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Gitmo Turns 10 Years Old, Protests Erupt
Human rights groups are holding demonstrations to protest the tenth anniversary of the US military detention camp at Guantanamo Bay while hopes for its closure weaken, Press TV reports .
Protesters dressed in orange prison jumpsuits, paraded in front of the White House to demand that the Guantanamo Bay detention facility be closed.
Detainees at the US Navy base also plan to mark the day with sit-ins,...
Over 5,800 OWS protesters arrested
Police officers arrest protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement at the intersection of Exchange Place and Beaver Street in the Financial District on November 17, 2011 in New York City.
The US police have arrested over 5,800 anti-Wall Street protesters since the beginning of the anti-capitalism movement in September last year.
According to the website occupy-arrests.com, at least 5,748...
Yemenis demand president face trial
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets, demanding that former President Ali Abdullah Saleh face trial for the deadly crackdown on months of protests. Demonstrations have erupted in the capital, Sanaa, and other cities across the country.
Despite signing a deal last month to step down as president in exchange for immunity from prosecution, Saleh continues to be a focal point of...
Belgians protest austerity measures
Protesters in Belgium on Friday, December 2, 2011
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Belgian capital, Brussels, in protest to austerity measures proposed by the country’s incoming government.
On Friday, Belgians marched in central Brussels to voice their opposition to cuts the incoming government says are necessary to help the country’s troubled financial sector,...
24 Die in Fresh New Protests in Egypt
Protesters stand opposite police who fired tear gas during clashes between protesters and police near Liberation Square in Cairo November 21.
At least 24 people have been killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and military forces in Cairo’s Liberation Square, Egyptian Health Ministry says.
Some 1,700 protesters have also been injured in the country’s recent violence, DPA reported.
Medical...
Italians rage as bankers take over
Italian students march in Milan during a demonstration to protest against the austerity measures in Europe, November 17, 2011.
Italian protesters clashed with police Thursday as thousands took to the streets around the country in anger at budget cuts and the Brussels-backed “bankers’ government.”
The student-led demos came just hours before new Prime Minister Mario Monti, whose government was...
Oakland protests gain momentum
Thousands of anti-corporatism protesters join a general strike organized by 'Occupy Oakland' in the western US city on November 2, 2011, to protest at police brutality.
Thousands of anti-corporatism protesters have taken to the streets in the western US city of Oakland as the country’s ‘Occupy’ movement gains momentum.
“Huge, enthusiastic, crowds are swirling through downtown...
Veteran in critical condition after police assault at Occupy Oakland
The Occupy Oakland protesters, a par of the Occupy Wall Street movement, carry away a man, who was hit by a tear gas canister shot by the Police, near the Oakland City Hall.
Scott Olsen returned relatively unscathed to America last year after serving two tours of Iraq fighting a war he was opposed to. Now he lays in an Oakland, CA hospital in critical condition thanks to a projectile fired last night...
Protesters and police clash amid largest Greek strike
People demonstrating in front of the Greek parliament in Athens on October 19, 2011
Police and protesters in Athens have clashed outside the parliament during the largest protest since financial turmoil began crippling the country. About 200, 000 people have taken part in the so-called “mother of all strikes” in Greece.
“Thieves!” and “That’s enough!” read the banners...
New York mayor Bloomberg lashes out at protesters
New York : Peace group protestors and members of Occupy Wall Street stage.
The ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests are gaining momentum and have spread to more than a dozen cities across the US. The protesters have come under attack by politicians, with NY mayor Michael Bloomberg claiming they are trying to destroy people’s jobs.
Helicopters and heavy police presence have been brought to keep the...
Zombies Join the Wall Street Protests in New York
Protests against Wall Street spread beyond America on Monday as demonstrators marched on Federal Reserve banks and camped out in parks from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine and planned protests around the world in a show of anger over the wobbly economy and what they see as corporate greed.
In Manhattan, hundreds of protesters dressed as corporate zombies in white face paint lurched past the New York...
700 Arrested in New York protests
Protesters on the lower deck of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Over 700 protesters were arrested during the March on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York the arrests come after more than two weeks of constant protest by activists who say that Wall Street has become too greedy.
The protests are called Occupy Wall Street and is organized by the Canadian anti-consumerist group Adbusters. Protesters have been camping...
New Yorkers protest government support for Wall Street
Zuccotti Park is a block away from the New York Stock Exchange a usually quiet location, however for the past week it has transformed into the headquarters of “Occupy Wall Street”, the site of demonstrations calling on the US government to break its close ties with big banks and corporations.
The Protests have turned into what can be best described as anti-capitalist demonstrations attracting...
Moroccan protesters call for justice
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...
Record crowds protest in Israel
Tel Aviv: Some of an estimated 400,000 Israelis demonstrate in Tel Aviv on September 3, 2011 against rising housing prices and social inequalities in the Jewish state.
Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets of Israeli cities demanding “social justice.” The rally has already been called the largest in the history of the Jewish state.
According to local media,...