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  • March 2008

    • China Admits Police Shot Tibetan Protesters

      BBC  |  Mar 20, 08 3:06 PM CDT

      China Admits Police Shot Tibetan Protesters

      (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 forces firing on crowds, and say at least 99 have been killed. More »

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

    • Cops Arrest 160 at Iraq Protests

      Reuters  |  Mar 19, 08 11:40 PM CDT

      Cops Arrest 160 at Iraq Protests

      (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 in Washington, where activists tried to shut down the IRS building to highlight the war's cost. More »

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

    • 8 Die in Armenia; US Urges Calm

      Reuters  |  Mar 2, 08 7:02 PM CST

      8 Die in Armenia; US Urges Calm

      (Newser) - Troops patrolled quiet downtown Yerevan today after police fired back at thousands of protesters this weekend and killed eight, Reuters reports. Authorities have declared emergency rule and outlawed mass meetings for the next 3 weeks. "We won't give up, we will be fighting to the very end," said opposition leader President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who disputes last month's presidential election. More »

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      oil  • election  • protests  • Washington  • emergency rule  • Armenia

    • Armenia Attacks Protesters

      Reuters  |  Mar 1, 08 4:30 PM CST

      Armenia Attacks Protesters

      (Newser) - Armenian cops fired on a crowd of protesters today and killed at least one as the country declared emergency rule, Reuters reports. Protests have raged daily since a Feb. 19 presidential election that opponents say was rigged for ex-premier Serzh Sarksyan. Police are holding opposition hopeful Levon Ter-Petrosian under house arrest and accuse the crowds of attempting a coup. More »

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      protests  • emergency rule  • Armenia  • freedom of expression  • police crackdown  • freedom of press

    • Mohammed Cartoon Goes on the Market

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 1, 08 9:30 AM CST

      Mohammed Cartoon Goes on the Market

      (Newser) - Kurt Westergaard, the artist behind the most controversial of the Danish cartoons that sparked fierce Muslim protest in 2005, is looking to sell his drawing. The sketch of Mohammed with a bomb in his turban has sent Westergaard into hiding, under police protection, and potential buyers may be scared off at the prospect of a similar backlash. But ideas for the drawing's fate abound, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      protests  • Denmark  • Danish Mohammed cartoons  • Mohammed  • editorial cartoons  • turbans  • Kurt Westergaard

  • February 2008