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Topless Protester's Fury After "Stupid" Putin "Liked" Her Demonstration
World  (tags: world, politics, Russia, activists, protests, news, society, interesting, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!' )

Cal
- 40 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Vladimir Putin may have "liked" the topless feminist protester who confronted him with an obscene slogan daubed on her back - but she is less than impressed with his response.
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Putin and Merkel Open Hanover Trade Fair
World  (tags: Germany, Hannover, Messe, trade fair, Putin, Merkel, protests, society, Russia )

Angelika
- 40 days ago - dw.de
Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened the Hanover Trade Fair with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as protesters outside decried a perceived descent to dictatorship under Putin's rule.
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Putin Topless Protest: Russian President's Germany Visit Disrupted By Bare-Breasted Protester
World  (tags: Germany, Hannover trade fair, Putin, Merkel, protests, femen, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', freedoms )

Angelika
- 40 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Putin and Merkel were taking in a presentation of a new car model at the Volkswagen stand by the company's chief executive, Martin Winterkorn, when the four bare-breasted women started chanting "f... dictator".
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Palestinians Greet Obama With Popular Resistance; Army Arrests Dozens
World  (tags: Israel, West Bank, Palestinians, protests, Obama, conflict, middle-east, humanrights, IDF, Ramallah, Hebron, MLK )

Angelika
- 59 days ago - 972mag.com
Meanwhile in Hebron, Israeli army forces arrested about 30 schoolchildren, at least five of whom were between the ages of 8 and 10 and thus under the age of criminal responsibility, according to B'Tselem..
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The Global Austerity Resistance Continues
World  (tags: austerity, budget cuts, Spain Greece, resistance, demonstrations, protests, people vs governments, hardship, poverty, unemployment, suicides, enough is enough )

Brian
- 68 days ago - thenation.com
"Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Spain and Greece this week in response to ongoing budget cuts and high unemployment."
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Protesters Block Dismantling of Part of Berlin Wall - East Side Gallery: 'Let the Wall Stand'
World  (tags: East Side Gallery, Berlin, Berlin Wall, art, artists, protests )

Angelika
- 77 days ago - spiegel.de
In 1989, the crowds yelled for the Berlin Wall to come down. But, on Friday, hundreds of protesters stopped workers from dismantling part of the longest remaining stretch of the Wall so that a luxury apartment complex could be built.
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Syrian War Threatens to Spread to Neighbors
World  (tags: world, middle-east, news, politics, Syria, protests, Arab Springgovernment )

Cal
- 223 days ago - spiegel.de
With deaths in Turkey, shelling in Lebanon and skirmishes on the border with Jordan, it is clear the war in Syria has begun to spill over to into neighboring states.
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Thousands March for Reform in Jordan
World  (tags: world, middle-east, news, politics, Jordan, protests, Arab Springgovernment )

Cal
- 225 days ago - latimes.com
Led by the Muslim Brotherhood, demonstrators hold the country's largest rally since the region's Arab Spring protests began. While the king remains popular, changes to parliament are sought.
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CANADA: Protests Resume as Quebec Universities Reopen
World  (tags: world, politics, education, protests, Canada, society, news, freedoms )

Cal
- 264 days ago - www2.macleans.ca
The calm of summer was shattered Monday with the reopening of Quebec universities, where some classes were disrupted as protesters disobeyed the back-to-school law.
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Tens of Thousands Defy Putin's Crackdown
World  (tags: world, politics, ethics, government, Russia, Putin, protests, civil disobedience, activism, society, news )

Cal
- 340 days ago - spiegel.de
Chanting 'Russia without Putin" and 'Putin to jail,' tens of thousands of Russians defied the government's tough new anti-demonstration laws and staged a mass rally in Moscow to protest against the Russian president
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Verdict Revives Egyptian Anger
World  (tags: EGypt, Mubarak Trial, verdict, protests, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', news, middle-east, world, humanrights, government, crime )

Cal
- 349 days ago - ipsnews.net
If the life sentences for former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and one of his key allies were meant to placate Egyptians, they have had the opposite effect.
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Vietnam: Dow Chemical Shouldn't Sponsor the Olympics
World  (tags: world, politics, Olympics, Dow Chemical, legacy of the Vietnam War, protests, activism, vietnam, IOC, society, news, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!' )

Cal
- 359 days ago - globalpost.com
Vietnam joins the protest against Olympic sponsor Dow Chemical, accused of "green-washing" its Agent Orange sins.
12 comments
Bahrain Protesters Join Anti-Government March in Manama
World  (tags: protests, activism, world, news, Bahrain, middle-east, politics, government, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!' )

Cal
- 435 days ago - bbc.co.uk
Tens of thousands of people have joined an anti-government march just outside the Bahraini capital, Manama.
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A PHOTO ESSAY: The Brave Young Faces of Syria's Revolution
World  (tags: children, activists, world, news, politics, protests, Syria, government inspired genocide, repression, middle-east, violence, government, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights, freedoms )

Cal
- 439 days ago - theweek.com
Photos of children protesting President Bashar al-Assad's bloody reign reveal the most vulnerable side of a defiant Syria
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Occupy Budapest: Protests Challenge Power Grab By the 'Viktator' in Hungary
World  (tags: news, politics, protests, Hungary, world, government, ethics, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights, HumanRights, society )

Cal
- 494 days ago - pbs.org
As huge protests choke downtown Budapest, organizers say a Hungarian spring is underway.
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