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Over 1500 soldiers arrested, 190 killed, 1150 injured in Failed Turkish Coup

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Unfortunately we have bad news… Constitutionalist/secularist Turkish army failed its coup attempt. Islam has triumphed again. It looks like there is no force on earth capable of stopping the spread of the green plague. Turkey is now 1979’s Iran! Just like Turkey, Iran was a modern civilized country with Western aspirations but all of that was stopped in the Islamic Revolution of 1979 “thanks”... 

Turkish protesters slam police brutality as over 1,700 get arrested

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Across Turkey, witnesses are reporting a disproportionate response by police to the protests, which in most instances begun peacefully. At least 2 people have reportedly been killed, over 1,700 detained across the country and hundreds have been injured. Most of the injuries were sustained near Taksim Square in Istanbul, the focal point of the recent protest. Massive demonstrations from last night... 

Greek crackdown on illegal immigrants, Thousands arrested

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A migrant holds his papers ready for the ID-check, which has been instigated following an estimated 100,000 illegal immigrants slipping into Greece each year. Greek authorities have this week begun one of the country’s biggest crackdowns yet on illegal immigrants; they have so far deployed some 4,500 police around Athens and have detained more than 7,000 immigrants in less than 72 hours, the... 

Mass arrests during London Olympics opening

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British police arrest cyclist protesters during the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. British police have conducted mass arrests in London during a protest staged by cyclists as London held the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics. Media reports said over 100 people were arrested as the British police used pepper spray and kettling tactics against two groups of protesters near the Olympic... 

Over 700 Canadian protesters detained in police crackdown

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Demonstrators match on May 23, 2012 as they protest student tuition hikes. Over 700 students have been arrested in Canada during the latest night of rallies against tuition fee hikes and the adoption of controversial bill that is widely seen as a tool to limit freedom of speech, association and assembly. ­Police in Montreal dispersed unsanctioned protests and arrested 518 demonstrators on Wednesday... 

New York protesters return to Zuccotti Park

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New York police officers clear out Zuccotti Park on Monday, November 14, 2011. Anti-Wall Street protesters have been allowed to return to Zuccotti Park, following mass arrests and the removal of tents by New York police officers. Protesters have obtained a temporary restraining order, allowing them to return to the park, The Washington Post reported. Police have closed the park until lawyers appear... 

7 presidential candidates face 15 years in Belarus after mass arrests

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Alexander Lukashenko has ruled the country since 1994 and has been dubbed “Europe’s last dictator”. A Belarusian human rights organization says seven of the candidates who ran against the country’s authoritarian leader face charges that could lead to 15 years in prison in the wake of post-election violence and massive arrests. Ales Belyatsky of the human rights center Vesna said the charges... 
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