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Protest in Turkey against detention of politicians
Protesters demand the release of politicians accused of plotting to topple Turkey’s govt Hundreds of people have marched to a prison complex to demand the release of pro-secular politicians accused of plotting to bring down Turkey’s Islamic-oriented government. The protesters  mostly members of the left-wing Workers’ Party  marched…
Georgia pastor arrested protesting ‘Demon’ mascot
Georgia pastor arrested for protest outside high school against ‘Demon’ mascot, team nickname Police have arrested a pastor in Georgia for protesting outside a high school against its demon mascot. Police spokeswoman Tabitha Pugh said 36-year-old Donald Crosby was arrested Monday in the central Georgia city of Warner Robins. Crosby…
CAIR: Tea partiers to ‘harass’ Muslims with dogs at anti-mosque protest
CAIR slams ‘KKK tactics,’ says Tea Party changing focus to ‘promotion of Islamophobia’ ‘Islam is not a religion,’ declares anonymous protest organizer The Council on American-Islamic relations has condemned plans for a Tea Party protest outside a southern California mosque, whose organizers are urging protesters to bring dogs with them…
Police fire stun grenades at World Cup pay protest
DURBAN, South Africa  Police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to break up a protest by hundreds of stadium staff unhappy at their wages on Monday in the first major unrest of the football World Cup. As organisers promised to investigate why thousands of seats were empty at weekend…
US asks Israel to probe case of girl who lost eye to tear gas canister
Washington has asked Israel to investigate an incident where a US student lost an eye after she was hit by an Israeli tear-gas canister during a West Bank protest, the US embassy said on Monday. Emily Henochowicz, 21, was apparently hit in the face by a tear-gas canister fired by…
‘Riot-Dog’: Protest pooch becomes icon of Greek solidarity
Revolutionary-era Americans had the “Join or Die” snake. Iran’s green revolution rallied around the death of Neda Agha-Soltan. Ukraine’s orange revolution exploded after the poisoning of Victor Yushchenko. In a Greece struggling amidst the throes of draconian, IMF-led budgetary cutbacks, another symbol of revolution is rising. They call him either…
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