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A New Jersey high school student claims in a federal lawsuit that school administrators violated her First Amendment free-speech and religious-freedom rights when they said she couldn't participate in a day of silent protest against abortion.
The Israeli army punished six soldiers, sending two to prison, for protesting the army's demolition of structures at an unauthorized settler outpost in the West Bank, the military said Tuesday.
A planned fan protest seemed to fail as Cleveland Browns Stadium was three-quarters filled before Monday night's kickoff against Baltimore.
Intel Corp. said it has no plans to close a factory in Jerusalem on Saturdays, despite violent protests by ultra-Orthodox Jews who accuse the chip maker of desecrating the Jewish Sabbath.
Tens of thousands of communist demonstrators blocked the government's headquarters in Nepal's capital for a second straight day Friday, crippling the central administration.
Tens of thousands of communist demonstrators blocked the streets leading to the government headquarters in Nepal's capital and scuffled with police Thursday in one of the biggest protests against the president and administration in months.
U.S. Capitol Police say six protesters have been arrested at Sen. Joseph Lieberman's office in Washington.
A group of protesters pleaded for help Tuesday from President Barack Obama before his visit to China next week, saying anyone seen as a troublemaker is often treated harshly before major events in the capital.
Tens of thousands of South Korean workers rallied Saturday to protest the government's plan to begin implementing contentious labor laws.
Several groups say they will expand their protest against an Massey Energy mine in southern West Virginia through e-mail.
Eric Mangini has a Darth Vader mask hanging in his office. Appropriate perhaps, considering how Browns fans feel about their team these days.
Die-hard Browns fan Mike Randall made sure he put on his Sunday best for his important meeting with team owner Randy Lerner.
Farmers sprayed milk onto fields across the Czech Republic on Thursday to protest low prices.
A Liverpool supporters' group is planning a march ahead of Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester United to protest against the way American businessmen George Gillett Jr. and Tom Hicks are running the English soccer club.
Environmental activists have hung a giant banner from a prominent Berlin landmark, the Victory Column, urging Germany's leader to take the lead in combatting climate change.
French farmers struggling with slumping grain prices blanketed the Champs-Elysees with bales of hay and set them ablaze Friday and blocked highways around the country as they demanded government help.
New York City police say 14 demonstrators were arrested on criminal trespass charges during a sit-in inside a midtown Manhattan building where insurance giant United Health Group has offices.
Thousands of demonstrators swarmed Puerto Rico's financial hub Thursday, blocking highways and setting fires in the streets of the capital to protest massive layoffs of government workers.
Labor unions are calling for an island-wide strike and a march near the capital on Thursday to protest government layoffs in Puerto Rico, where more than 20,000 public employees have been dismissed as the island struggles to pull out of a three-year recession.
Police on Friday detained about 10 people protesting alleged fraud in local elections across Russia and prevented them from delivering a petition to the presidential administration.
A 51-year-old grandfather who grows garbanzo beans and other crops in northwestern North Dakota was among the protesters arrested for planting hemp seeds on the lawn of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration offices.
A half dozen people including two farmers have been arrested for trying to plant hemp seeds at the Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Virginia.
Protesters barricaded a major highway with rocks and burning tires Thursday, clashing with police who fired on them with rubber bullets. Youths retaliated with slingshots and threw rocks.
China sentenced three more people to death Thursday for murders committed during riots in the far western Xinjiang region in July, bringing to nine the number of people facing execution for the unrest.
Protesters and police say that a group of environmental activists have ended their eye-catching demonstration atop Britain's Parliament.
In my very humble opinion, anyone interested in contemporary US politics would be well served by investing 9:31 in watching this video:
Peter Cundall arrested at pulp mill protestABC gardening personality Peter Cundall has been arrested outside Tasmania's parliament during a protest against Gunns' Tamar Valley pulp mill.
Punking the Tea PartiersHere's a hilarious video from an anti-illegal immigration rally in Minnesota last Saturday called the Tea Party Against Amnesty.
Mobile Phones Report Rapes in GuineaOn September 28, 2009, rapes and killings of hundreds of anti-dictator protestors in broad daylight in Conakry brought the world's attention to the small West African nation of Guinea.
