Read more police crackdown stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11679/police-crackdown.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-12T13:42:09http://www.newser.com/story/75567/new-iranian-protests-turn-violent.htmlA state-run rally devolved into chaos in Tehran today, as police clashed with opposition supporters renewing their post-election discontent. Police fired tear gas at the protesters in various squares throughout the city, while plainclothes Basij militia beat demonstrators with batons, witnesses told Reuters and the AP . Elsewhere, protesters and the...http://www.newser.com/story/75567/new-iranian-protests-turn-violent.html2009-12-07T12:53:03http://www.newser.com/story/63695/as-riot-death-toll-mounts-china-blames-uighur-exiles.htmlChinese state media are reporting that 156 people are dead and at least 828 injured and in the western city where clashes broke out between paramilitary police and Uighur demonstrators, Al Jazeera eports. Though the protests in Urumqi, Xinjian province, seemed to have died down, police are said to be...http://www.newser.com/story/63695/as-riot-death-toll-mounts-china-blames-uighur-exiles.html2009-07-06T20:45:11http://www.newser.com/story/62870/mousavis-options-shrink-as-crackdown-hardens.htmlTwo weeks after Iran's allegedly rigged presidential election, the regime's clampdown has hardened and left opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with few avenues for protest. The New York Times reports that shouts of "God is great" and "Death to the dictator" continue to echo at night in...http://www.newser.com/story/62870/mousavis-options-shrink-as-crackdown-hardens.html2009-06-26T10:45:53http://www.newser.com/story/53030/pakistan-bans-protest-arrests-opposition-workers.htmlPakistan’s government began cracking down on the opposition today in ways reminiscent of deposed dictator Pervez Musharraf, the New York Times reports. Police arrested hundreds of political workers today, and the government banned a protest national march scheduled for tomorrow, declaring that demonstrators wouldn’t be allowed into Islamabad. Organizer Nawaz...http://www.newser.com/story/53030/pakistan-bans-protest-arrests-opposition-workers.html2009-03-11T17:05:39http://www.newser.com/story/23458/chinese-police-kill-8-protesters.htmlChinese police killed eight protesters and wounded dozens more overnight in Sichuan province when they opened fire on a demonstration led by Tibetan monks, the Times of London reports. The altercation started when police searched a Tibetan monastery, confiscating phones and images of the Dalai Lama. After arresting two, the...http://www.newser.com/story/23458/chinese-police-kill-8-protesters.html2008-04-04T22:29:56http://www.newser.com/story/20483/armenia-attacks-protesters.htmlArmenian cops fired on a crowd of protesters today and killed at least one as the country declared emergency rule, Reuters reports. Protests have raged daily since a Feb. 19 presidential election that opponents say was rigged for ex-premier Serzh Sarksyan. Police are holding opposition hopeful Levon Ter-Petrosian under house...http://www.newser.com/story/20483/armenia-attacks-protesters.html2008-03-01T22:30:00http://www.newser.com/story/16161/chinese-man-killed-over-cellphone-video.htmlMore than 50 municipal inspectors beat to death an onlooker filming a confrontation between government officials and villagers in central China, CNN reports, sparking renewed criticism of China's press-freedom record. The head of the city administration bureau was fired today, reports the state news agency Xinhua, as authorities reacted quickly...http://www.newser.com/story/16161/chinese-man-killed-over-cellphone-video.html2008-01-11T21:37:48http://www.newser.com/story/12571/russian-crackdown-draws-fire.htmlAuthorities detained Russian opposition leaders yesterday and broke up a St. Petersburg rally and march in the second day of aggressive crackdowns on dissent, the Washington Post reports. Several candidates in Sunday's parliamentary elections were among the 200 held. "They have forbidden us from discussing Putin," one candidate told demonstrators...http://www.newser.com/story/12571/russian-crackdown-draws-fire.html2007-11-26T15:40:00http://www.newser.com/story/7004/worlds-oldest-profession-goes-digital.htmlThe women of the night have taken to the virtual streets of Craigslist.org, the Times reports, sometimes flying across the country to meet clients and trade money for sex. On Long Island, Nassau County authorities have made over 70 arrests since last year, part of a nationwide crackdown using...http://www.newser.com/story/7004/worlds-oldest-profession-goes-digital.html2007-09-05T20:38:58