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  • 18
    Sep
    2012
    6:50pm, EDT

    Bolivian tin miners clash in La Paz

    David Mercado / Reuters

    An independent mine worker participates in a protest rally in La Paz, Sept. 18, 2012.

    Reuters reports — Rival miners from Bolivia's No. 2 tin mine, Colquiri, hurled sticks of dynamite and rocks at each other in the city of La Paz on Tuesday, injuring at least seven people in an hour-long street battle. Full story…

    David Mercado / Reuters

    An independent mine worker throws a dynamite stick during clashes with unionized mine workers in La Paz, Sept. 18.

    Gaston Brito / Reuters

    Independent miners attend a protest rally in La Paz September 18, 2012. Thousands of independent mine workers of Bolivia's recently nationalized Colquiri tin mine protested against unionized mine workers and the government of Bolivian President Evo Morales.

    Aizar Raldes / AFP - Getty Images

    A riot police officer helps state-employed miners carry a co-worker after he was wounded in a dynamite explosion during clashes with miners from private cooperatives, as the latter marched through the streets of La Paz, Sept. 18.

    Martin Alipaz / EPA

    Firefighters and policemen help a wounded person during a miners' protest in front of Federacion Nacional de Mineros' headquarters in La Paz, Bolivia, Sept. 18.

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  • 29
    Jun
    2011
    1:21pm, EDT

    Dozens hospitalized as Egyptian youth, police clash

    Stringer/egypt / Reuters

    Protesters are seen in front of smoke after burning a police booth in front of the Interior Ministry in Cairo on Wednesday, June 29. Police in central Cairo fired tear gas on Wednesday at hundreds of mainly young stone-throwing Egyptians demanding that trials of former senior officials from the discredited Mubarak era proceed faster. Clashes broke out late on Tuesday in an area of the capital where some families of the more than 840 people killed in the uprising that led to President Hosni Mubarak's overthrow in February held an event to honor those dead.

    Reuters

    A protester takes cover during clashes with riot police in front of the Interior Ministry in Cairo.

    Nasser Nasser / AP

    Egyptian protesters use a liberated riot police gear for protection during clashes with security forces, unseen at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Wednesday.

    Asmaa Waguih / Reuters

    A protester runs away from tear gas in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Wednesday.

    msnbc news services report: 

    CAIRO — Egyptian security forces clashed for a second day in Cairo with hundreds of youths demanding that the country's military rulers speed up prosecution of police officers accused of brutality during mass protests that forced Hosni Mubarak to step down. More than 1,000 people were injured in the fighting at Tharir Square, a senior official said.

    In scenes reminiscent of the 18-day uprising that ousted Mubarak early this year, riot police deployed around the Interior Ministry building fired in the air or used tear gas as demonstrators threw rocks and firebombs. Continue reading.

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  • 28
    Jun
    2011
    12:04pm, EDT

    Greek austerity protests turn violent

    Yannis Behrakis / Reuters

    A protester wearing a gas mask walks beside a burning van during violent protests against austerity measures in Athens onTuesday, June 28. With Greece teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, parliament is due to vote this week on a package of spending cuts, tax increases and privatisations agreed as part of a massive bailout aimed at averting the euro zone's first default.

    Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP - Getty Images

    A protestor throws a broken piece of furniture to riot police during clashes at central Athens Syntagma square by the Greek Parliament on Tuesday. Workers staged a 48-hour general strike against the bankruptcy-threatened government which is desperately trying to push through sweeping austerity cuts. As parliament votes on the drastic belt-tightening measures to unlock 12 billion euros ($17 billion) of blocked funds from the EU and IMF, unions have called on Greeks facing hefty tax hikes to stage mass demonstrations.

    Yiorgos Karahalis / Reuters

    A demonstrator jumps to attempt to break a window displaying an image of an ancient greek galley during protests against austerity measures in Athens on Tuesday.

     

    msnbc.com news services reports:

    ATHENS, Greece — Riot police fired tear gas at youths hurling rocks and setting trash bins on fire near the Greek finance ministry Tuesday, trying to quell the anger unleashed by a general strike as parliament debated new cost-cutting measures.

    The latest austerity plan must pass in two parliamentary votes Wednesday and Thursday if Greece is to receive bailout funds from the EU and the IMF that will keep it from becoming the first eurozone nation to default on its debts. Continue reading.

    • Previous austerity protest posts on PhotoBlog. 
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  • 22
    Jun
    2011
    12:33pm, EDT

    Police, protesters clash in northeast India

    EPA

    Indian women run for cover as a police vehicle was set ablaze by the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) protesters in Guwahati city, northeast India on June 22 2011. The demonstrators were protesting against the mass eviction of unauthorized occupants from government forest lands in and around Guwahati city. The demonstrators set ablaze several vehicles including city buses and pelted stones on number of passing vehicles. According to reports, one girl died in police firing and several others were injured.

    EPA

    A Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) protester is seen breaking a bus after set it on fire in Guwahati city, northeast India, on June 22. The demonstrators were protesting against the mass eviction of unauthorized occupants from government forest lands in and around Guwahati city. The demonstrators set ablaze several vehicles including city buses and pelted stones on number of passing vehicles.

    The AP reports:

    GAUHATI, India — A protest against squatter evictions turned deadly in a northeastern Indian city on Wednesday as riot police fired tear gas and live rounds into the air to disperse thousands of stone-throwing protesters.

