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Iran has sentenced an accused member of an exiled opposition group to death, Amnesty International said Friday in an appeal for Tehran to rescind the ruling.
A man whose drunken outburst on hunger in Cuba made him an Internet celebrity was released from prison and sent to psychiatric ward for three weeks of alcoholism treatment, a leading human rights activist said Thursday.
A Cuban appeals court upheld a two-year prison sentence for "public dangerousness" against a man who became an Internet celebrity after his drunken rant about hunger on the island was captured by a film crew.
An anti-abortion activist has been removed from Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court confirmation hearing, the fifth demonstrator to disrupt the proceedings in two days.
Haitian police say a demonstrator found slain after a clash with U.N. peacekeepers during a funeral procession was killed by a bullet, and not by a rock as peacekeepers initially reported.
Among the demonstrators who joined Thursday's protest in Tehran in support of pro-reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi was a 29-year-old engineering graduate. Reached on the telephone by Associated Press correspondent Lee Keath in the United States, he spoke on condition of anonymity because he said he feared retaliation from the government.
A British man who unfurled banners denouncing China's human rights record on a major Hong Kong bridge the day of the Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony has been sentenced to six months in jail.
Armed with a tractor or a backhoe, Alvin Peterson moves dirt to drain prairie potholes on his land, saying he's putting the land back to the way God intended.
Nepal has deported an American mountaineer found on Mount Everest with a "Free Tibet" banner and has banned him from all climbing activities in the country for two years, officials said Tuesday.
A protester has been charged with disorderly conduct after yelling at former President Bill Clinton during a campaign stop.
A man who contended that he was not required to pay income tax, and whose case led to an indictment against actor Wesley Snipes, was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months in prison.
Gerald Lynn Kelley decided to protest the war in Iraq by walking along a highway in a cowboy hat and boots. Just a cowboy hat and boots.
An Argentine beauty queen who disrupted a presidential summit in Vienna with a bikini-clad protest against wood pulp processing plants received an enthusiastic welcome home as she joined a new demonstration Wednesday.
A woman accused of heckling Chinese President Hu Jintao during a White House appearance was charged Friday with a misdemeanor of willfully intimidating, coercing, threatening and harassing a foreign official.
In a surprise outburst that cast a diplomatic shadow, a screaming protester confronted President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao and interrupted the welcoming ceremony on the White House lawn Thursday. Bush later apologized to the Chinese leader.
Health care protester shouts "Heil Hitler" to an Israeli manAs Steve Benen observed, the anti-Semitism at these town hall protests just keeps getting worse.
As a devout Liberal, I've been extremely bothered by the manufactured protests against health reform in this country, by angry mobs of disgruntled extremist conservatives who aren't bothering to learn the facts. But there's something else that has me worried...
Town Hall Protesters Join WWEThese town hall protesters has become more belligerent and violent. The protesters are paid to stop people from getting correct information about health-care. They are not their to learn about anything, because most of them still believe that medicare is private insurance.
'Moral Police' in India to get Valentine's UnderwearSouth Asia has a long history of producing formidable women. But few are as inventive as Nisha Susan.
Casey Anthony Does Not Want Public Service For CayleeORLANDO, Fla. -- In a statement read by her attorney, Casey Anthony said she does not want a public memorial service held for her slain daughter, Caylee.
Scientology Protester Greased Up and Covered In... ---Warning: Video link within article contains profanity.--- Excerpt: 18-year-old Matt Connor is no longer an anonymous member of Anonymous, the loosely-organized internet-based group of pranksters that, in the past, has (as their website notes), "uncovered or brought into the …
Anthony Protesters Are a DisgraceExcerpt: Like many others, I have followed the story of two year old Caylee Anthony, who was reported missing last July. I have read the various twists and turns of this case, and felt the same frustration, sorrow, and anger that others have no doubt felt.
Shocking pictures of a policeman on fire after a petrol bomb was thrown at him in Greece This sequence of photographs shows a protester throwing a molotov cocktail at a Greek riot police officer
Fatal car bomb in central Bangkok: BBC NEWSA suspected car bomb has killed one person in Bangkok, as tensions rise in a long-standing political crisis. The blast occurred quite near the parliament building, where anti-government protesters are trying to block top officials from leaving.
St. Paul: RNC: Police crackdown: Rolling out the raid carpetJust before 8 a.m. Saturday, a 24-year-old arborist who gives his name only as Alex heard a commotion outside his bedroom window. The house at 3240 17th Ave. S. was one of three south Minneapolis homes being raided by law enforcement authorities Saturday morning.
It's the political ticket of the decade. In a few hours Barack Obama will formally accecpt the Democratic Nomination from the 50-yard line of Invesco Field.
Protester GLUES himself to British PMProtesting a third runway at Heathrow, Dan Glass glued himself to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown... See more irresistible headlines
3 dead at Quran shooting protestOne NATO soldier and two Afghan civilians were killed Thursday when protests in Afghanistan over the shooting of a Quran by a U.S. soldier turned violent, officials said.
Police Arrest Anti-War Protester, 80, At Mall - CommonDreams.orgAn 80-year-old church deacon was removed from the Smith Haven Mall yesterday in a wheelchair and arrested by police for refusing to remove a T-shirt protesting the Iraq War.
Protester says whalers shot himAn anti-whaling campaigner says he has been shot by Japanese sailors while protesting over their hunting activities in the Antarctic.
Clinton heckled by protester at Los Angeles environmental forumA Clinton campaign stop in Los Angeles was interrupted by Code Pink peace activist Tyghe Berry on Saturday.
Bill Clinton Shouts Down 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists"A fraud? No, it wasn't a fraud," Clinton said, responding to one of the hecklers as the audience cheered. "I'll be glad to talk to you if you shut up and let me talk." Another protester yelled that the attacks were an "inside job."
NRA audience called for female protester to be TasedDespite the uproar that ensued after a questioner was shocked following a forum Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) held in Florida, not everyone is unhappy with the Taser.
Quebec Police Admit Agents Posed as ProtestersWith the proof caught on video, Quebec provincial police were forced to admit yesterday that three undercover agents were playing the part of protesters at this week's international summit in Montebello, Que. Original video here:
How you can rent an attractive protesterAs long as the price is right a new type of German mercenary will take to the streets and protest for you. Young, good-looking, and available for around 150 euros (£100), more than 300 would-be protesters are marketing themselves on a German rental website.
Muslim cartoon protester urged murder, court is told A British Muslim called for the murder of American and Danish people during a protest against cartoons portraying the Prophet Muhammad, the Old Bailey was told today. The court heard that Umran Javed, one of the leaders of a demonstration in London, attempted to rally a crowd to …
Protester Removed From Gallery During Bush SpeechHow come she was only removed and not arrested like Cindy Sheehan? Talk about unequal treatment.
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