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Bahraini protesters injured during renewed Demonstrations

Demonstrators holding renewed anti-regime protests showed off injuries they had received after being allegedly shot by security forces using birdshot...

by AM-Bahrain in Bahrain on 17/05/2012

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Demonstrations continue in village of Diraz

Protesters who have been demonstrating against the Al Khalifa regime in the village of Diraz for more than a year, could be seen out on the streets,...

by AM-Bahrain in Bahrain on 17/05/2012

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Internet driven protest against mainstream media channel - Athens

Protesters have gathered outside Greece’s oldest mainstream media channel “Mega TV” accusing it of propaganda tactics, news framing, corruption and...

by Kostas Mavk in Greece on 16/05/2012

BREAKING NEWS

17/05/2012 - Bahraini protesters injured during renewed Demonstrations - Bahrain - Demonstrators holding renewed anti-...
17/05/2012 - Demonstrations continue in village of Diraz - Bahrain - Protesters who have been demonstrating...
16/05/2012 - Internet driven protest against mainstream media channel - Athens - Greece - Protesters have gathered outside Greece...
16/05/2012 - Leaders of the student movement in Chile - Chile - A series of portraits showing the main...
15/05/2012 - 365 days with the 15M movement - Madrid - Spain - To celebrate the first anniversary of...
15/05/2012 - Occupy Wall Street sit-down protest in Times Square - United States - Occupy Wall Street has an afternoon of...
15/05/2012 - 15M holds fake court hearing in front of the Caixa HQ - Barcelona - Spain - Approximately 500 'Indignados...
15/05/2012 - Occupy London tour financial institutions in the City of London - United Kingdom - Activists staged a running tour of the...
15/05/2012 - 15M - Funeral march for public education in Barcelona - Spain - On the anniversary of the legendary...
15/05/2012 - Protestors Call for end to Militarization in Quezon Province - Philippines - Hundreds of protestors from various...

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Nepal Shutdown enters second day

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Nepal Shutdown enters second day

Normal life cripples across the country Nepal for the second day due to the three-day general strike called by various ethnic groups demanding ethnicity-based federalism in the new cons...
by Sunil Sharma, on 21st of May 2012
Separation of Church and State protest in Norway

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Separation of Church and State protest in Norway

Several people rallied outside the Norwegian parliament against the separation of church and state in Norway. New laws state that bishops and deans are elected by the church themselves ...
by Alejandro Decap, on 21st of May 2012
Stop the Evictions protests continue in Barcelona

Society

Stop the Evictions protests continue in Barcelona

The 'Platform for Mortgages Affected', ran by citizens who cannot pay their mortgages, conduct a solidarity protest in front of another home marked for eviction.
by Ramon Costa, on 21st of May 2012
Rebuilding houses in Al Mufaqarah

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Rebuilding houses in Al Mufaqarah

The Palestinian Popular Struggle Coordination Committee launch a campaign to support the community of al Mufaqarah, in its struggle to remain, by the construction of new brick houses.
by Elo Bollack, on 19th of May 2012
Pakistan Pera Medical Staff association in pay protest

Politics

Pakistan Pera Medical Staff association in pay protest

Employees of Pakistan Pera Medical Staff association conduct a rally from the civil hospital to the Hyderabad press club for salary increases and more protection from the government.
by janali laghari, on 21st of May 2012
NEFIN activists rally during three day strike against the media

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NEFIN activists rally during three day strike against t...

Normal life continues to be affected across the country, on the second day of a three day strike called by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN). The activists target...
by Kumar Shrestha, on 21st of May 2012
IDAHO LGBT Pride demonstration calling for equality in Ankara, Turkey

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IDAHO LGBT Pride demonstration calling for equality in ...

