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…
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…
Hördur Torfason (Reykjavík, 1945) is a professional activist from Iceland. One Saturday in October of 2008, as the massive financial crisis broke out in his country, Torfason planted himself in front of Parliament and began urging passers-by to…
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.’»…
Hundreds of protesters led by a bulldozer marched on the Wall in Bil’in today after the Israeli army began dismantling it earlier this week. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad ank MK Mohammed Barakah participated in the demonstration. Israeli soldiers open…
(New York) — Emadeddin Baghi, one of Iran’s most outspoken human rights activists, told Amnesty International Tuesday following his release from prison that his perspective on his freedom is subdued as many others remain unjustly imprisoned in Iran. When freed,…
Up to 1,000 people turned out in the Belarus capital yesterday in a rare protest against economic hardship, defying a warning by President Alexander Lukashenko that he would «strike hard» against them. Police sealed off Minsk’s Oktyabrskaya Square close to…
Tens of thousands of people marching from different parts of Madrid converged on Neptune square, near Congress, to protest the way politicians are handling the economic crisis. Despite the heat, around 40,000 Spaniards (according to a measurement…
Seven Palestinians were injured yesterday during violent clashes erupted between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths in the west of Ramallah.According to local sources, residents of Deir Qadis area peacefully marched toward the Apartheid wall with the participation…
