Iran: Basij member describes election abuse
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... Copenhagen police battle climate protesters
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...
Copenhagen Summit: Nearly 200 Protesters Arrested In Christiania
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...
Washington Tea Party Attracts One Million Anti-Tax Protesters.
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.
Prince Charles Montreal Visit: Greeted by Protesters
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...
IMF Protesters Met With Tear Gas In Turkey
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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Man Arrested for Warning G20 Protesters With Twitter
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...
Guinean forces kill 128 in crackdown
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...
Camouflaged Cops (Dressed as US Military) "Snatch" G20 Protester
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...
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