Tag: protest
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portland peace march attracts more than 10,000
from oregonian: The crowd at today’s anti-war demonstration easily numbered in the thousands. Organizers said there might have been as many as 15,000 people who participated in the march. Police did not give an estimate. Two informal head counts by The Oregonian as protestors passed Southwest Broadway and Madison Street put the number between 10,000…
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tens of thousands protest at the pentagon
from afp/raw story: Tens of thousands of protesters marched to the Pentagon’s doorstep Saturday demanding “US out of Iraq Now,” ahead of the fourth anniversary of the US invasion. Demonstrators from across the United States gathered in a cold winter day to descend on the US Defense Department offices and decry the conflict that has…
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anti-bush protests in sao paulo
from german press agency/raw story: Some 10,000 demonstrators Thursday took over the financial centre of Sao Paulo to protest the visit of US President George W Bush. Bush was expected to arrive at 2300 GMT in Sao Paulo, and is scheduled to meet Friday with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Carrying signs with…
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cheney arrival is met with protests
from the west australian: US Vice-President Dick Cheney’s arrival in Sydney last night was met with a city in lockdown and a taste of protests to come. Mr Cheney stepped off Airforce 2 to be greeted by Defence Minister Brendan Nelson, NSW Deputy Premier John Watkins and US Ambassador to Australia Robert McCallum. He chatted…
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tens of thousands protest war in DC
from ap/my way: Protesters energized by fresh congressional skepticism about the Iraq war demanded a withdrawal of U.S. troops in a demonstration Saturday that drew tens of thousands and brought Jane Fonda back to the streets. A sampling of celebrities, a half dozen members of Congress and busloads of demonstrators from distant states joined in…
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pentagon & cia involved in domestic spying
from wired: Just a day before the nation celebrated the life of the once-federally-spied-upon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the New York Times reported that both the Pentagon and the CIA have been issuing subpoenas to domestic financial institutions to investigate possible terrorism. Although the military and the CIA are largely barred from spying on…
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hundreds in portland protest the surge
from portland indymedia: A large crowd braved the cold and showed up at Pioneer Courthouse Square to protest Bush’s announced escalation of the Iraq war this evening. The crowd marched to the Oregonian newspaper’s office, chanting and taking over the street for a short time. In spite of delays, motorists showed great support to the…
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stop the goddamn iraq war!
from portland indymedia: Emergency Rally to Stop Iraq Escalation – DOWNTOWN PORTLAND ACTION – Stop the GD Iraq War Pioneer Square at 6:00 PMA 6 square block march through downtown with drums, chants, signs and support from Portland After the voters, the generals, and the Iraq Study Group all told President Bush to lead us…
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protesters march against nypd police brutality
from raw story: In the following video report filed by the Associated Press, protesters fill Wall Street in a third demonstration against alleged brutality by the New York Police Department. from bbc: A group of several hundred protesters took to New York’s Wall Street on Thursday as anger over the fatal police shooting of a…
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riot cops detain hundreds of activists in moscow
from edmonton sun: Russian authorities pulled hundreds of opposition activists off buses and trains and detained them along with scores of others on Saturday ahead of a rare anti-government rally in Moscow, organizers said. The police action did not prevent more than 2,000 people from gathering in a central square, where leftist and liberal groups…
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news on the march
Cuban mob attacks human rights protestersfrom washington post: More than 200 Cuban government supporters attacked 15 human rights activists on International Human Rights Day on Sunday, manhandling the demonstrators as they drove them from a Havana park. Ten Canadians die after taking bird flu vaccinefrom world poultry: Following reports that patients taking Tamiflu can exhibit…
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impeachment rallies held coast to coast
from portland indymedia: Impeachment Protest for Human Rights Day at Pioneer Square at Noon… World Can’t Wait Portland is holding an Impeachment Protest on National Human Rights Day… The focus will be upon the legalization of torture, Military Commissions Act and impeachment. from raw story: This Sunday, Human Rights Day has been renamed “Human Rights…
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calderon sworn in amid chair-tossing
from taipei times: President Felipe Calderon laid out plans to fight crime and keep Mexicans from migrating abroad for work, after taking the oath of office amid catcalls and jeers that reflected deep divisions over his narrow electoral victory. In an apparent reference to the brawls and chair-tossing on the floor of Congress – where…
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indonesians protest ahead of bush visit
from ap/yahoo: Warmly greeted by world leaders in Vietnam, President Bush drew a different reaction Sunday at his upcoming stop in Indonesia, where thousands angrily protested America’s policy in the Middle East and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The White House said it was confident about security precautions for Bush’s visit Monday despite police warnings…
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protests, insults disrupt kristol 9/11 speech
from daily texan: A speech by William Kristol, former chief of staff for former vice president Dan Quayle and editor of The Weekly Standard magazine, turned hostile Tuesday when students began hurling insults at Kristol, alleging his and the U.S. government’s complicity in the Sept. 11 attacks. “9/11 is your Pearl Harbor,” said one student…