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Thousands protest against Bush
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Tens of thousands of people have protested in London against President Bush and the war on Iraq. Organisers claim 200,000 joined the demonstration, although police put the numbers closer to 100,000. The protest was overshadowed by the bombs in Turkey, but was described as good-natured and non-violent. Meanwhile Mr Bush carried on with his engagements, which culminated in a banquet for the Queen at the US Ambassador's residence in Regents Park.
London Unites for Palestine and Against the BBC - 24th January 2009 National Demonstration
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Londoners Sick and tired of the BBC's poor and Biased reporting of the Israeli agresion towards innocent Palestinians took the Protest to the BBC. The BBC reported today that 'hundreds of people' protested outside their London Headquarters. Form this video you will see clearly that there were indeed thousands. The BBC regularly lies about the numbers reported at Demonstrations and on the 10th January it even reported 12000 in attendence. Considering the official figure on ...
Hunger strike a daily reminder of U.S.'s forsaken promise
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On a sunny patch of Pennsylvania Avenue a half-block from the White House, middle-aged men and women recline on beach lounge chairs under four canopies festooned with colorful flags. They haven't eaten solid food in a month. Before them stands a row of large photographs of 11 men, each draped with a wreath of red flowers. A soft-spoken woman carrying a light-blue umbrella hands out leaflets.Sound familiar? Ho-hum? Demonstrations like this are so common in Washington that we rarely honor them wit...
Tibetan People's Uprising Movement multi-organization video
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Global Uprising to Include Exiles' March to Tibet New Delhi -- Five leading Tibetan organizations announced today the launch of the "Tibetan People's Uprising Movement", a new coordinated Tibetan resistance effort in the lead up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The Games will take place only months before the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan National Uprising against China's invasion of Tibet. The movement's organizers are calling on Tibetans worldwide to join protests dur...
Climate protest on Parliament roof
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More than 20 environmental campaigners are still on the roof of the Palace of Westminster in a protest over climate change, while another 20 are being held by police.The Greenpeace activists hope to greet politicians as they arrive for the start of Parliament with a 12-point manifesto calling for zero carbon emissions by 2030, a stop to airport expansion, more wind power and new pollution taxes.The group is looking to upcoming climate talks in Copenhagen as the ideal opportunity to address the c...
Protest in Toronto, 11 April 2009
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Moldavians gathered together on 11 April 2009 in Toronto to protest against communist dictatorship in Moldova and all the violence that is happening in Moldova right now!!!
Activists, politicians reportedly arrested in Iran
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Hadi Ghaemi, director of the New York-based International Campaign for Human Rights, said he had spoken with family members and colleagues of people who have been arrested or disappeared and was told that there were at least 200 across the country. The Associated Press could not independently confirm the rights groups' reports because of government restrictions on reporting inside the country. The Iranian government has said that it has arrested a relatively small number of people responsible fo...
In Nicaragua, tensions flare amid power quest
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- The scene outside the U.S. Embassy last week illustrated fraying tensions in this capital where the Sandinista government has been maneuvering for reelection: Agitated pro-government youths hurled fireworks, rocks and eggs at the embassy grounds and shouted ``Death to the Yankees! Death to the empire!'' The following day, a Sandinista mob surrounded a university campus where U.S. Ambassador Robert Callahan was attending a cultural festival, forcing him to flee with the help...
Iranians rally against leaders
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TEHRAN -- Iranian security forces and paramilitary groups broke up anti-government demonstrations in central Tehran on Monday, using clubs, tear gas and electric batons to disperse crowds outside the University of Tehran, witnesses said. Authorities blocked main roads into the city center and arrested dozens of demonstrators who sought to turn Iran's annual "Student Day" rallies into the latest in a series of protests against the government that began about six months ago. Officials had declared...
Guinea 'facing new dictatorship'
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Guinea is in danger of slipping into dictatorship, the leader of West Africa's economic group, Ecowas, says. Mohamed Ibn Chambas said the junta, who seized power late last year, was repressing the people with "arbitrary and irresponsible" use of state power. Ecowas ministers are meeting in Nigeria to try to resolve the crisis in Guinea, sparked when soldiers opened fire on an opposition rally two weeks ago. Guineans are holding a two-day strike to remember dozens who were killed. Activists say 1...