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Quebec Student Protests: 2.5K Arrested So Far

Matt Cantor — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:45:10 CDT

With countless students taking to the streets of Quebec to protest tuition hikes, the number of arrests over the last three months has already hit 2,500 —and it's still growing. Protesters were initially furious over the increased fees; now they're also opposing a new law limiting demonstration rights, the...

NATO Protesters' Chicago Target Today: Boeing

Kevin Spak — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:49:18 CDT

Many downtown businesses and dozens of Metra rail stations are closed in Chicago today as the city braces for the final day of fiery protests against the NATO summit there. This time organizers with the Occupy Chicago movement have planned a morning march on Boeing's building on the Chicago River...

Thousands March on NATO Summit

Sun, 20 May 2012 16:17:04 CDT

Thousands of demonstrators upset with the war in Afghanistan, climate change, and the erosion of union rights marched through downtown Chicago today, taking their discontent on a wide range of world issues to leaders assembled for a NATO summit. The protest, one of the city's largest in years, was to...

US Veterans to Return Medals at NATO Protest

Kevin Spak — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:31:05 CDT

A group of 30 to 50 US veterans from the post-9/11 era intend to return their service medals this Sunday to protest a war on terror they say they no longer believe in. The veterans plan to lead an anti-war march on a NATO summit in Chicago, carrying American flags,...

May Day Protests Sweep the Globe

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 01 May 2012 07:31:37 CDT

May Day rallies are in effect in all corners of the globe, from Greece and Iraq to France and the Philippines—and, soon, stateside. What began as an international workers' holiday has morphed into an international day of protest, fueled in part by the Occupy Wall Street movement, with Asians...

Occupy Plots Global Protests Tomorrow

Matt Cantor — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:23:11 CDT

We haven't heard much from Occupy Wall Street in a while, so protesters are looking to make some noise tomorrow. Groups from Barcelona to London to Kuala Lumpur, as well as in 115 cities across the US, are getting ready for May 1, known as International Workers' Day. "We call...

Huge Malaysia Protest Hit With Tear Gas

Mark Russell — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:25:25 CDT

As many as 100,000 demonstrators in Kuala Lumpur protesting for election reform were met by tear gas and chemical-laced water, reports the AP . The peaceful protest lasted for several hours, but as it was dispersing a small group tried to cross police barricades, leading to the chemical response. Government...

Filmmakers Protest Tribeca Fest Sponsor

Matt Cantor — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:59:05 CDT

A number of filmmakers are fuming over the Tribeca Film Festival's choice of sponsors. Among the festival's backers is Brookfield Properties, owner of Zuccotti Park—the former home of Occupy Wall Street. Brookfield helped empty the park of protesters in a move that violated their First Amendment rights, say the...

Punk Band Faces 7 Years for Putin Protest

Rob Quinn — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:48:05 CDT

Three members of a feminist punk band are being harshly punished for mocking Vladimir Putin in a protest inside Russia's main Orthodox church. The trio were among five members of Pussy Riot who rushed to the pulpit during a service earlier this year, and chanted: "Mother Mary, drive Putin away....