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Thousands march against Venezuelan president
Thousands march against Venezuelan president Protesters rally against sky-high inflation and shortages of food in Caracas, demanding President Nicolas Maduro resign. Thousands of protesters have marched in the Venezuelan capital banging pots and pans over shortages of food and demanding an end to President Nicolas Maduro’s term in office. Demonstrators poured on to the streets […]
Haiti protesters urge president’s departure
Haiti protesters urge president’s departure Anti-government protesters burn tyres and hurl items at police in clashes amid stalemate over long-delayed elections. Protesters have burned tyres and thrown rocks and glass bottles at riot police during another anti-government demonstration in Haiti’s capital amid a political stalemate over long-delayed elections. The demonstration of mostly young men reached […]
Over 30 arrests as Sao Paulo erupts in protest over bus fare price
Over 30 arrests as Sao Paulo erupts in protest over bus fare price A massive rally against a bus fare hike has turned violent in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Shops were pillaged and objects thrown, with riot police resorting to tear gas and rubber bullets. This is the first such incident since the World Cup protests […]
1000s rally in Hungary, accuse govt of drifting away from EU (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
1000s rally in Hungary, accuse govt of drifting away from EU (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Thousands of people have flooded on to the streets of Budapest to protest against the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Protesters accused him of drifting away from the EU and strengthening ties with Russia. The protesters carried banners, saying “Game Over” and “Delete Viktor […]
Moscow Anti-Corruption Protest Escalates, Riot Police Arrive – Live Feed | Zero Hedge
Moscow Anti-Corruption Protest Escalates, Riot Police Arrive – Live Feed | Zero Hedge. As the crowd in Moscow grows to an estimated 10-15,000 protesters chanting “No Putin, No War”, Russia has unleashed police in riot gear, apparently fearful of the consequences of this ‘unlawful’ assembly. The massive crowd of protesters gathered in Moscow’s Manezhka Square on […]
#BahrainSchism: Anti-government protests break out after arrest of Shia opposition leader — RT News
#BahrainSchism: Anti-government protests break out after arrest of Shia opposition leader — RT News. Protests in Bahrain against the detention of the head of the banned Shia movement, Al-Wefaq, on Sunday, have been marked by clashes with security forces. Sheikh Ali Salman boycotted parliamentary elections, influenced by the ruling Sunni royal family. Opposition groups protested […]
New social movements arise in Bosnia Herzegovina | ROAR Magazine
New social movements arise in Bosnia Herzegovina | ROAR Magazine. New grassroots movements, assemblies and unions are arising in Bosnia Herzegovina. Other post-Yugoslav countries experience similar returns of the left. What’s going on in Bosnia Herzegovina ten months after the uprising? Following the violent riots in February 2014, the citizens of Bosnia have jointly channeled their rage into […]
‘We want our jobs!’ Thousands march against Italian labor reforms (VIDEO) — RT News
‘We want our jobs!’ Thousands march against Italian labor reforms (VIDEO) — RT News. Some 40,000 protesters took to the streets of Rome on Friday, as Italy was gripped by protests against Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s reforms. Demonstrations turned violent in Milan and Turin as protesters clashed with police. A general strike called by CGIL […]
Blockading Australia’s largest coal mine – Features – Al Jazeera English
Blockading Australia’s largest coal mine – Features – Al Jazeera English. Maules Creek, Australia – On a balmy Sunday in late November, the renowned Rugby Union Wallabies player David Pocock chained himself to mining equipment where he spent the next 10 hours with a handful of others to protest against the bulldozing of a state forest […]
Could Greece be on the verge of another social explosion? | ROAR Magazine
Could Greece be on the verge of another social explosion? | ROAR Magazine. The hunger strike of an anarchist prisoner and the reaction on the streets are rekindling long-standing conflicts in Greek society going back to 1944. The Greek streets have been relatively quiet of late. After four years of devastating economic depression and continued […]
China says U.S. can’t slam others on rights when it has racism problems at home | Reuters
China says U.S. can’t slam others on rights when it has racism problems at home | Reuters. China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that the United States has no right to confront other countries on their human rights records when it faces problems with racism and mistreatment of prisoners at home. Both U.S. Secretary of […]
Policing Justice Requires Economic Justice, Part I | Occupy.com
Policing Justice Requires Economic Justice, Part I | Occupy.com. Demonstrating in Ferguson late in the summer, activist and former Green Party vice presidential nominee Rosa Clemente posted to Facebook: “We ran to get away and were surrounded on a small path on [a] bridge, surrounded by all types of police and told to lie down […]
Pipeline Protesters Aren’t Hypocrites for Driving Cars | Joseph McLean
Pipeline Protesters Aren’t Hypocrites for Driving Cars | Joseph McLean. The rallies on B.C.’s Burnaby Mountain are over. The core work is done, the crowds have dispersed. More than 100 people were arrested up there in the mud and rain, before the injunction hit the wall. Scientists and activists, first nations leaders and fresh-faced hippies. Arrested for crossing a […]
Clashes erupt in Pakistan ‘shut down’ protest – Central & South Asia – Al Jazeera English
Clashes erupt in Pakistan ‘shut down’ protest – Central & South Asia – Al Jazeera English. Police have clashed with hundreds of protesters from the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, who were attempting to shut down the eastern city of Faisalabad as part of its leader Imran Khan’s movement against the federal government. Police used […]
‘F**k austerity’: Protesters clash with cops outside opening night at La Scala, Milan — RT News
‘F**k austerity’: Protesters clash with cops outside opening night at La Scala, Milan — RT News. At least 300 protesters clashed with riot police in an anti-austerity march in Milan, Italy, outside La Scala which opened its glamorous opera season. Activists threw Molotov cocktails and flares, leaving two officers injured. The demonstrators were protesting against […]