New Jersey Teen Barred From Abortion Protest Sues SchoolA New Jersey high school student claims in a federal lawsuit that school administrators violated her First Amendment free-speech and religious-freedom rights when they said she couldn't participate in a day of silent protest against abortion. The lawsuit was filed Friday in U.S.
A nation of sleepwalkers � The Dawn Blog » Blog ArchiveThe day after the terrible terrorist attack at Islamabad's Islamic University that took the lives of eight innocent students, certain TV news channels ran a footage of a dozen or so angered students of the university pelting stones.
A Skinhead-Collaring Cop, Nazis at the State Capitol, and a Lesbian Nativist Reveals Homicidal Fantasies Toward MexicansThis is a very hard to classify article. It is a story about a dinner, a summation of criminal offenses, a piece about Nazis, about lesbian protesters, and an opinion piece, all rolled into one. Overall it seems to have a legal/political bent to it, so I classify it as such.
A Potential New FOX News slogan: "We Alter Reality. You are Sold a Preconceived Narrative"Jon Stewart follows up his piece about Hannity's disingenuos videography and comments on Hannity's apology.
Birther Outrage Takes To The Streets: Orly Taitz Leads The Great Fox News Protest Of 2009Orly Taitz was sufficiently pissed off at Bill O'Reilly's dismissal of birthers as "crazy" that she led a mass protest at Fox HQ in New York today. Here are the photos of the mass protest in front of News Corp's offices:
Welcome Home, Soldier: Now Shut UpThere are two kinds of courage in war – physical courage and moral courage. Physical courage is very common on the battlefield. Men and women on both sides risk their lives, place their own bodies in harm's way. Moral courage, however, is quite rare.
MSNBC anchor in Twitter fight with anti-gay church that picketed Obama kids' schoolThe Westboro Baptist Church is telling the Obama daughters that God is their "enemy."
Fans walk out on lip-synching SpearsLip-synching did not cut it for Perth fans who walked out on Britney Spears after only three songs at her first Australian concert at the Burswood Dome on Friday night.
Heckler puts boot into HowardLike his friend former US President George W Bush, John Howard has become the target of an angry shoe-thrower.
AFP journalist detained in IranA journalist for Agence France Presse has been detained by Iranian security forces, the news agency has said.
Iran- "Obama, you're either with us or with the Iranian gov't"Iran Protest: Obama ya ba oona ya ba ma Translated.. Obama your either with the people of Iran or the Iranian goverment
This article more or less writes itself. On Wednesday, several media outlets reported that the AARP would be officially endorsing the House Democrat healthcare plan, set to be voted on this weekend. The AARP is expected to make their official announcemment today (Thursday).
Religions unite against far right's call to ban minaretsSwitzerland's biggest Jewish groups have described a far-right push to ban the construction of minarets as a ''threat'' to religious harmony and the integration of Muslims.
Why are there no Anti-War Demonstrations Against Obama?Just as a thought experiment, we might pose to those wanting to give him the benefit of the doubt the question of what we would think if Obama were to actually end our military engagement in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, but failed to win reelection to a second term as a result.
Blog sparks mass council walkoutCouncillors in a rural town have staged a mass resignation after becoming tired of criticism from a blogger.
Alia bint al-Hussein of Jordan and animal welfareTHE King of Jordan's sister has appealed to the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, to stop the ritual slaughter of conscious animals for halal meat in Australia, saying it was not necessary under Islamic principles.
Montrealers Deliver a Fiery Message to Bush: You Are Persona Non GrataThey threw shoes – so many shoes that hotel staff had to roll out a laundry bin onto the street to pick them all up, and even then, the bin could barely contain them all.
Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare protest at downtown Humana headquarters | WHAS11 Louisville, Kentucky and Indiana News | NewsWe are not as backwards as everybody thinks.
Protesting against police tacticsToday's Guardian splash revealed that the police are gathering and storing the personal information and images of thousands of activists who attend political meetings and protests.
Medium puts rocket under the messageTHE fellow who runs telcovictims.com is not happy. Created after 12 months of frustration with Telstra's customer relations, the gripesite - motto: ''Fighting back at Telstra et al'' - is a forum for people's disaffection with telcos and internet service providers.
New York race at epicenter of a GOP mutinyReporting from Washington - Silvan Johnson adores Sarah Palin, belongs to a conservative discussion group and fumes at President Obama's spending policies.
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