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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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(Newser) - Gay and straight protesters covered each other in kisses today outside Salt Lake City’s Mormon Temple, USA Today reports. The rally—inspired by a gay couple who were handcuffed and cited Friday for smooching on church property—was organized to condemn the Mormon ban on "offensive, indecent, obscene,... More »

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(Newser) - Riot police swarmed around Tehran University today, dispersing anyone attempting to gather in protest with batons, shields, and pepper spray, the Washington Post reports. “There are 300 of us in a small alley, and we are under attack by dozens of security forces,” one witness reported. Others... More »

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Iran • Tehran • protests • Tehran University • protesters • Iranian election • Iranian protests

Ousted Zelaya Heads to DC to Meet Clinton

Aims to shore up backing for return to power in Honduras

Jul 7, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(AP) - Diplomatic efforts to restore Manuel Zelaya to Honduras' presidency shifted back to Washington today as his supporters threatened to escalate protests and disrupt business across the empoverished Central American nation. A day after failing to land in Honduras to confront the interim government that ousted him, Zelaya boarded a plane... More »

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Hillary Clinton • protests • Honduras • Washington, DC • protesters • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya

(Newser) - China has clamped down hard on Xinjiang province after at least 156 people died in riots in Urumqi Sunday night, the New York Times reports. More than 1000 people have been detained and 20,000 security forces deployed in the capital. Cell phone and Internet services have been cut off... More »

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China • protests • Xinjiang • Uighurs • Urumqi • Kashgar

 As Riot Death Toll Mounts, 
 China Blames Uighur Exiles 

Uighur activists claim police opened fire on peaceful demonstration

Jul 6, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese state media are reporting that 156 people are dead and at least 828 injured and in the western city where clashes broke out between paramilitary police and Uighur demonstrators, Al Jazeera eports. Though the protests in Urumqi, Xinjian province, seemed to have died down, police are said to be... More »

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China • protests • police crackdown • political demonstrations • Han Chinese • Xinjiang • Uighurs • Urumqi

 140 Dead in China Muslim Riots 

1,000 said to have protested Beijing's handling of Uighur/Chinese incident

Jul 6, 09 2:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 140 people have been killed and 800 injured in clashes between rioters and police in China’s restive oil-rich Xinjiang region, reports the BBC. The clashes are the deadliest outbreak of violence in China in several years. The violence began after more than 1000 protesters—primarily Uighur Muslims—... More »

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China • protests • separatists • political demonstrations • Xinjiang • Uighurs • Chinese Muslims

 Jailed Newsweek 
 Journo Confessed 
 to Conspiracy: Iran 

State-run TV shows reporter confessing to filing biased reports to create unrest

Jul 2, 09 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Newsweek reporter who was arrested in Iran last month has confessed to filing "biased" news reports to stir unrest as part of a conspiracy to undermine the country's government, according to Iranian state-run media. Maziar Bahari made the alleged confession at a press conference Tuesday, Bloomberg reports. "... More »

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Iran • Newsweek • protests • journalist • confession • Iranian election • Maziar Bahari

 Iran Council Confirms 
 Ahmadinejad Win 

Top council makes decision

Jun 29, 09 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - After partially recounting ballots, Iran’s top legislators have confirmed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the victor in the country’s presidential election, the BBC reports. The decision by the 12-member, conservative-controlled Guardian Council was announced on state television and follows weeks of protests in which some 17 are believed to have... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • protests • Guardian Council • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Iranian protests

 Iran Police Clash 
 With 3K Protesters 

Witness describe chaos at a protest near Tehran mosque

Jun 28, 09 1:47 PM CDT
(AP) - Riot police clashed with up to 3,000 protesters near a mosque in north Tehran today, using tear gas and truncheons to break up Iran's first post-election demonstration in 5 days. Witnesses told the AP that some protesters fought back, chanting: "Where is my vote?" They said others described... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • protests • journalist • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Basij militia

Iran 'Retires' Soccer Players Over Protest

Banned for life for wristbands showing Mousavi support

Jun 23, 09 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran has barred four of its national soccer players from the field for life after they wore green wristbands during a match last week in apparent support of opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, an Iranian pro-government newspaper said. Six players wore the bands; most took them off at halftime,... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • soccer • protests • political demonstrations • protesters • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Iranian protests

