Tag: protests
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‘Hunger Games’ Salute Used as Protest in Thailand
from washingtonpost.com: The three-finger salute from the Hollywood movie “The Hunger Games” is being used as a real symbol of resistance in Thailand. Protesters against the military coup are flashing the gesture as a silent act of rebellion, and they’re being threatened with arrest if they ignore warnings to stop. Thailand’s military rulers said Tuesday…
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Protests Rage in Venezuela, One Month On
from cnn.com: It’s been a month since violent clashes between opposition demonstrators and government forces in Venezuela first grabbed global attention. Since then, at least 23 people have been killed, according to the latest government tally. The tally did not specify whether the deaths occurred among demonstrators or government forces, or both. Protests rage on,…
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Israel Police, Protesters Clash at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
from dailystar.com.lb: Israeli police clashed with stone-throwing Palestinians Tuesday in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound of Jerusalem’s Old City, ahead of a parliamentary debate on Jewish access to the site, holy to both faiths.
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Kiev, Ukraine Explodes Into Violence
from usatoday.com: Weeks of calm were shattered Tuesday when protesters clashed with police outside parliament over the delay of a reform bill, leaving several dead and the police promising “severe measures” if demonstrations do not halt. Government troops attacked a protest camp and fired stun grenades and gunshots at thousands of marchers, killing at least…
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Venezuela’s Anti-Government Protests Turn Violent
from source: Venezuelan security forces fired rubber bullets into the air to break up a crowd of violent activists following the largest protests against President Nicolas Maduro’s government since he was re-elected almost a year ago. A group of about 100 mostly student demonstrators, many of them covering their faces, launched fragments of concrete sidewalks…
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“The Day We Fight Back”: #StopTheNSA Protest Declared for Feb 11
from slashgear.com: In honor of the late programmer and activist Aaron Swartz and in light of information contained in documents leaked by Edward Snowden, the EFF, Free Press, Demand Progress, and other entities will be holding a day of anti-NSA mass spying protests on February 11. The day is being called “The Day We Fight…
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Violent Protests Escalate In Bosnia
from bbc.co.uk: Demonstrators in Bosnia-Hercegovina have set fire to government buildings, in the worst unrest since the end of the 1992-95 war. Hundreds of people have been injured in three days of protests over high unemployment and the perceived inability of politicians to improve the situation. Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to quell…
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Ukraine President Approves Amnesty, Repeals Anti-Protest Laws
from nation.com.pk: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday signed a law offering an amnesty to jailed opposition activists and repealed controversial laws cracking down on protests, his office said. The amnesty bill passed by parliament on Wednesday gives protesters a 15-day deadline to vacate the public buildings they have occupied in order for it to…
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TPP Protests Across North America Aim to Block ‘NAFTA on Steroids’
from beyondchron.org: Workers across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will unite in an Inter-Continental Day of Action Friday to stop a massive new trade agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership—commonly referred to as “NAFTA on steroids.” In the U.S., the immediate fight is to block a bill that would grant the president “fast track” authority to sign…
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Ukraine Opposition Sets 24-hour Deadline As Protests Rage
from washingtonpost.com: Ukrainian opposition leaders issued a stark ultimatum to President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday to call early elections within 24 hours or face more popular rage, after at least two protesters were killed in confrontations with police in a grim escalation of a two-monthlong political crisis. The protesters’ deaths, the first since the largely…
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State Of Emergency Begins As Thailand Copes With Protests
from therepublic.com: Protesters vying to overthrow Thailand’s government stayed on the streets Wednesday despite the start of a state of emergency in the capital that was imposed to cope with the nation’s increasingly violent political crisis. The emergency decree announced late Tuesday allows authorities to ban public gatherings, impose curfews and censor local news reports…
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28 Hurt as Explosions Rock Anti-Government Protest Site in Thailand
from worldnews.nbcnews.com: Two explosions shook an anti-government demonstration site in Thailand’s capital on Sunday, wounding at least 28 people in the latest violence to hit Bangkok as the nation’s increasingly bloody political crisis drags on. Police said the blasts near Victory Monument, in the north of the city, were caused by fragmentation grenades — the…
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#StopWatchingUs: Anti-NSA Rally Attracts Thousands In DC
from usatoday.com: Thousands rallied against NSA’s domestic and international surveillance on Saturday by marching to the Capitol and calling for closer scrutiny of the agency as more details of its spying are leaked. Holding signs that said “Stop mass surveillance,” “Thank you, Edward Snowden” and “No NSA mass spying,” and chanting slogans like “no secret…
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Laid-Off Paraguay Bus Drivers Mount Crucifixion Protest
Eight Paraguayan bus drivers and a woman have submitted to crucifixion in a protest against being sacked.
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#PopOcculture: Olympics, Aurora, Zombies and More
MEGARITUAL: The Opening of the Gate // Colorado Massacre Linked To Historic Bank Fraud? YES! and this also follows the Batman Rising (Phoenix) plot perfectly! // Holmes’ Harlots // Colorado Clusters and Copycats // Aurora Copycat Effect // VA Must Disclose Documents on CIA, Army and Nazi Scientists Tests Using Veterans as Guinea Pigs //…