Category: Riots and Protests
Amid clashes, Greek Parliament approves austerity measures
Athens, Greece (CNN) — Lawmakers in Greece voted early Monday to approve another round of austerity measures, sought in return for a new eurozone bailout of the debt-stricken country, while protests raged in the...
Greece: running street battles erupt in Athens!
(multimedia) Violent clashes erupt between Greek protesters and police outside Athens parliament.
FBI warns of threat from anti-government extremists
(Reuters) – Anti-government extremists opposed to taxes and regulations pose a growing threat to local law enforcement officers in the United States, the FBI warned on Monday. These extremists, sometimes known as “sovereign citizens,”...
Anti-Putin protesters show staying power in Russia
(Reuters) – Vladimir Putin’s opponents vowed on Sunday to press on with demonstrations against his 12-year domination of Russia after tens of thousands attended a march which kept up the momentum of their protest...
Three Tibetans ‘in anti-China fire protest’
Three Tibetans have set fire to themselves in south-west China, reports say, in the latest apparent protest against rule from Beijing. US-based Radio Free Asia said they had called for the return of Tibetan...
Tensions rise in Tibet as Chinese security forces bring fear to the streets
There is great fear and tension on the streets of the Tibetan capital, Lhasa. The most recent crackdown in Tibet by Chinese security forces has turned the historic capital into a place where citizens...
Occupiers Dump Condoms on Catholic School Girls
A group of Occupy Wall Street protesters disrupted a Right to Life rally and threw condoms on Catholic school girls inside the Rhode Island state capitol building. Barth Bracy, executive director of Rhode Island...
Judge: Occupy DC must get notice before eviction
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Tuesday that the U.S. government must notify one of the last major Occupy encampments if it intends to clear a downtown park of protesters. The decision from...
Police arrest about 300 Occupy Oakland protesters
OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland police said they arrested about 300 people Saturday as protesters spent a portion of the day trying to get into a vacant convention center, and later broke into City Hall...
