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Greek farmers protest controversial property tax
Greek farmers have taken to the streets of Athens to protest a controversial property tax demanded by the country’s international creditors, Press TV reports.
Several hundred farmers marched through the capital on Friday towards the parliament building in Syntagma Square, carrying banners reading “Not one euro for the fields.”
The demonstrators threw oranges at riot police who hindered them...
Italians go on strike to protest austerity measures
Demonstrators dressed to represent prisoners, hold chains and a mock cannonball during a protest against the reforms by the Italian government in downtown Rome, October 18, 2013.
Thousands of Italian civil servants and transport workers have gone on strike in the capital Rome and other cities to protest against austerity measures enforced by the government.
Friday strike, which disrupted urban transportation,...
Pakistani Christians angry after 78 die in terrorist church bombings
Christians have staged protest rallies across Pakistan to show their anger at a twin bombing outside a church in the country’s northwestern city of Peshawar.
Protesters took to the streets in several cities including the capital Islamabad as well as Karachi, Lahore and Multan, shouting slogans against the attackers, local media reported.
In the southern port city of Karachi, protesters clashed with...
Thousands of protesters gather at Istanbul's Taksim Square
Demonstrators gathered at Taksim Square in protest against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on June 13, 2013.
Thousands of demonstrators have gathered at Istanbul’s iconic Taksim Square for fresh protest against the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The demonstration was held on Saturday despite the massive crackdown on anti-government protesters over...
Italians protest austerity in force
Demonstrators marching during a protest against austerity measures in Italy’s capital, Rome.
Thousands of Italians have taken to the streets in the capital Rome to protest against tough austerity measures adopted by the government of Prime Minister Mario Monti.
Thousands of anti-austerity demonstrators gathered in Rome’s Piazza della Repubblica on Saturday, expressing their anger at the government’s...
Spaniards hold mass anti-austerity demos
Thousands of demonstrators in Madrid take part in a Labor Day protest against the Spanish government’s austerity policies, May 1, 2013.
Thousands of protesters have staged rallies in Spain to express resentment against austerity measures, recession and the soaring rate of unemployment in the country.
Spaniards took to the streets in some 80 cities in trade union-organized Labor Day demonstrations...
French demonstrators protest approval of same-sex marriage
Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Paris against France’s gay marriage law that allows homosexual couples to marry and adopt children, March 24, 2013.
Tens of thousands of French conservatives and activists have marched through the streets of Paris to protest French legislation allowing same-sex marriage.
Protesters on Sunday rallied on a route leading to the Champs Elysees after police...
Gang-raped Indian girl commits suicide after police refuses to help
Demonstrators react as police in New Delhi fire tear gas during a protest calling for better safety for women following the rape of a student, December 22, 2012.
An Indian teenager who fell victim to a gang rape has committed suicide, a police official says.
Inspector General Paramjit Singh Gill said on Thursday that the 17-year-old girl had been “running from pillar to post to get her case registered”...
Thousands of Slovenians hold anti-austerity protest in Ljubljana
Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest in Ljubljana, Slovenia on December 21, 2012.
Thousands of Slovenians have taken to the streets in the capital Ljubljana to express their anger over new austerity measures imposed by the government.
The demonstration, which was reportedly attended by more than 5,000 people, took place on Friday near the country’s parliament where protesters chanted...
Venezuelans and Argentinians hold demo to condemn Gaza War
Pro-Palestine demonstrators in Caracas condemn the Israeli regime.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators in Venezuela and Argentina have expressed resentment against the recent deadly attacks by the Israeli regime on the Gaza Strip.
Angry Venezuelan nationals and Palestinian immigrants took to the streets in the capital, Caracas, on Thursday, waving Palestinian flags and beating drums in a show of solidarity...
Bahrain Bans All Public Gatherings
Bahraini authorities have prohibited protest gatherings and rallies until further notice, a day after police cracked down heavily on demonstrators, once again during the 20-month fatality-riddled unrest.
The statement made by the country’s Interior Ministry did not define precise measures that could be taken should new protests occur.
A curfew and special military tribunals were introduced several...
Police, pensioners clash over austerity measures in Athens
Greek pensioners shout slogans while marching in central Athens to protest the new austerity cuts on October 8, 2012.
Greek police in the capital city of Athens have clashed with pensioners protesting against the government’s new round of austerity measures.
On Monday, hundreds of Greek pensioners staged a rally outside the office of the European Union (EU) in Athens where police officers used batons...
Pakistani protesters try to siege US embassy, clash with police
Pakistani police have fired teargas and used batons to repel over 1,000 protesters trying to march on the US Embassy in Islamabad. Official Mohammed Iqbal says the protesters are mainly students.
Eight police officers have already been reported as injured.
The US embassy in Islamabad is located in an enclave that houses several government offices. Police used shipping containers in an attempt to block...
Japan's ambassador to China dies amid rising anti-Japanese protests
Chinese demonstrators carry anti-Japan banners and shout slogans during a protest over the Diaoyu islands issue, known as the Senkaku islands in Japan, in Wuhan.
The Japanese ambassador to China died in a Tokyo hospital after being admitted three days earlier. His death coincides with an escalation in anti-Japanese protests across China over a territorial dispute.
The cause of ambassador Shinichi Nishimiya’s...
Obama Turns Against The Muslim Brotherhood After US Ambassador Dies in Libya
Protests are erupting across the Middle East as demonstrators throw rocks and Molotov cocktails at police who have retaliated by shooting tear gas canisters into the crowds.
The US Embassy in Cario has become a new target.
On the 11th anniversary of September 11th, a US-sponsored false flag attack occurred wherein the US Embassy in Libya was bombed.
The US Ambassador, J. Christopher Stevens was suffocated...