A Basiji from Iran, recently involved in the post-election abuse ordered by the Supreme Leader, has escaped to the UK, requesting refugee status. This Basiji gave an anguished interview with the new World News...
Protesters at the climate summit have been in further clashes with Danish police today, amid further complaints about excessive use of force by the authorites. " Police have forced back hundreds of protesters who...
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No major global conference goes without protests, and the COP 15 Climate Change Summit held in Copenhagen this week is no exception. Yesterday, Danish police detained 200 protesters who were allegedly participating...
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Both AP and the Times are equating the turnout of Obama's townhall meeting today and the Anti-Tax protest in D.C. as drawing "1000s of people". Actually, not. See images of the D.C. Crowd here. Compare for yourself.
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Prince Charles and his wife Camilla landed in Montreal today for a visit and were greeted by protesters and supporters of Quebec independence; some even threw eggs at the soldiers who came to make sure the protest...
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Police threw tear gas at the hundreds that protested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday. Some of the protesters threw fire bombs at a convention centre where leaders of the IMF and the World Bank were meeting. Bank windows were...
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In Iran, citizens used Twitter to protest its regime and received support from the U.S. Now, in the U.S., a man has been arrested for using the popular social media tool during a political protest."When the...
The death toll in Guinea reached 87. The protesters wanted to hold rally in stadium but security forces used weapon to disperse them.Latest reports say that, by Monday evening death toll reached 87 in these protest related firing. " Guinean security forces killed at least 58...
During the 9/12 protests earlier this month, there were numerous claims by right wing teabagger protesters that the U.S. government was restricting their freedom, even though there were no actual documented events...
Beyonce Knowles has a scheduled performance in the Muslim-majority country, Malaysia, on Oct. 25 and has decided to not be the "naughty girl." "The R&B superstar has attracted criticism in recent days from...
Protests in Iran will accomplish little or nothing but Rafsanjani is a power in Iran. When he speaks people in Iran, including the government and clerics. His words can not be dismissed like...
" Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Rafsanjani has called for the release of people jailed after protesting at the result of the recent election. In his first Friday sermon since the vote, he also said large...
Key events in Iran which has been rocked by deadly protests since the June 12 presidential election: - Friday, June 12: Over 46 million eligible voters choose between four candidates, with incumbent...
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" The Muslim community turned on extremists in their midst yesterday, telling them they were 'sick and tired' of their behavior. The angry confrontation came in Luton, where anti-Islamic protesters brandished England flags last Sunday, before clashing with police. The...
" SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Graduation festivities have gotten under way at the University of Notre Dame — as well as another day of arrests. A Notre Dame police officer, left, instructs anti-abortion protestors to leave the campus during an anti-abortion protest Saturday,...
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