Tag: protest
Thousands protest across France
Hundreds of thousands of civil servants across France are on a massive strike protesting job cuts. Protesters include teachers, hospital workers, tax officials and government officials. France's...
Tibetans protest again in Nepal capital
Tibetans have been protesting everywhere before the arrival of Olympic torch and they have been doing so almost daily in front of the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu.
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Hundreds of Tibetan exiles calling for...
Tony Leamon - Celtic, Cornish activist - still on...
Thanks to all at: http://cornwall-police-watch.blogspot.com/ for sending this update which rather consolidates the story of one man's stand against the State in Cornwall
Tony Leamon - still on bail!
As...
Burma is on its own
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI seriously for a rare time at a loss for words, Burma's misplaced pride after the fall of a hundred thousand of it's dead, pretty much says it all of a country who place...
Mass Arrests in All-Women Protest
Around 560 women have been arrested during demonstrations in Nepal against China's crackdown on Tibet."In the first example of all-women protests, three rallies in Kathmandu were quickly stopped by police.It was the...
Poor people stage protest outside VP`s residence
"Hundreds of poor people staged a protest rally against the government`s plan to raise domestic fuel oil prices at Vice President Jusuf Kalla`s private residence in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Saturday.Their proters said if the government of Persident Susilo Bambang...
Shenzhen: Local Chinese Extinguish Olympic Torch ...
Asia Sentinel reported earlier that the Olympic torch was extinguished by local Chinese protesters during its relay leg in Shenzhen. Danwei made efforts to find local corroborating sources, but"nothing has...
Korean government cracking down on "Internet inci...
South Korea is in an uproar over the government's plan to resume US beef imports. Remarkably, Korean middle and high school students have taken a lead in protesting government policies. Korean students as...
2 killed in Somalia riot over food prices, witnes...
Protests over rising food prices have lead to violence and instability in Somalia, leaving at least two dead. In just a few weeks, prices for basic food items have risen more than 50 percent in some cases."MOGADISHU,...
Egyptian activists set to strike
Opposition activists in Egypt are calling for a strike similar to that happened last month and witnessed hundreds of people who organised the general strike largely through the social neworking Facebook, to...
Cheshire - England , Fuel protest at oil refinery
As fuel costs soar protesters gathered and roads were blocked in this public outcryagainst tax on gas. The rising prices have effected everyone.In 2000 protests at this same refinary casused several gas stations to run out of gas and sparked public panic. Then several grocery...
Manchester City Fans May Protest this evening
"There are reports filtering around of a protest planned for this evening in Manchester to protest the potential departure of Sven. MCFCfans is keen to hear any reports from readers about the protest if it goes...
Hong Kong prepares for torch tour
Hong Kong has denied access to some activists planning protests during the upcoming Olympic torch relay. They want to make sure their relay goes smoothly and does not encounter some of the problems from the previous...
Native Hawaiians blockade historic palace
The gates of a historic palace in downtown Honolulu were locked today by a native Hawaiian group that advocates sovereignty, as they said they would carry out the business of what it considers the legitimate...
Protesters across America call for immigration re...
Thousands of demonstrators gathered across the US today to protest federal immigration raids and deportations, and to call for a comprehensive immigration reform.But turnout was less impressive this year than in...
