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 Activist Dies at G20 Protest 

Cops say protesters pelted them with missiles as they tried to help man

Apr 2, 09 2:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A demonstrator died after collapsing inside a police barricade at the G20 protests in London last night, the Guardian reports. Medics and cops were pelted with missiles as they tried to move and resuscitate the man, who was pronounced dead in a local hospital, said officials. The man had been... More »

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London • protests • Britain • G20 • protesters

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G20 Protest Proves More Lark Than Bite

Some London violence, but festive, 'street party' atmosphere prevails

Apr 1, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Several broken windows aside, the G20 protests are shaping up to be more street party than angry mob, Time reports. Unlike traditional, oft-violent British protests, this one is intended to be “a peaceful and fun street party,” organizers say. Indeed, while some anarchists chucked beer cans at cops,... More »

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London • Royal Bank of Scotland • protests • Bank of England • G20 • protesters • anarchists

 G20 Protesters Vandalize Bank 

Already fighting police, crowd turns to looting RBS

Apr 1, 09 9:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The violent crowd protesting the G20 summit in London has broken into a branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland, smashing windows and carrying computers and furniture out into the streets. Riot police attempted to keep the protesters away from the building and in containment pens in the City, but... More »

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London • United Kingdom • G20 • protesters • RBS

'Imprisoned' Cruise Ship Passengers Threaten Revolt

Passengers trapped on board after repairs delay round-the-word voyage

Mar 30, 09 3:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Furious British cruise ship passengers on a $12,000 around-the-world voyage threatened mutiny yesterday unless they're allowed to disembark to visit ports. Some 600 passengers on the Aurora have only been allowed to visit three cities in 22 days after the 76,000-ton ship was held up for repairs. Passengers,... More »

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protests • sailing • Britain • cruise ships • protesters • stranded passengers

 US Envoys  
 Try to Defuse 
 Pakistan Crisis 

Obama administration holds talks as violence, protests continue

Mar 13, 09 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US is attempting to defuse the escalating political crisis in Pakistan, reports the New York Times, as the police continued to beat and arrest protesters marching to Islamabad. The American ambassador yesterday visited Nawaz Sharif, the former PM whose supporters have joined the lawyers movement in anti-government demonstrations. Later... More »

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Pakistan • Islamabad • Nawaz Sharif • Muslim League • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan lawyers • protesters • Richard Holbrooke

 Shoe Hurler Gets 
 3 Years in Prison 

Zaidi convicted of assaulting a foreign head of state

Mar 12, 09 5:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George W. Bush during a Baghdad press conference has been sentenced to three years in prison, the Guardian reports. Muntadar al-Zaidi had pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting a foreign head of state, saying his actions were "a natural response... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • shoes • trial • George W. Bush • protesters • Muntadar al-Zaidi

 Execs Aim to Tame Rowdy 
 SF Race 

Organizers move to make revelers straighten up in Party Town, USA

Mar 7, 09 6:25 PM CST
(Newser) - San Francisco, the “City That Knows How,” is notoriously adept at throwing hedonistic events—but it also knows how to fight to keep them, the Los Angeles Times reports. Protesters are fuming at the organizers of the annual Bay to Breakers footrace, who want to ban nudity and... More »

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California • San Francisco • alcohol • protesters • public nudity

 Scotland Yard Secretly 
 Tracking Activists 

Civil liberties groups believe database on peaceful protesters may be illegal

Mar 7, 09 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - British human rights advocates have been alarmed to discover that Scotland Yard keeps a secret database on political activists, the Guardian reports. Surveillance teams have tracked and gathered information on protesters, including thousands of people not suspected of any crime. Personal information on the activists—including their political affiliation—is... More »

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 Real Buddhists 
 Protest 
 Buddha Bar 

Peaceful protesters blast 'defamation of religion'

Mar 5, 09 6:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Indonesian Buddhists yesterday protested the opening in Jakarta of the latest in a popular chain of Buddha Bars established by a Parisian restaurant-lounge enterprise. The bar, which features a giant Buddha, is the first to be built in Southeast Asia. "It's impossible to put the exalted name" of Buddha... More »

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religion • protests • Jakarta • protesters • Buddha Bar

UK Charges
Wen Jibao's Shoe-Tosser

Faces public disorder charge; China sweeps incident under rug

Feb 3, 09 6:13 AM CST
(Newser) - The Cambridge University protester who yesterday chucked a gray sneaker at the Chinese premier—and missed by a solid 3 feet—has been slapped with a public disorder charge for his trouble, reports the Telegraph. The 27-year-old will appear in British court next Tuesday. China voiced its continued ire over... More »

