Anti-War Movement Switches Focus to Afghanistan

(NEWSER) - It wasn't exactly back in the Crusades that opposing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was the left’s most passionate cause, uniting activists and voters alike. Then George W. Bush left office. Now, even though there are still around 130,000 troops in Iraq and 68,000 and counting in Afghanistan, those anti-war voices are silent, writes Byron York in the Washington Examiner. More»

City has enlisted 25,000 volunteers, raised millions for DNC

(NEWSER) - The Democratic convention is ready to roll in Denver tomorrow despite a few hiccups, like the 1,500 anti-war marchers who gathered outside the Pepsi Center today, the Denver Post reports. But the "Recreate 68" protesters dispersed when asked by police, returning the spotlight to the Democrats' mega-plan—which includes 25,000 volunteers and a possible appearance by Sen. Edward Kennedy, the AP reports. More»

Anti-China protests are a first in busy Lhasa

(NEWSER) - Tibet has seen at least 34 self-immolations since March of last year—but two incidents yesterday were the first to occur in the region's capital. Two men set themselves on fire in a busy area of Lhasa in a protest against Chinese rule; police put out the flames within minutes, according to Chinese state news. One died, while the other was gravely wounded, Reuters reports. More»

Hundreds of thousands take to streets

(NEWSER) - With countless students taking to the streets of Quebec to protest tuition hikes, the number of arrests over the last three months has already hit 2,500 —and it's still growing. Protesters were initially furious over the increased fees; now they're also opposing a new law limiting demonstration rights, the Guardian reports. Bill 78 requires protesters to get a permit and give police eight hours' notice before holding a demonstration. But it hasn't held protesters back: Some 300,000 marched in Montreal Tuesday, prompting 100 arrests. More»

20 of those arrested yesterday released

(NEWSER) - Many downtown businesses and dozens of Metra rail stations are closed in Chicago today as the city braces for the final day of fiery protests against the NATO summit there. This time organizers with the Occupy Chicago movement have planned a morning march on Boeing's building on the Chicago River in protest of the company's role in supplying planes to the US military, the AP reports. Later, immigration rights activists will hold a demonstration south of the city against a planned illegal immigrant detention facility. More»