Protest Tracker

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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 detained some 90 people in violent protests in the country's largest city, Sao Paulo. The demonstrations come after police shot dead a teenager in a confrontation on the weekend.
 29.10.13

http://www.dw.de/violent-protests-in-brazil-after-police-shoot-teenager/a-17188999


California, U.S.
Protest Over Andy Lopez Killing 10.29.13
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Hundreds roar through Santa Rosa streets in protest of Andy Lopez shooting
By THE PRESS DEMOCRAT STAFF
October 29, 2013, 10:16 AM
A noon rally and march Tuesday protesting the killing of 13-year-old Andy Lopez by a sheriff's deputy was expected to draw as many as 1,500 people to downtown Santa Rosa.

Initially, the crowd appeared to be in the hundreds.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20131029/articles/131029532

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Protesters march after boy killed by Calif. deputy
Protesters hold an image of Andy Lopez as they march on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Hundreds of people have gathered in Santa Rosa...
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/crime/articleGallery/Protesters-march-after-boy-killed-by-Calif-deputy-4934371.php


France
France suspends ecotax on trucks after violent protests
The French government has announced that it is suspending a planned environmental tax on trucks after bitter protests by farmers. It was the second time within a few days that Paris backed away from a tax hike. .

http://www.dw.de/france-suspends-ecotax-on-trucks-after-violent-protests/a-17189740

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Latest update: 29/10/2013
France caves in to Brittany 'ecotax' protesters

The French government has decided to suspend an unpopular environmental tax on heavy goods vehicles following a weekend of protests in Brittany...

In a humiliating climb-down Tuesday, the French government “suspended indefinitely” a green tax on heavy goods vehicles that was due to go into force in January 2014, following a weekend of violent protests in Brittany.

The unpopular “ecotax”, aimed at encouraging environmentally-friendly commercial transport, was designed to impose new levies on French and foreign vehicles transporting commercial goods weighing over 3.5 tonnes....



HCN article posted 5:30pm EST