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Internet has power to bring down regimes - Anonymous

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The Internet is the greatest tool of free speech ever created that gave voice to billions of people along with power to bring down regimes, a member of the Anonymous movement told RT, adding that such power terrifies governments around the globe. Crowds of people wearing masks to hide their faces have marched in hundreds of cities all over the world, marking the Guy Fawkes Day with a global ‘Million... 

Londoners to hold Anti-Austerity and Anti-Surveillance Massive Rally

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People in the British capital of London are preparing to stage a protest rally against the government’s austerity measures, mass surveillance programs, and human rights abuses. The rally, organized by a group called Anonymous, is referred to as the Million Mask March, in which the participants hide their faces to protect their identities, and will begin from Trafalgar Square and end at the Houses... 

Italians in Rome protest government economic policies

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Italian demonstrators protest at government’s austerity measures in Rome. Workers in Italy have staged a nationwide strike to protest against the government’s economic policies including cuts to public services and labor reforms. On Friday, the USB union called the 24-hour walkout that so far has disrupted train services and local transport in several cities across the country including the... 

Thousands of Italians hold massive protests against immigration

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Saturday witnessed gigantic rallies in support of the Italian Northern Secessionist and anti-immigration party “Lega Nord”, as thousands took to the streets of Milan to call for an end to the African and Muslim conquest of their ancestral homeland. A sea of Italians, with many being angered and disenchanted youth, chanted “Stop the Invasion”, and urged the masses of Italy to stand up in solidarity... 

Crowd of Democrats walks out on Obama

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The magic that President Obama once enjoyed at political rallies appears to have vanished into thin air, as a crowd of spectators walked out on the president during a speech for Democrats Sunday in Maryland. During an appearance for Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown, who is running for governor of Maryland, “early departures of crowd members while he spoke underscored his continuing unpopularity,”... 

Mass protests slam US-EU trade deal as 'corporate power grab'

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Amsterdam protest against TTIP Trojan Horse Tens of thousands of people are flooding the streets of cities all over Europe on Saturday in mass rallies against a controversial trade agreement between the US and the EU. Talks on the pact, called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), started last February and, having been mostly held behind closed doors, have raised widespread concerns... 

National Strike to Force Obama to Block West African Flights

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Infowars.com is calling for a general strike across the United States in response to the federal government’s botched response to the Ebola outbreak and the Obama administration’s refusal to block flights coming in from West Africa. Countries bordering those in West Africa impacted by the Ebola outbreak have been successful in stopping the spread of the virus by blocking flights, including Ivory... 

Thousands protest in France against austerity measures

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Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France to express their resentment over the latest austerity budget presented by President François Hollande, which will make it difficult to lead the nation’s flagging economy back to steady growth, Press TV reports. On Thursday, the demonstrators marched in major French cities in protest at Hollande’s 2015 budget blueprint, which... 

Tens of thousands of Kurds protest over ISIS inaction in Europe

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Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Dusseldorf, Paris and London on Saturday to call for greater action to protect the Syrian border town of Kobani against the advancing Islamic State militants. About 20,000 protesters from several German cities and abroad marched peacefully to the local parliament building in Dusseldorf. Waving flags of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and holding... 

LaGuardia on strike, 58% of Americans want to ban flights from Africa

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​Airplane cabin cleaning crews at New York’s LaGuardia International Airport began a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, citing, in part, possible exposure to the Ebola virus. Meanwhile, a poll found most Americans want flights banned from Ebola-ravaged areas. Around 200 Air Serv employees who work on domestic flights to LaGuardia began their strike on Wednesday evening. The group is seeking to unionize,... 

Pro-ISIS Muslim Terrorists with machetes, knives attack Kurds in Germany

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Peaceful protests against IS in Syria and Iraq organized by Kurdish nationals in several German cities ended with serious clashes with pro-jihadist Muslims in Hamburg and Celle. Police had to request reinforcements to restore order. Police in Hamburg, a port city of 1.8 million people, used water cannons, batons and pepper spray late Tuesday to disperse crowds of warring Kurds and pro-jihadist Muslims,... 

Hundreds of thousands rally in France against surrogacy for same-sex families

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Over 500,000 opponents of same-sex marriage have flooded the streets of Paris and Bordeaux to protest against medically-assisted reproduction for gay couples, rally organizers said. A previous protest for “traditional family values” gathered 100,000. Streets of Paris and Bordeaux have been smothered in pink, blue and white as scores of demonstrators have been waving flags of the “Manif pour... 

Congressman Faces Backlash After Urging Military Leaders to Rebel Against Obama

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Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) is facing a backlash after he urged military leaders to rebel against President Barack Obama’s foreign policy by resigning their positions. As we reported last week, during a political event held at a Colorado Springs bar, Lamborn told an audience that he was working with other members of Congress in talking to military generals behind the scenes, urging them to... 

Greek pensioners demonstrate against spending cuts

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Greek pensioners have taken to the streets in the capital, Athens, to voice anger at austerity measures taken by the government of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. Furious at the government’s plans to cut pensions and increase taxes, the demonstrators gathered in central Athens on Thursday and marched on the premier’s office. The protest came a day after the country’s troubled coalition government... 

Italy police fire tear gas at anti-austerity protesters

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Italian police have used tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of anti-austerity protesters in Naples, where the European Central Bank (ECB) was holding a monthly policy meeting. An estimated 4,000 anti-austerity demonstrators took to the streets of Naples on Thursday, carrying placards with caricatures of German Chancellor Angela Merkel amid tight security in the whereabouts of the ECB... 
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