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 Thai Protesters 
 Let Empty Planes 
 Leave Airport 

But vow to remain as 100,000 stranded tourists scramble to get home

Dec 1, 08 2:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Thai protesters allowed 37 empty planes to be flown today from Bangkok's main airport after European nations announced they would charter flights to evacuate nationals trapped there. The planes flew to a naval base, where travelers can try to arrange to catch flights home, CNN reports. Protesters will allow another... More »

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Thailand • Bangkok • airport • tourists • political demonstrations • protesters • Thai protesters

Campaigns Make Florida Election-Eve Battleground

Obama reprises out-of-touch criticism of McCain, who hits back on economics

Nov 3, 08 3:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Both presidential candidates were on the trail today in Florida, trading jabs from opposite ends of the state, the Miami Herald reports. Barack Obama spoke about the economy in Jacksonville, in the north, the same city where John McCain said the “fundamentals of the economy are strong.” McCain... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • John McCain • campaign • Election 2008 • campaign rally • economy • political demonstrations

Boston Scholar a Catalyst for Global Dissent

His writings have inspired revolutionaries in Zimbabwe, Burma

Sep 13, 08 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most Americans have never heard of him, but the writings of an aging US academic by the name of Gene Sharp have played a key role in nonviolent resistance to government the world over. Sharp, 80, has been slammed by leaders from Iran to Venezuela for his ideas, which have... More »

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Boston • dictatorship • political protest • political demonstrations

 400 Busted in RNC Protest 


Sep 5, 08 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 400 anti-war demonstrators were arrested last night in clashes with police near the Republican convention, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Officers in riot gear with snowplows, horses, and dump trucks blocked bridges and used tear gas and pepper spray when the protesters attempted to march from the Capitol, the site... More »

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police • anti war movement • St. Paul • political demonstrations • protesters • Republican National Convention

China Sentences 2 Aged Women to 'Re-education'

Pair, nearly 80, face forced labor for attempt at housing protest

Aug 21, 08 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Officials in Beijing had promised that Chinese could hold demonstrations during the Olympics, so long as they applied for permission. But of 77 applications, none have been approved—and now, writes the New York Times, two old women upset about the small compensation for the demolition of their homes have... More »

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China • Beijing • political demonstrations • protesters • labor camp

5 Killed in Mongolian
Election Riots

Protesters clash with police, burn government buildings

Jul 2, 08 4:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Five people died and hundreds were injured in rioting yesterday against election results in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator, reports the BBC. Hordes of angry protesters supporting the opposition party took to the streets yesterday after victory was declared for the ruling party. Its headquarters and other government buildings... More »

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Mongolia • riots • election fraud • election • political demonstrations

 No Charges for  
 Scientology Protester 

Court rules sign not 'abusive, insulting'

May 23, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charges against a 15-year-old who called Scientology as a ‘cult’ were dropped today, the BBC reports. The London police issued a mea culpa after a court ruled that the teen’s holding up a sign reading, "Scientology is not a religion, it is a dangerous cult," did... More »

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Scientology • free speech • religion • protests • anonymous • cult • political demonstrations

 Torch Changes Keep 
 Protesters Off Balance 

San Francisco's bait-and-switch approach keeps Olympic flame's tour mainly peaceful

Apr 9, 08 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Throngs of pro- and anti-China demonstrators in San Francisco forced drastic changes in the Olympic torch's tour of the city, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Officials bused the flame and relay runners from the bayside opening ceremony miles across town; after heading west toward the Golden Gate Bridge, the convoy... More »

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China • San Francisco • 2008 Beijing Olympics • protests • Tibet • Olympic Games • Olympic torch • political protest • political demonstrations • Olympic protests

 Chinese Police Kill 8 Protesters 

Clash in Sichaun province comes as officials try to search Tibetan monastery

Apr 4, 08 5:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese police killed eight protesters and wounded dozens more overnight in Sichuan province when they opened fire on a demonstration led by Tibetan monks, the Times of London reports. The altercation started when police searched a Tibetan monastery, confiscating phones and images of the Dalai Lama. After arresting two, the... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • police crackdown • Tibetans • political protest • political demonstrations • Olympic protests • Tibetan monks • repression

 China Rips Dalai Lama for 
  Olympic 'Sabotage' 

Leader plotting to hold games 'hostage,' says Beijing

Mar 23, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Beijing is charging that the Dalai Lama incited recent protests in Tibet as part of a "terror" plot to ruin the Olympic games, Reuters reports. "The Dalai Lama is scheming to take the Beijing Olympics hostage to force the Chinese government to make concessions to Tibet independence,"... More »

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China • Taiwan • 2008 Beijing Olympics • protests • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetans in exile • political demonstrations • Ma Ying-jeou

Tibet Protests Could Snuff Olympic Torch's UK Visit

April 6 stop in London will test police readiness, set tone for rest of tour

Mar 21, 08 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Olympic torch will pass through London on April 6, meeting major protests over China's human-rights abuses in Tibet and other causes. The visit will test how disruptive political forces could be on the Summer Games—and how well British security forces are preparing for the 2012 London Olympics, the... More »

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Darfur • London • human rights • 2012 London Olympics • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Burma • Olympic torch • political demonstrations • activists

China Admits Police Shot Tibetan Protesters

State's claim of 13 dead, 4 wounded at odds with exiles' estimate of 99 killed

Mar 20, 08 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - China admitted today its police opened fire on Tibetan protesters, wounding four in “self-defense,” the BBC reports. The statement from state-run Xinhua news agency is China’s first admission to hurting anyone since protests began last week. Chinese officials say rioters have killed 13; Tibetan activists reported security... More »

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China • protests • Tibet • Dalai Lama • riots • shooting • Xinhua • security forces • Tibetans • political demonstrations • activists

 Cops Arrest 160 at Iraq Protests 

Demonstrations staged across the US on war's anniversary

Mar 19, 08 11:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police arrested more than 160 protesters today at demonstrations across the US to  mark the fifth anniversary of the launch of the Iraq war, Reuters reports. More than 100 were arrested in San Francisco alone, where demonstrators staged a "die-in" and disrupted busy Market Street. About 30 were arrested... More »

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Iraq • San Francisco • IRS • protests • National Mall • anti war movement • peace • Iraq war • Iraq war spending • political demonstrations

Tibet Monks Protest China Rule

Dozens arrested in biggest demonstrations since 1989

Mar 11, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tibetan monks staged the biggest protests against the Chinese government in 2 decades yesterday, reports the Times of London. The two sides clashed in Lhasa amid sporadic gunfire. Hundreds of monks and supporters marked the anniversary of a failed 1959 Tibetan uprising. Sources say police arrested as many as 60... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Dalai Lama • monks • Tibetan independence • Lhasa • political protest • political demonstrations • Jokhang

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