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Tens of thousands in Germany protest against Islamization in Dresden, Bonn, Cologne, Hanover and more
Up to 15,000 people have marched against “asylum cheats” in anti-Islamization rally in Dresden, Germany. The group’s protests are attracting bigger crowds every week since its first rally in October, which gathered just a few hundred people.
Nationalist activists carried banners reading “Zero tolerance towards criminal asylum seekers”, “Protect our homeland” and “Stop the Islamisation”.
They...
Hundreds of Hungarians hold anti-government protest
Hungarians gather in front of the parliament building during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Budapest on November 17, 2014.
Hundreds of Hungarians have taken to the streets of the capital Budapest to protest against alleged government corruption, austerity measures, and worsening social welfare.
Some 2,500 people staged a rally outside the Hungarian Parliament building on Sunday.
The...
Argentina state workers protest against low pay
Argentinean state workers have gathered in the capital, Buenos Aires, in protest against low pay, Press TV reports.
The demonstrators have also been demanding an end to labor taxes and an emergency year-end bonus.
“Federal workers from all Argentinean provinces, we are the pride of this country as we defended it in the darkest time … in the 90s. We are still standing and we will continue our fight...
Elderly beaten with his oxygen tank and run over with his car by protesters in Ferguson
An elderly white man was run over after two black people stole his car in Ferguson during Monday night’s disturbances.
Protests against a grand jury decision not to charge Officer Darren Wilson over the death of Michael Brown have continued for a third night across the country although they have been a lot more muted than on either Monday or Tuesday.
In Ferguson, Missouri, the cold weather and...
British NHS staff stage mass protest
Britain’s National Health Service workers have staged a mass walkout over a pay dispute with the government.
Over 400,000 NHS workers, including midwives, nurses, radiographers and psychiatric staff, have taken action as part of an ongoing battle with the government over pay. The strikes follow a government decision to reject a proposed 1 percent pay rise.
Four hours of industrial action began at...
Teachers protest against education cuts in Hungary
Demonstrators gather on the Kossuth Square in front of the Hungarian Parliament building during an anti-government demonstration, called Day of Public Outcry in Budapest, Hungary, November. 17, 2014.
Thousands of Hungarian teachers have staged an anti-government protest in the capital Budapest to call for dialogue on education reforms and a halt to funding cuts.
Some 2,000 teachers said on Saturday...
Police pepper sprays protest in Germany as activists storm new EU central bank HQ
German police used pepper spray and clashed with anti-EU protesters, who stormed and vandalized the new European Central Bank building, which is under construction now in central Frankfurt.
Calling themselves Blockupy, thousands of activists gathered in the city center on Saturday and marched to the goal of their protest, the new ECB office, which is to be inaugurated next March.
The cost of the new...
Students detained in Thailand for 'Hunger Games' salute at PM
“Who else wants to protest?” PM Prayuth said after 5 students were arrested for showing Hunger Games salute.
Five Thai students were held by the police after using a three-finger salute from the Hollywood blockbuster ‘The Hunger Games’, widespread among protesters, in front of Thailand’s new army-backed prime minister.
Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha was making a speech at...
London student protests turn violent, arrests made
Police and protesters have clashed during the UK’s largest student demonstration for four years. It is not yet clear how many arrests have been made.
The protest, initially a campaign for free university education after the coalition government raised tuition fees, was joined by anarchists who clashed with police after they attempted to stop them entering Parliament Square.
Prior to the scuffle...
Massive anti-corruption rally held in Budapest
Demonstrators gather on the Kossuth Square in front of the Hungarian Parliament building during an anti-government demonstration, called Day of Public Outcry in Budapest, Hungary, November. 17, 2014.
Over 10,000 Hungarians staged a protest in the country’s capital Budapest, calling for the ouster of the head of the tax authority and greater accountability from the government.
Monday’s demonstration,...
Greeks march to commemorate 1973 uprising
A man holds a burnt US flag in front of the US embassy on November 17, 2014 in the center of Athens at a march commemorating the 1973 students uprising against the military junta.
Thousands of Greeks have taken to the streets of the capital, Athens, to commemorate the 1973 student uprising against the country’s US-backed military dictatorship.
Over 20,000 demonstrators took part in the peaceful...
Romania elects 2014 president of German descent
Newly elected president of Romania 2014, Klaus Werner Iohannis of German descent.
Romania has finally come to its senses and elected Klaus Werner Iohannis as its next president, the current mayor of former cultural capital of Europe, Sibiu, which is of German descent.
Romania is one of the most poorest and corrupted nations in Europe alongside with the likes of Bulgaria, Albania and Moldova, competing...
Anti-austerity rally held in France
Demonstrators hold a banner that reads “No to the austerity, yes to the social Europe” during a rally in Paris on September 30, 2012.
Angry people have taken to the streets of French capital Paris in protest to the government’s economic policies, Press TV reports.
“Economic policies across Europe are clearly meant to serve high finance and to create tax breaks for businesses. But...
Police, anti-austerity protesters clash across Italy
Demonstrators protest in central Rome, Italy, on November 14, 2014.
Several Italian cities, including the capital city of Rome and northern city of Milan, have witnessed confrontations between police forces and anti-austerity protesters.
On Friday, trade unions and students staged strikes and rallies in more than 20 cities against labor market and other reforms.
Officers were pelted with eggs and red...
Mexican protesters attack government building in Guerrero
Thousands of protesters have attacked a government building in Mexico’s Guerrero State amid popular anger against the apparent killing of over 40 college students in September.
The enraged, masked protesters in Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero, threw rocks at the building’s windows and burned around 10 vehicles in the area on Saturday.
They said the Mexican government has been involved in...