Over 100 activists from five political parties courted arrest today while staging a ‘civil disobedience’ in Bhubaneswar demanding the withdrawal of police from the proposed POSCO steel plant site. Activists of CPI, CPI(M), Forward Bloc, Rashtriya Janata Dal…
A hard core group of Quebec separatists plans to have its own security force on hand to keep things under control at its own protest against the monarchy next week. The Resistance Network of Quebec says it expects…
BEIJING, June 30 (Reuters) – Chinese police beat up and detained ethnic Mongolian herders who protested over the weekend against pollution caused by a lead mine, an overseas rights group said on Thursday, in the latest unrest to…
Word means ‘clean’ and is used by group planning banned rally against electoral corruption Malaysian activists in Bersih (Clean) T-shirts at a 2007 rally. Authorities have been arresting people for wearing the shirts ahead of a protest against…
In Indian society, corruption has become a norm. According to Indian journalist Dipankar Gupta, “Fear stalks most homes for nobody is sure when the next bribe will have to be given and to whom and for what. You…
This month a new flotilla is scheduled to set sail to Gaza. As will be recalled, in May 2010 a violent confrontation at sea between Israeli naval forces and pro-Palestinian activists led to the death of nine people and many…
A protester applauds as people gather during a demonstration in Minsk organized via social networks. June 24, 2011 They’re called «silent demonstrations;» thousands of people clapping their hands during weekly protests in more than 30 cities across heavily policed…
The Jenin Freedom Theatre lies in the heart of the Jenin Refugee Camp, and serves as an artistic outlet for Palestinian youth [Jenin Freedom Theatre] «We have slogan here. ‘From river to the sea, everyone should be free.’»…
Civil servants in Zimbabwe began an indefinite strike on Wednesday, demanding a pay hike of at least 150% and action against militants targeting teachers in rural areas. The public sector industrial action is particularly strong amongst teachers, who have borne…
Belarus riot police detained scores of demonstrators at a protest rally in the centre of the capital Minsk on Wednesday night, Reuters reports. The news agency reporter at the scene in the city centre said Belarusian special forces…
