Chile: Talks broken, police move in on students
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean police used water cannons and tear gas to break up a student march for free public education on Thursday, hours after protesters’ talks with the government collapsed.A huge...
View Article1 dead in Greek riots, government faces dissent
ATHENS, Greece— Clouds of tear gas choked central Athens as rival demonstrators fought with stones and firebombs outside parliament Thursday, leaving one man dead and dozens injured. Inside, the...
View ArticleOakland police action rattles Occupy movement protesters
OAKLAND, Calif. — The display of police force in Oakland, Calif., and Atlanta has unnerved some anti-Wall Street protesters.While demonstrators in other cities have built a working relationship with...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Lonmin miners ready to resume work
MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) — Lonmin miners celebrated a wage deal Wednesday that ended a deadly and prolonged strike but labor unrest continued with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas at...
View ArticleGuinea police fire tear gas at students
CONAKRY, Guinea — Residents of the town of Labe, 155 miles northeast of the capital, Conakry, say that riot police fired tear gas at hundreds who gathered to protest the firing of a teacher who...
View ArticleFrom Palestine to Ferguson: resistance leads to state violence
It has been a difficult month for the victims of state violence, as well as their families, friends, and those in solidarity. The month-long Israeli assault on Gaza involved a litany of war crimes,...
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