becoming a Lost Cause, where no...

created by Barry ORegan | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Ugandan Militias Enter Kenya

This can't be a good thing..."Last night I recieved news that there were reports of Ugandan militia in or around Nyanza Province and Western Province. I waited utill I got confirmation from the ground. After several late night phone calls, I did confirm that Ugandan Forces...

created by Rob Walker | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Violence against journalists in Mexico continues

Following the murder of three newspaper workers last week in Oaxaca, violence against journalists in the region is continuing. This time, the hostilities are coming from a powerful workers union in the region - Union General Obrera Campesina y Popular (UGOCP), rather than...

created by MexicoReporter | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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egoigwe

Look at what they made mothers do!

"Chevron oil company has shut its operations in the Abiteye flow-station in Escravos following a violent women's protest. The action had caused disruption in its national production of an estimated 160,000...