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  • January 2008

    • Saakashvili Declared Victor in Georgia Vote

      BBC  |  Jan 6, 08 11:06 AM CST

      Saakashvili Declared Victor in Georgia Vote

      (Newser) - Official results today showed Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili won re-election with 52.8% of the vote, thus avoiding a runoff election that could've given detractors the chance to unite behind a single candidate, the BBC reports. Protesters claimed foul play, opposition leaders alleged unfair conditions and violations, and main challenger Levan Gachechiladze spoke of "terror" at the polls. More »

  • December 2007

    • Santa Claus Nailed to Cross

      Seattle Times  |  Dec 24, 07 8:52 AM CST

      Santa Claus Nailed to Cross

      (Newser) - A Washington state man's personal protest against the commercialism of Christmas is upsetting his new neighbors, and it's not too hard to understand why. A headless Santa Claus sings Christmas carols on Art Conrad's front porch, and another life-size Santa hangs crucified on a 15-foot cross in his yard. More »

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      protests  • Seattle  • Santa Claus  • commercialism

  • November 2007

    • Hindus Battle Riot Police in Malaysia

      Canadian Press  |  Nov 25, 07 8:30 AM CST

      Hindus Battle Riot Police in Malaysia

      (Newser) - For the second time in two weeks Malaysian police have used water cannons and tear gas to break up protests in Kuala Lumpur, reports the Canadian Press . More than 10,000 Hindus, Malaysia’s second-largest minority, took to the street around the Petronas Twin Towers chanting slogans and throwing rocks at police to protest discrimination by Malaysia’s Muslim-dominated government. More »

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      protests  • Malaysia

    • Chavez, Meet the Students

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 24, 07 5:35 PM CST

      Chavez, Meet the Students

      (Newser) - Chavez rules Venezuela’s congress, courts and army, but students like Stalin are blocking his way. That would be Ivan Stalin González—an undergrad who helped corral thousands to march against Chavez in recent weeks. Chavez has labeled the kids “terrorists,” but Stalin, as he likes to be called, says he's just another scruffy lefty student who slams Chavez's socialism. More »

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      protests  • Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez

    • Sorbonne Shut Down After Protests Turn Violent

      Associated Press  |  Nov 23, 07 7:59 AM CST

      Sorbonne Shut Down After Protests Turn Violent

      (Newser) - Administrators of the Sorbonne in Paris shut down the historic university today after clashes took place between student protesters and those trying to go to class, AP reports. School officials say the protesters, who object to a new French law that could lead to higher tuition, assaulted other students. The student protest coincides with a rail strike now in its 10th day. More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • protests  • Paris  • student

    • French Strikes Head Into Day 6

      BBC  |  Nov 19, 07 4:43 AM CST

      French Strikes Head Into Day 6

      (Newser) - The French transport strike headed into its sixth day today, with the unions losing some steam but hoping to hold out until tomorrow, when they will be reinforced by a separate strike of civil servants, lawyers and magistrates. Exasperated French commuters found some relief, as diminishing numbers of strikers meant more trains were running than last week.  More »

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      France  • protests  • Paris  • retirement  • strike  • labor unions  • train

    • Justice Dept. March Targets Hate Crimes

      Washington Post  |  Nov 16, 07 3:19 PM CST

      Justice Dept. March Targets Hate Crimes

      (Newser) - Thousands of marchers converged near the Justice Department in Washington, DC, today, to protest what they say is a lax attitude toward prosecuting hate crimes. The marchers, led by Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III, cited the Jena 6 controversy in Louisiana and a subsequent spate of incidents involving nooses or swastikas, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Department of Justice  • protests  • Washington DC  • civil rights  • Al Sharpton  • hate crime  • Jena Six

    • Italian Soccer Fans Riot After Shooting

      BBC  |  Nov 11, 07 7:11 PM CST

      Italian Soccer Fans Riot After Shooting

      (Newser) - The police shooting of an Italian soccer fan sparked riots and police clashes across the country today, the BBC reports. Hundreds in Rome torched a bus, smashed cop cars, and attacked a police barracks. In Milan, one game was stopped when angry fans tried to storm the field; more violence erupted in southern Italy at lower league games. "It was a tragic error," a police chief said of the killing. More »

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      Italy  • protests  • police  • soccer  • Olympic Games  • Rome  • riot  • Milan  • Tuscany

    • Pakistan Emergency to End 'Within One Month'

      Associated Press  |  Nov 10, 07 6:05 AM CST

      Pakistan Emergency to End 'Within One Month'

      (Newser) - The state of emergency will be lifted within a month, the government of Pakistan vowed today, as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was allowed to leave her villa to meet with supporters at the offices of her party. Police moved aside barricades used yesterday to prevent her from attending a planned rally protesting martial law and the suspension of the constitution. Bhutto is expected to meet today with foreign diplomats. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • protests  • Pakistan militants  • house arrest

    • Gunmen Injure 8 After Chavez Protest Rally

      Associated Press  |  Nov 8, 07 6:18 AM CST

      Gunmen Injure 8 After Chavez Protest Rally

      (Newser) - A band of hooded gunmen opened fire and tossed tear gas cannisters into a crowd of college students returning yesterday from a massive rally protesting President Hugo Chavez' policies. At least eight were injured, but no one was killed, AP reports. Panicked students raced through campus as ambulances arrived. Students had led a peaceful march of 80,000 to protest Chavez' constitutional proposals that would abolish presidential term limits and expand his powers. More »

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      protests  • Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • student  • university  • National Guard

    • With TV Cut Off, Pakistanis Turn to the Web

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Nov 8, 07 2:07 AM CST

      With TV Cut Off, Pakistanis Turn to the Web

      (Newser) - When Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule, he turned off all news outlets but his own, but couldn't stop Pakistanis from flocking to the Internet for independent news. The website of private news outfit GEO-TV was so flooded by traffic that the channel had to upgrade servers and remove non-text content to allow 500,000 simultaneous visitors, the Christian Science Monitor reports. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • cell phones  • protests  • blog  • online news  • martial law

    • Bhutto Steps Up Challenge to Emergency Rule

      Reuters  |  Nov 7, 07 5:14 AM CST

      Bhutto Steps Up Challenge to Emergency Rule

      (Newser) - The crisis in Pakistan escalated today as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto vowed to go ahead with a protest rally against emergency rule in Rawalpindi Friday, and lawyers battled police in the streets for a third day. Bhutto challenged President Pervez Musharraf to end military rule before Nov. 9, saying she will launch a massive long march from Lahore to Islamabad Nov. 13 unless civilian rule is restored. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • protests  • Pakistan elections  • Pakistan militants

  • October 2007

    • Burma Nabs Top Dissidents

      BBC  |  Oct 13, 07 10:02 AM CDT

      Burma Nabs Top Dissidents

      (Newser) - Myanmar’s rulers have arrested just about every major dissident at large, the BBC reports. The junta rounded up three more prominent figures, among them Htay Kywe, who had been in hiding. He was a leader not only of the recent protests but of the 1988 uprising as well. Amnesty International expressed “fear that they risk torture and ill treatment.” More »

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      Burma  • protests  • Myanmar  • junta  • Rangoon  • dissidents