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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Aussie Court Strikes Down Law Banning Pope Protests

Law against 'annoying' Catholics attending papal events ruled unconstitutional

Jul 15, 08 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Australian court has struck down a law aimed at curbing protests during Pope Benedict XVI's visit Down Under, reports Reuters. The law, ruled unconstitutional, had banned protesters from "annoying" those attending papal events. People handing out condoms or wearing anti-Pope t-shirts faced possible $5,000 fines. More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Australia • protests • Catholicism • Sydney • Catholic • freedom of speech • protesters

 1,000 Thai Protesters
 Clash With Cops 

Demonstrators demand ouster of prime minister

Jun 20, 08 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - An anti-government protest in Bangkok turned violent today as more than 1,000 protesters broke through a police barrier outside government offices. The demonstrators demanded the resignation of Samak Sundaravej, the Thai prime minister whom opponents call a proxy for ousted predecessor Thaksin Shinawatra. Protesters have been in the streets... More »

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Thailand • Bangkok • Thaksin Shinawatra • Samak Sundaravej • political protest • protesters

 Ruling Doesn't Chop 
 Tree-Hugging Stalemate 

UC Berkeley dismantles treehouses; protesters cheered construction can't proceed

Jun 19, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - UC Berkeley can't yet proceed with a $140 million athletic center, a judge ruled yesterday, even as the university continued to dismantle structures belonging to protesters trying to save a grove of trees that would be cut down during construction, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Earthquake safety is the major... More »

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trees • UC Berkeley • protesters • tree-sitters

 Protester Eggs Microsoft CEO 

Ballmer dodges attack by Hungarian during university lecture

May 21, 08 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was in Budapest this week to give a lecture to Hungarian university students, but the talk took an unexpected turn when he was pelted with eggs. Unlike Bill Gates, who was hit in the face with a cream pie a decade ago, Ballmer was able to... More »

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Microsoft • eggs • Hungary • Steve Ballmer • protesters • Budapest

 Thousands Rally for  
 Immigrant Rights 

Activists call for end to deportations, better access to health care

May 1, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Immigrants and activists took to the streets by the thousands across the US today to put immigration reform back on the election agenda, the AP reports. In Chicago, 15,000 called for an end to deportations and better access to education, and big rallies also took place  in DC, Miami,... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • illegal immigration • Election 2008 • political protest • protesters

 Torch Back in China 
 After Tumultuous Tour 

No protests, but advocates deported and barred ahead of Friday's Hong Kong relay

Apr 30, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - There were no protests in Hong Kong today as the Olympic torch returned to Chinese soil. But reports were rampant of advocates and would-be protesters being deported or barred from entering the country, the New York Times reports. China says it’s dedicated to allowing peaceful demonstrations, but yesterday deported... More »

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China • Hong Kong • Olympic torch • protesters • torch relay

 Nepal Boots 
 Pro-Tibet US Climber 

American banned from Everest for two years over protest banner

Apr 29, 08 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nepal deported an American climber yesterday, the Times of India reports, after police at a Mount Everest base camp found a pro-Tibetan banner in his backpack. Nepal, staunchly pro-China, has enacted restrictions—and authorized security forces to use guns—to prevent protests when the Olympic torch ascends the world's tallest... More »

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China • Nepal • Tibet • Olympic torch • Mount Everest • protesters

New York Subpoenas Texting Guru

Messaging coder helped anti-GOP protesters communicate

Mar 31, 08 12:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York lawyers have asked the creator of a mass text-messaging service for records of texts sent during 2004 Republican Convention protests, the New York Times reports. MIT student Tad Hirsch’s TXTmob service was a communication tool for demonstrators and reporters, providing up-to-the-minute data on what was happening where.... More »

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New York City • cell phones • texting • protesters • Republican National Convention

 Protesters Disrupt
 Olympic Torch Exchange 

Demonstrators try to block torch as it passes from Greeks to Chinese; 10 arrested

Mar 30, 08 3:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Protesters against China’s Tibet crackdown shook up today’s Olympic torch hand-off in Athens, the New York Times reports. Some 15 people dodged security to fly banners and shout “Free Tibet” as they tried to block Greek officials from passing the flame to Beijing authorities. Ten were nabbed... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Greece • Tibet • Athens • Falun Gong • Olympic torch • protesters

Indians Protest 'Slave' Working Conditions in US

Guest workers march to Washington, say
they were duped

Mar 28, 08 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 100 Indian immigrants have marched hundreds of miles from New Orleans to Washington to protest what they call "slave" working conditions at a marine construction company. The Indian laborers say they work long hours with 24 men sharing a dormitory for which they each had to pay more... More »

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immigration • India • guest worker • foreign labor • protesters • working conditions

 Kurds Battle Riot 
 Police in Turkey  

Shouting PKK slogans, Turkish Kurds clash with police

Mar 22, 08 7:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of Kurds battled police with rocks and fires in Turkish cities today, the BBC reports. Dozens were injured, including almost 40 demonstrators and 15 officers, as cops arrested more than 130 people. One policeman and three protesters are in intensive care. Sparked by Turkey's strikes on Kurdish rebels in... More »

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Turkey • Kurdistan • PKK • riots • Kurdish rebels • Turkish military • protesters • Nowruz • Abdullah Ocalan

Aussies Face Protests Over Kangaroo Cull

Pro-whaling Japan pounces on neighbor's seeming hypocrisy

Mar 17, 08 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Australia is planning to cull 400 kangaroos on a military base, and Japan—oft-criticized by Australia for its whaling practices—is jumping at the opportunity to hail its neighbor as hypocritical, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Not so, says Australia’s PM. The whaling issue is subject to "... More »

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whale • hypocrisy • Kevin Rudd • whaling • Japanese whale hunt • kangaroo • kangaroo hunt • cull • hypocritical • Canberra • protesters

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