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China • shoes • Cambridge • Wen Jiabao • Britain • political protest • protesters

Chinese Protesters: Stop Nabbing, Eating Our Cats

Thousands of strays transported for food: protesters

Dec 18, 08 11:01 AM CST
(AP) - Several dozen protesters in Beijing today urged an end to the "shameful" and "cruel slaughter" of cats for food as they unfurled banners in a tearful demonstration. Thousands of cats across the country have been rounded up recently by traders and transported to Guangdong province; protesters claim they... More »

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China • diet • protests • animal rights • cat • protesters

They're Naked, and Not Going to Take It Anymore

Paris' nude life models strike—in the buff—to demand better pay

Dec 16, 08 8:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Paris is notorious for constant protests by striking workers, but yesterday the French capital witnessed an uncommon work action: dozens of nude life models who braved freezing temperatures—naked—to demand a pay increase. As the Guardian reports, the models took to the street and re-created Delacroix's Liberty Leading ... More »

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France • art • nudity • Paris • model • strike • protesters • public nudity

 Paul: I Was the Political Beatle 

Paul claims he introduced band to anti-war ideas

Dec 15, 08 9:29 AM CST
(Newser) - In a revelation that will likely befuddle longtime Beatles fans, Paul McCartney claims he was the one who turned the band onto politics, the Times reports. Though McCartney was writing pop songs while activist John Lennon penned blatantly political tunes, as McCartney tells it in a Prospect magazine interview, it... More »

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music • Paul McCartney • John Lennon • celebrity • political activism • pacifists • Vietnam War • Beatles • protesters • celebrity interview

 Flights Resume 
 as Thai Protesters 
 Take Off 

300,000 stranded travelers scramble to grab seats

Dec 3, 08 3:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Flights have resumed at Bangkok's international airport as a mob of Thai protesters began exiting after a week-long siege. A passenger flight has already landed, and cargo planes have taken off. The first departing passenger plane is scheduled tomorrow, reports CNN. It will be days before both airports in the... More »

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Thailand • protests • Bangkok • airport • protesters • Somchai Wongsawat

 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

 Grenade Blast Hurts 
 46 Thai Protesters 

PAD blames pro-government forces, says it's willing to die for cause

Nov 29, 08 5:08 PM CST
(Newser) - A grenade blast at the prime minister’s compound in Bangkok has wounded 46 anti-government protesters, at least two critically, Reuters reports. A leader of the party leading the protest blamed pro-government forces for the attack, which comes as demonstrations at the Government House and Bangkok's international airport garner worldwide... More »

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Thailand • Bangkok • Thaksin Shinawatra • protesters • People's Alliance for Democracy • Thai protesters • Somchai Wongsawat • Suvarnabhumi airport

 Tension Builds in  
 Bangkok Standoff 

Police cordon airport as protesters remain

Nov 29, 08 7:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Police built a huge cordon around Thailand’s main airport today, fueling fears of a confrontation between the government and protesters who have occupied it since Tuesday, the AP reports. Some 2,000 police surrounded demonstrators at Suvarnabhumi airport, where all flights have been grounded, leaving 100,000 tourists stranded.... More »

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Thailand • Bangkok • protesters • security checkpoint • Suvarnabhumi airport

 Protests Ground Bangkok Flights

Demonstrators swarm airport to stop PM from returning

Nov 25, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Anti-government protesters have stormed the terminals of Bangkok's main airport, forcing all flights to be canceled or diverted, in an attempt to stop the prime minister from returning home from an international summit, the Telegraph reports. Police—instructed not to use force—say they could do little to stop the... More »

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Bangkok • airport • prime minister • protesters • Thai protesters • civil unrest

 Grenade Blast Hits 
 Thai Protesters 

Anti-government group vows to topple government after fatal attack

Nov 20, 08 5:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Thai protesters vowed to step up their campaign to oust the government after a grenade thrown into their camp killed one and injured 23 this morning, Reuters reports. The government—and a renegade major-general who vowed to attack the protesters with bombs and snakes dropped from planes—denied involvement. Unions... More »

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Thailand • Bangkok • protesters • People's Alliance for Democracy • Thai protesters • Somchai Wongsawat

OPINION

Chuck Norris: Prop. 8 Foes Wreaking 'Anarchy'

Protesters need to accept that California voted against them, actor argues

Nov 19, 08 8:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Opponents of California's gay marriage ban need to learn how democracy works, Chuck Norris argues at TownHall.com. Post-election Proposition 8 protesters are attacking churches for backing the ban and threatening boycotts, Norris writes, when they should be accepting the majority vote of their fellow Californians. "Like it or... More »

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California • gay marriage • Mormon • Election 2008 • protesters • Proposition 8

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