protest incidents

Express:'Pro-Erdogan thugs' batter women as they savagely attack Kurdish protestors in Washington "VIOLENT clashes erupted outside the Turkish ambassadors’ residence in Washington DC after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security physically attacked Kurdish protestors. "Nine people were hurt...

The recent wave of protests during the National Anthem that was sparked by Colin Kaepernick's "taking a knee" before San Francisco 49 'ers football games has become a hot issue around the country as thousands of other fans and athletes across the country are starting to do the same thing...

Has anyone here been following the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy? Anti-Pipeline Protest Grows In North Dakota Update on Dakota Access Pipeline protests Mandan, Hidatsa, Arickara Nation supports Standing Rock's opposition to Dakota Access Pipeline Construction

So this happened today, and is supposed to happen all week. Hopefully the weather will remain nice. Hundreds flock to US Capitol to protest money in politics http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/politics/article/Hundreds-flock-to-US-Capitol-to-protest-money-in-7241660.php Hundreds of 'Democracy...

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/24/457214142/5-people-are-shot-at-site-of-black-lives-matter-protest-in-minneapolis Apparently, several protesters at a rally in Minneapolis were shot last night by reportedly masked white men who might have been harassing the protestors verbally...

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/11/16/black-lives-matter-protesters-shut-down-i-94-in-minneapolis/ This is currently happening but I have not seen a mention of it on any national news. And I'm OK with that. Yes, there should be an investigation into the incident, but I think we will be...

Do Brits really need a revolution? http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-29919083

It will be interesting to see how this develops. Seems to be about how Beijing hand-picks candidates which the people may then vote for. Of course, that's not any kind of real democracy. Not much better than "democracy" in Iran, where the eligible candidates are pre-approved by some body of...

Wow, who could have seen this one coming? :rolleyes: http://www.politicususa.com/2014/05/17/americanspringexcuses-overtakes-twitter-operation-american-spring-epic-fail.html Seems like these clowns took a page from the Cliven Bundy book of... whatever...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25825872 Stay safe Foolmewunz.

As far as I can tell, this is at most evidence that one person there said it once. But the claim has been made, and the video is consistent with it as an illustration (not proof). Judge for yourself: 41XENUuwKP8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41XENUuwKP8 Playing it for all it's worth (note...

There's been some tensions in Turkey for quite a while now, with Prime Minister Erdogan and the ruling party, the Islamic AKP, becoming ever more unpopular with wide segments of Turks. Last night there was a demonstration against one of the last parks in downtown Istanbul being turned into a...

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein arrested in protest outside presidential debate at Hofstra University Before her arrest, she had this to say: pnam1yi5bVs

http://www.news.com.au/national/police-use-pepper-spray-on-anti-islamic-film-protesters-in-sydney-at-the-us-consulate/story-fndo4bst-1226474744811 I know we have had a few threads on the round of protests against the US, but this one is different. Australia is not some stone age Muslim den of...

What's your opinion. I think they are kind of stupid. Here is the background. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Quebec_student_protests Most people on here are at least left leaning. These people are fairly leftist. But I'm thinking most on here wouldn't even support them. Try and convince...

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/05/14/canadian-sea-shepherd-founder-arrested-in-germany/

OK, so there is a NATO summit meeting here in Chicago in a few days, and there are supposed to be thousands of legitimate demonstrators (and dozens of criminal anarchists here to cause only trouble) and I cannot for the life of me figure out what there is to protest? I know the peace activists...

Those with unusually long memories will perhaps recall a pepper-spraying incident at the University of California, Davis last year (2011). They Reynoso and Kroll reports, compiled at a cost of around half a million dollars, have finally been released (they were delayed by a suit from the Police...

So we boarded the subway and headed towards the Syntagma Square. That particular station was closed, so we had to get out at the next station and walk to Syntagma. As soon as we got out at the Monastiraki station, the smell of tear gas was everywhere. Although it was still 19:00, we saw a lot of...

He behaves so unhinged he seems to either either have mental problems or serious substance abuse issues: R4od4QQVK1o

From Digital Spy And the original report:

http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/World/Shame_Male_Egyptian_Soldiers_Kick_Cairo_Woman_Protester-6205.html "10-strong mob of Egyptian male soldiers viciously beat up a woman protester in Cairo and as the woman lay helplessly on the ground her shirt is ripped from her body and a man kicks her...

After watching several videos related to OWS violence and following the trails of people who like to complain about such trivial nonsense as "littering in the streets", "improper hygiene", and what real "losers" these people are, I have noticed a pattern in the violence and I'm sure this won't...

My Occupy LA Arrest, by Patrick Meighan But, I suppose they all deserved it, for disobeying the police when they were told to disperse.

Very eye-opening article from Naomi Wolf in The Guardian UK: (emphases mine)

The title says it all. Using minimal force on people blocking a street is sensible. Gratuitously pepper spraying people who are sitting legally on grass by the side of the street isn't. Justifying it with an explicit, direct lie shows the arrogance and confidence held by the thugs. The fact...

How do people with no job go on strike? http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/02/us/occupy-demonstrators/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 This pretty much sums it up:

http://crooksandliars.com/nicole-belle/chris-hayes-you-cant-be-protester-and So bunch of protesters went to their bank with a sign that said "I AM CLOSING MY BOA ACCOUNT TODAY" to do just that, and the bank refused to allow them to close their accounts. Other than the usual anger, I'm just...

Here's my coverage of the OccupyLA protest that occurred yesterday at Los Angeles City Hall. What do you guys think? Was the coverage fair? Did you agree with any of the signs? Part 1. Part 2. <-------- Some moron yelling at cops. Part 3. Part 4.

Did anybody show up? http://usdayofrage.org/ The really funny one is the "occupation" of Wall Street. http://usdayofrage.org/public-announcements/150-important-announcement-tactical-plans-for-sept17-occupywallstreet.html For those who don't know NYC let me explain the humor. Normally Wall...