Tag: Protests

Categories Middle East

Iran says ‘decisive’ action will be taken if riots continue, warns US against fueling tensions within the country

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned it will quell public disturbances “decisively” if the riots that gripped the country following fuel price hikes continue. … Read More >Iran says ‘decisive’ action will be taken if riots continue, warns US against fueling tensions within the country

Categories Asia & Pacific

Protesters rally outside Japan’s 1st arms show amid fears of a return to WWII-era militarism (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

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Some 200 protesters gathered outside a convention center near Tokyo to demonstrate against the government-backed DSEI Japan exhibition, the country’s first-ever arms show. … Read More >Protesters rally outside Japan’s 1st arms show amid fears of a return to WWII-era militarism (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Categories Middle East

Foreign-backed ‘hooligans’ behind protest violence: Iran’s Khamenei condemns ‘sabotage’, endorses fuel price hike

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The Iranian government’s surprise decision to raise gasoline prices, which caused protests around the country, should be implemented, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said, blaming the violence amid demonstrations on criminals. … Read More >Foreign-backed ‘hooligans’ behind protest violence: Iran’s Khamenei condemns ‘sabotage’, endorses fuel price hike

Categories Middle East

Palestinian journalist loses an eye after being hit by Israeli rubber bullet at West Bank land seizure protest (GRAPHIC)

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A Palestinian journalist lost his eye after being hit by an Israeli rubber-coated bullet. Moath Amarneh was mutilated despite wearing a ‘Press’ vest while covering a protest in the West Bank’s Hebron governorate. … Read More >Palestinian journalist loses an eye after being hit by Israeli rubber bullet at West Bank land seizure protest (GRAPHIC)

Categories Latin America

Ecuador cuts off RT Spanish broadcast without explanation following minister’s complaint about protest coverage

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Ecuador’s public television provider, the National Telecommunications Corporation, has cut off its broadcast of RT Spanish. The move comes weeks after Ecuador’s interior minister complained about RT covering local protests. … Read More >Ecuador cuts off RT Spanish broadcast without explanation following minister’s complaint about protest coverage

Categories UK

‘Barbaric behavior beyond the line’: HK justice secretary sustains arm injury as angry mob attacks her in London (VIDEO)

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Dozens of supporters of the Hong Kong anti-government protest ganged up on a visiting member of the city’s government while she was visiting London to promote a Chinese business hub as a venue for conflict resolution. … Read More >‘Barbaric behavior beyond the line’: HK justice secretary sustains arm injury as angry mob attacks her in London (VIDEO)

Categories Latin America

WATCH Morales supporters tear-gassed in clashes with riot police as Bolivians protest unelected ‘interim president’ (VIDEO)

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Thousands of supporters of deposed Bolivian President Evo Morales gathered in La Paz to demand the resignation of self-declared “interim” leader Jeanine Anez, where they squared off with riot police in hectic street clashes. … Read More >WATCH Morales supporters tear-gassed in clashes with riot police as Bolivians protest unelected ‘interim president’ (VIDEO)