Protest & Demonstration

Iran Releases Ex-official On Bail In Mass Trial

Iran Releases Former Vice President On Bail After Jail Sentence In Mass Opposition Trial (AP) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Mohammad Ali Abtahi, who served as vice president during former President Mohammad Khatami's two terms from...

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Bare-Knuckle Politics: Violence at Tea Party

rally Nov. 14 laid bare the raw emotions now wrenching American society. Tea Party protests, like this one in Denver were held in many U.S. cities. One rally in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., descended into fisticuffs, showing the...

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Thai PM affirms Chiang Mai visit amid security concern

BANGKOK, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday affirmed his plan to visit north province of Chiang Mai next weekend while the ruling Democrat Party is planning to propose the government to...

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Thousands throng rival Nicaragua rallies, 12 hurt (AFP)

MANAGUA (AFP) - Thousands of pro- and anti-government protesters took to the streets of Nicaragua's capital, protesting and backing President Daniel Ortega's bid to remain in power. Chanting "Democracy yes, dictatorship no!"...

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Tamils rally for war refugees

A Tamil Canadian protester chokes back tears as she recalls a cellphone conversation she had several days ago with a cousin detained in a Sri Lankan camp holding Tamils displaced during the country's civil war.

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Iran hardliner calls for Mousavi trial over "big lie"

TEHRAN (Reuters) - The head of a hardline Iranian political party called on Saturday for opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi to face trial for spreading the "big lie" of fraud in June's disputed election.

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Copper Mesa sued for alleged assault

Company says it has done everything possible to ensure the highest standards of ethical behaviour Brett Popplewell Staff Reporter Locals protesting a Canadian company mining in Junin, Ecuador, allege in a lawsuit that they were...

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Ahmadinejad's Visit to Brazil: How Brasília and Teheran Are Using Each Other

"Ahmadinejad, respect the human rights and don't come back here again," read a message in a banner dragged through the skies over Rio de Janeiro beaches this Saturday. Shown between two rainbows, the symbol of the gay movement,...

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Bnei Akiva teens join troops' anti-evacuation protests

Teens hold up sign saying 'Netzach Tribe does not evict Homesh' during movement convention Yaheli Moran Zelikovitch Teens belonging to the Bnei Akiva youth movement joined soldiers protesting the evacuation of Jews from illegal...

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Al Ma’asara demonstrates against the Wall built on the village’s land

20 November 2009 Some fifty Palestinian, Israeli and international demonstrators marched on Friday noon from the center of Al Ma’asara village towards the route of the Apartheid Wall that is to be built on village lands. Like...

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