The annual IDAHO (International Day against Homophobia) march through Ankara, Turkey, called for full legal equality in the Turkish constitution, and an end to the death penalty and hom...
by Bradley Secker, on 20th of May 2012
Norway's Mass Killer Breivik On Trial - Week 6

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Norway's Mass Killer Breivik On Trial - Week 6

The trial against terrorist Anders Behring Breivik continues on it´s sixth week in Oslo court house. Anders is responsible for the killing of 77 people on 22 July 2011.
by Alexander Widding, on 21st of May 2012
Students gather to support the Islamic revolution

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Students gather to support the Islamic revolution

Students Liberation Movement unite and moving to enforce Islamic ideology because Indonesia has failed to consider reformation. Student rally held in front of the building Grahadi.
by Robertus Pudyanto, on 21st of May 2012
Alliance For Referendum of Taiwan Sit-In - Taipei

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Alliance For Referendum of Taiwan Sit-In - Taipei

The Alliance For referendum of Taiwan stage a long running sit-in outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, calling for safeguarding of civil rights.
by Craig Ferguson, on 21st of May 2012
Demonstrators gather against poverty - Surabaya

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Demonstrators gather against poverty - Surabaya

People gather in front Parliament Building in Surabaya demanding that the government rid the nation of poverty.
by Robertus Pudyanto, on 21st of May 2012
Indigenous nationalities continue strike against three-party agreement

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Indigenous nationalities continue strike against three-...

People walking on a deserted road in Kathmandu as vehicular movement came to a halt due to the second day of bandh called by indigenous nationalities demanding identity-based federalism...
by Kumar Shrestha, on 21st of May 2012
Ultra-Orthodox Jews rally against the dangers of the internet

Society

Ultra-Orthodox Jews rally against the dangers of the in...

An estimated forty thousand Ultra-Orthodox Jews participated in a huge rally at Citi Field in Queens, New York. Rabbis discussed the evils of the Internet and the damages caused by elec...
by magneticpic Giovanni Savino, on 20th of May 2012
Aftermath after clashes - Beirut

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Aftermath after clashes - Beirut

Two people were killed and more than 18 were injured in Beirut's Tariq al-Jadideh after heavy clashes between two local parties.
by Issam Abdallah, on 21st of May 2012
NATO protesters and police take over downtown Chicago

Society

NATO protesters and police take over downtown Chicago

The NATO summit meeting held in downtown Chicago was greeted by thousands of protesters and a heavy police presence as demonstrators gathered holding signs and placards.
by Joey Delisi, on 20th of May 2012
27th Student demonstration turns violent

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27th Student demonstration turns violent

Three days after the law 78 was implemented students keep defying the new decree by taking the streets. Police forces declared the demonstration illegal as soon as it started, and soon ...
by David Vilder, on 21st of May 2012
Leaders of the student movement in Chile

Politics

Leaders of the student movement in Chile

A series of portraits showing the main student movement spokespersons, including the former and current presidents of the Student Federation of the University of Chile (FECH), Camila Ga...
by Mario_Tellez Tellez, on 16th of May 2012
Radical Ismalist Ansar al-Sharia party hold annual meeting in Kairouan

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Radical Ismalist Ansar al-Sharia party hold annual meet...

Radical Ismalist Ansar al-Sharia party, a hardline Islamic movement calling for sharia law, was held in Kairouan with approximately 3,000 supporters of the Salafist movement attending.
by R. Byhre, on 21st of May 2012
AIDS Candlelight Memorial - Paris

Our World

AIDS Candlelight Memorial - Paris

The 29th Anniversary of the International Aids Candlelight Memorial was held in collaboration with various AIDS activists and the Sidaction NGO, at the Memorial Section of the La Villet...
by Tom Craig, on 20th of May 2012
Blockupy Demonstration in Frankfurt

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Blockupy Demonstration in Frankfurt

A large demonstration took place in Frankfurt, near the European Central Bank. Demonstrators criticised the capitalism system and austerity measures, and demanded that human beings be c...
by Michele Lapini, on 19th of May 2012

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