(Newser) - Iran's official Guardian Council has declared absolutely that the nation's controversial presidential election will stand, reports CNN. "If a major breach occurs in an election, the Guardian Council may annul the votes," said a spokesman. "Fortunately, we found no witness of major fraud or breach in the... More »

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(Newser) - Iran is calm but tense today as police freed four family members of a former president and important Iranian cleric, the Los Angeles Times reports. But the oldest daughter of Hashemi Rafsanjani, a key backer of challenger Mir-Hossein Mousavi, was not released by authorities in Tehran. Five members of Rafsanjani's... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • protests • cleric • Ali Khamenei • Hashemi Rafsanjani • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

OPINION

 You Want a 
 Revolution? 
 There's a Cost 

To get real change, people will have to vote with bodies, not ballots

Jun 21, 09 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - When revolution came to Iran in 1979, it took thousands of people taking to the streets to finally break down the shah's authority. Now the revolutionary government has all that power and oil money, and the only way to elect a leader it doesn't approve of is with bodies, not... More »

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Iran • protests • revolution • mullahs • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • Revolutionary Court of Iran

Iranian Leaders at Odds on Election Results

Ministers at odds as violent scenes come to light

Jun 21, 09 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - A rift is growing between Iran’s political leadership as two top-ranking officials issued opposing statements on the results of the recent presidential election, CNN reports. The country’s parliamentary speaker today suggested Iran’s election authority had sided “with a certain candidate,” while the foreign minister claimed... More »

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Iran • investigation • Ali Larijani • protests • Manouchehr Mottaki • Iranian election

UPDATED

 Mousavi: I'm 'Ready 
 for Martyrdom' 

Iranian opposition leader calls for election 'annulment'

Jun 20, 09 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - As thousands of Iranian dissidents defied the decree of the supreme leader to end their demonstrations, the symbolic face of the protests told supporters in Tehran today that he is "ready for martyrdom,” the New York Times reports. Mir Hossein Mousavi urged protesters to stage a general strike... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Facebook • protests • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • protesters • Mir Hossein Mousavi

 10 Protests That 
 Changed History 

Iran's post-election storm has these precedents

Jun 19, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The post-election storm brewing in Iran prompted LiveScience to round up some of history's most significant protests:
  • A piece of paper nailed to a church door in 1517 sparked the Protestant Revolution.
  • Parisians moved more boldly, beheading the Bastille's governor to spark the French Revolution in 1789.
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Iran • Tiananmen Square • protests • revolution • Martin Luther King Jr. • political demonstrations • Mahatma Gandhi • Protestant Revolution • French Revolution • Boston Tea Party • American Revolution • Salt March • March on Washington

 Protesters Worldwide 
 Mark Suu Kyi's Birthday 

Burmese activist remains on trial

Jun 19, 09 5:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Activists worldwide are marking the 64th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese democracy activist who remains on trial for breaking the terms of her house arrest. The EU today called for her "unconditional release," and a group of celebrities ranging from Salman Rushdie to Julia Roberts... More »

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protests • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • Burma protest • Nobel Peace Prize • Nobel laureates

updated

 Ayatollah Calls for 
 Calm, Denies 
 Ballot Fraud 

'Zionists' and BBC are exploiting protests, Khamenei says

Jun 19, 09 4:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The supreme leader of Iran called for "peace and tranquility" in his first public speech since the contested presidential election, Al Jazeera reports. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei defended the legitimacy of the vote and told protesters to stop, notes the New York Times. "Street challenge is not acceptable,"... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • protests • Hashemi Rafsanjani • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi • supreme leader

 Photos Reveal 
 'Amazon Tiananmen' 

Photos from Peru add weight to claims government covered up massacre

Jun 19, 09 2:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Graphic photographs taken by aid workers reveal the extent of violence Peru's military used to crush a land-rights protest by indigenous people earlier this month, the Independent reports. Police are seen pulling injured protesters from ambulances and beating them and bodies are seen piled by the roadside, adding weight to... More »

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Peru • protests • protesters • Amazon rainforest • indigenous peoples

Mousavi Joins
Rally to Mourn
Protest Deaths

Opposition candidate vows not to retreat at latest Iran gathering

Jun 18, 09 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi joined tens of thousands of Iranians in Tehran today to mourn those killed during post-election protests. Mousavi also vowed not to compromise on his demand for a fresh election when he and two others meet with Iran’s Guardian Council on Saturday to address... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • protests • mourning • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

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