protest incidents

A thought provoked by this story: Protesters Burn EU Flag in North Kosovo (AP) Emphasis added. This is the first story I've ever heard where demonstrators burned the EU flag. Is it really the first time ever?

Interesting. I wondered whether anyone here in Scotland would pick up and run with this latest spate of protests (after London, Manchester and Birmingham got pickets planned); http://www.partyvan.info/index.php/Project_Chanology/Target_IRL/europe#Edinburgh I'm considering at least observation...

Jeremiah Munsen, 18, and another individual allegedly conspired to intimidate African-American demonstrators at the Sept. 20 rally, crafting two nooses out of extension cords, attaching them to the back of the vehicle and repeatedly driving slowly by a group of marchers waiting at a bus depot to...

*Sniff*. All men are created equal... Oh... wait *tears*. Evil triumphs when good men do nothing. Oh, hang on... So, Dylan, you and your friend Bermas announced once on your radio show that you would be willing to give your life for this cause. So, where are you? Where are the day...

Apologies in advance: this is a post and run thread. I have time to open this thread, but am unlikely to have time to participate actively in it until apple season is over. But I wanted to post excerpts from these news story, and links to the stories, while these are still current and while...

Not sure how many have heard about this, a quick (far from comprehensive) check of the forums revealed no posts about it. This week, a group of protesters from the US, UK, and Canada went to the Great Wall and unveiled a large banner calling for freedom for Tibet in both English and Chinese...

Cairo anti-Mubarak rallies grow I wonder if the fact that there are thousands of riot police present for an event there are only hundreds of protestors is a good sign or not. *winky smiley*

This would be laughable if it wasn't so bloody infuriating. Today protesters got into the house of commons and were wrestled to the floor. They were just "pro-hunting" protesters, they could have been armed terrorists. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3656524.stm A man dressed as...