Hundreds of Turkish police are fending off protesters after taking over Taksim Square in Istanbul. Violent clashes are happening in the surrounding streets, which the RT crew on site describes as ‘a real meat grinder’. Hundreds of security troops have arrived at the scene early morning. The square itself was mostly empty of protesters at the time. The few protesters present at the square when... 

Turkey’s PM has vowed that development of Taksim Square will go ahead, despite ongoing protests. Tayyip Erdogan made the remark in Tunisia on his way back to Turkey. Erdogan is also under scrutiny, with opponents blasting him as authoritarian. As the protests entered their seventh day, casualties have risen, with three people dead and more than 4,000 injured. What began as an environmental protest... 

Anti-government protesters at Istanbul’s Taksim Square on June 4, 2013 Turkish protesters have rejected the government’s apology for excessive violence by police and its appeal to end days of unrest. On Tuesday, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc told a news conference in Ankara, “The excessive violence that was used in the first instance against those who were behaving with... 

Police in Istanbul have withdrawn from Taksim Square, allowing the mass protest to continue unabated, Turkish media report. Istanbul and Ankara are entering the third day of violent protests, with tear gas and water cannon deployed and over 900 arrested. Minor scuffles broke out after protesters lobbed fireworks at officers as they were drawing back, the state-run Anadolu Agency reports. Police removed... 

Swiss police spraying tear gas toward participants in a street parade in Bern, May 25, 2013. Swiss police say they have arrested over 60 people in the capital Bern after a street parade turned into a protest against capitalism and police brutality. Authorities said 10,000 people turned up at the event, protesting against neo-liberal economics and commercialism. The march had started peacefully late... 

Demonstrators made up of university students, teachers, doctors and artists shout anti-government slogans in central Budapest on December 17, 2012. Hungarian students have threatened to stage mass protests unless the government meets their demands of higher education reforms. The government has until February 11 to settle a month-long standoff or student networks will launch protests across the country,... 

Protesters waving Romanian flags shout anti-president slogans atop a monument in the central University Square in Bucharest on January 22, 2012. Romanian protesters have taken to the streets of the capital Bucharest for a tenth consecutive day to demand the resignation of the government over its austerity measures. Scores of protesters again gathered in the capital’s central University Square... 

French workers attend the rally in Paris on January 18, 2012. Thousands of people have participated in a rally in Paris, attacking French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plans for dealing with the country’s unemployment crisis, Press TV reports. As France gauges the international fallout from losing its triple-A credit rating, Sarkozy has called for the formation of an emergency jobs council... 

Protesters waved Romanian flags with holes in them, symbolising the 1989 anti-communist revolution. Police officer seriously injured after resignation of Palestinian-born doctor over health reforms sparks mass protests. Romanian police have fired tear gas and clashed with protesters during an anti-government rally in the third consecutive day of demonstrations against austerity cuts and worsening... 

Occupy protesters block the intersection at 15th and K Streets in Washington, DC December 7, 2011 Up to 70 arrests have been made in Washington DC after the police dispersed a mass demonstration only walking distance away from the White House. “Occupiers” blocked downtown streets to protest against high unemployment and corporate bailouts. ­Hundreds of protesters from Occupy DC and other groups... 

Thousands of protesters shout anti-government slogans during a rally against a proposed new constitution in Casablanca, Morocco, Sunday June 26, 2011. Hundreds of Moroccans have taken to the streets in several cities to renew their call for social justice and fighting corruption. The protest rallies were held in the major cities of Tangier, Rabat and Fes on Sunday. The demonstrations are waged several... 

Greece, Athens: Communist-affiliated unionists rally toward the Greek parliament on June 28, 2011. Greek trade unions have begun a 48-hour general strike against new austerity cuts which are due to go to a crucial vote on Wednesday. Some protesters are warning they will try to prevent MPs from entering the parliament. The strike is due to disrupt and even halt the work of most public services in Athens,... 

Greek protesters hold a demonstration in front of the old university in Athens, Greece, on May 31, 2011. The protest was organized by Greek academics against austerity measures and was joined by thousands of Greek citizens. Greek prime minister outlines programme of state sell-offs and further belt-tightening. With protests dividing his own party and tens of thousands taking to the streets, Greece’s... 

Policemen clash with protesters while trying to dismantle a camp set up in Catalunya square in Barcelona on May 27, 2011. At least 100 people have been injured after police clashed with demonstrators in Barcelona amid protests against the economic crisis and sky-high jobless rate in Spain. Policemen swiped at protesters with batons, dragged them on the ground and even fired rubber bullets on Friday... 

An anti-government protester, center, shouts slogans Tuesday as Yemeni police block demonstrators demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in San’a, Yemen. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he had told U.S. allies as well as foes in the Middle East that they must “get out ahead of” growing demands for reform or risk the fates of the deposed presidents of Egypt...