Browsing Archive: October, 2013

Protesting Against Police in Turkey, Brazil, U.S. California. France Sees Protests About Ecotax

Posted by HCN on Tuesday, October 29, 2013,
Roundup comprised of excerpts from articles:

Turkey
Turkish police break up protest after court ruling

Demonstrators have clashed with police outside of a Turkish courthouse after it declined to order the arrest of a policeman accused of killing an anti-government protester. The accused claims he acted in self-defense.

29.10.13

http://www.dw.de/turkish-police-break-up-protest-after-court-ruling/a-17188718


Brazil
Violent protests in Brazil after police shoot teenager

Brazilian police say they have de...
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Crackdown on Protest in Sudan

Posted by HCN on Tuesday, October 29, 2013,
Sudan arrests seven university professors in crackdown on protests

Tuesday Oct 29, 2013  |  Reuters

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese authorities arrested seven university professors, a human rights lawyer said on Monday, extending a crackdown on opposition activists after fuel price increases touched off the country's worst unrest for years.

The Khartoum government cut fuel subsidies to ease a financial crunch aggravated by the secession of oil-producing South Sudan in 2011. The move doubled pump p...
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