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Iranian Police Attack Protestors in Central Tehran Monday
Iranian riot police attacked demonstrators in central Tehran Monday, carrying out an earlier threat by Iran's Revolutionary Guards against any unapproved rallies. About 1000 people had gathered on Haft-e Tir Square... Economic crisis could cause ordinary people to rise up
The unequal distribution of wealth has often been at the root of social unrest as the great unwashed rise up against the few who have riches and power. At the G20 meetings in Davos, Switzerland, France's finance... Students Protest For Education In Italy
Across Italy, students are taking over high schools and universities, protesting planned cuts by the government. In some cases, lessons have continued outside school walls on steps and in plazas.Students Protest...Greenpeace occupies AbitibiBowater headquarters
Greenpeace has taken their fight to protect Canadian forests directly to the headquarters of AbitibiBowater. This is what the Greenpeace site says."Montréal, Canada — This morning, Greenpeace...British, US activists tortured in China?
After deportation from China, foreign pro-Tibet activists have alleged bad treatment during their confinment . They were released as the Olympics ended. These foreign activist were quietly flown out of Beijing as audience all over the world were busy... The "Journey of Harmony" Reaches Seoul
In 1996, I was fortunate enough to experience an insider's view of the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. You see, when my father was appointed as an attaché to St.Vincent and the Grenadines, I, at the... Protesting the sponsors not the host country of the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Suddenly the big money sponsors of the Olympic Games are re-branding themselves as born-again companies with a social conscience, as champions of the poor perhaps? ""[H]aving spent huge sums, the companies sponsoring the Beijing games are about to find themselves the...Argentine farmers end strike
After 16 days, Argentina's farmers have ended their strike against export tax hikes and have opened up the floor for dialogue."The country's four big farming organizations-enterprises, Argentine Rural Society (SRA), Coninagro, Argentine Rural Confederations (CRA) and... one day before
how was the day before Ponorogo people stage rally outside Malaysian Embassy
"The protesters accused Malaysia of having stolen Ponorogo`s traditional Reog dance.They carried banners showing texts reading "Malaysia, A Thief of Reog Ponorogo" and "Stop Copying".Fifty Reog Ponorogo dancers...Thousands face down Pakistani police
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Police fired tear gas and clubbed thousands of lawyers protesting President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's decision to impose emergency rule, as Western allies threatened to review aid to the troubled Muslim nation. More than 1,500 people have been arrested in... Protesters in China released from custody
Updated - Aug 8 - Toronto Star reporting activists released -"Eight Tibet independence activists detained in China this week -- including three Canadians -- have been released, a spokesperson for their...
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Looking for some Dam Justice
Yesterday the group that Christine works for organized a protest against the dams the government is building, among other things like mining and water privatization. Basically, we blocked off an entire lane of the Pan American highway at a major intersection,...Ferry Passengers Face Egg Barrage
"Cars from Jersey and Guernsey have been pelted with eggs in St Malo by French dockers protesting about ferry companies employing foreign workers. Passengers who arrived on the Friday morning Condor 10 ferry, were driving out of the ferry terminal when they were attacked. The...Japan whaling ship catches fire
Japanese whaling ship has caught fire near Antarctica, leaving one crew member missing and raising fears of environmental damage. The blaze on board the Nisshin Maru prompted the evacuation of its crew onto other ships. The cause of the fire is still unknown, but New...
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