    Two people were killed, including one who was hit by a police bullet, and at least 30 people including some officers were hospitalized with injuries from stones, police superintendent Dipak Choudhury said. Continue reading.

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  • 9
    Jun
    2011
    11:03am, EDT

    Gabriel Gallo / AP

    Police officers grab a protester in Valencia, Spain, on Thursday, June 9.

    Clashes lead to 5 arrests in Spanish city Valencia

    The AP reports:

    MADRID — A Spanish official says demonstrators have clashed with police in the eastern city of Valencia and eight police were hurt.

    The official with the local of office of the Interior Minister said five protesters were arrested in Thursday's violence outside Valencia's regional parliament. She said she did not know if demonstrators were hurt.

    Valencia is one of dozens of Spanish cities where mainly young protesters have been living in makeshift urban camps for weeks to denounce bleak economic prospects and corrupt politicians. Continue reading.

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    Eat some sidewalk, loser protester!

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  • 16
    May
    2011
    3:00pm, EDT

    Khaled Al-hariri / Reuters

    Palestinians carry the coffin of a person who was shot dead yesterday by Israeli soldiers during clashes at the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, during a funeral in al-Yarmouk camp near Damascus on Monday, May 16.

    Palestinian refugees in Syria mourn dead

    The AP reports:

    DAMASCUS, Syria — Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Lebanon and Syria carried coffins through the streets of their refugee camps Monday as they buried those killed when protesters marched on Israel's border.

    Israeli forces opened fire on thousands of Arab protesters who marched toward Israel's borders with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday in an unprecedented wave of demonstrations, killing at least 15 people, including 10 in Lebanon.

    The Palestinians were marking a Palestinian day of mourning for their displacement in the war that followed Israel's creation in 1948. Continue reading.

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  • 21
    Apr
    2011
    3:44pm, EDT

    Hassan Bahsoun / EPA

    A police car burns during clashes between demonstrators and police patrol in the city of Tyre, in southern Lebanon, Tuesday, April 21.

    Police car aflame amid clash in Lebanon

    EPA reports:

    According to media sources, a Lebanese and a Palestinian were killed and two others injured during a clash April 21 between Lebanese security forces and residents in the southern port city of Tyre over attempts to ban illegal construction. According to police reports, the clash started when residents attacked a convoy of the security forces and set one of the military vehicles on fire.

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  • 26
    Mar
    2011
    5:46pm, EDT

    London demonstrators clash with police in budget protest

    Carl Court / AFP - Getty Images

    Police clash with protesters outside the Topshop store in central London, during a mass demonstration against government financial cuts on Saturday, March 26. Tens of thousands marched through London today in a demonstration against the government's austerity measures, amid a heavy police presence that failed to stop outbreaks of violence.

    Dylan Martinez / Reuters

    Demonstrators break windows of the Ritz Hotel, during a protest organized by the Trades Union Congress, called 'The March for the Alternative,' in central London on March 26.

    Reuters reports:

    A quarter-million mostly peaceful demonstrators marched through central London on Saturday against the toughest cuts to public spending since World War II, with some small breakaway groups smashing windows at banks and shops and spray painting logos on the walls.

    Another group of black-clad protesters hurled paint bombs and ammonia-filled light bulbs at police.

    Organizers of the March for the Alternative said people from across the country were peacefully joining in the demonstration, the biggest protest in London since a series of rallies against the Iraq war in 2003.

    Commander Bob Broadhurst of the Metropolitan Police confirmed that more than 250,000 people had marched peacefully, but said around 500 had caused trouble in London's main shopping streets.

    He said nine people had been arrested, for public disorder and criminal damage. Police said 28 people had been injured during the demonstration, and seven were admitted to hospitals for a range of problems, including shortness of breath and a suspected hip fracture. Five police officers were also injured and one of those had to be treated in hospital for a groin injury.

    2 comments

    What if the ten commandments were the law of the land.. what if we actually executed those who deserved it. how much better the world would be if we punished those who kept on sining and hurting others. God says we are to practice justice. that the penalty for sin is death. if our citizens are not  …

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  • 18
    Mar
    2011
    10:28am, EDT

    Bahrain demolishes Pearl Roundabout statue

    By Mish Whalen

    Bahrain destroyed the statue at the Pearl roundabout, the focal point and symbol of weeks of pro-democracy protests there. See the full story here.

    Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters

    A combination of pictures show the statue in the Pearl Square Roundabout being torn down in Manama March 18, 2011.

    7 comments

    Islam teaches tolerance, then why are the Shia community being trampled by the Bahraini and Saudi Government. The Shiite community is a hard working community and they have tried to educate themselves. The Pearl Roundabout is a landmark, just destroying it does not serve any purpose. It shows ones p …

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  • 10
    Mar
    2011
    12:17pm, EST

    Grief in Cairo: Mass funeral for victims of sectarian clashes

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    Egyptian Coptic Christians grieve over the coffins during a mass funeral for seven victims of sectarian clashes, at Samaan el-Kharaz Church in Manshiet Nasr shantytown in eastern Cairo on Thursday, March 10.

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    Egyptian Coptic Christian women grieve after a mass funeral for seven victims of sectarian clashes, at Samaan el-Kharaz Church in Manshiet Nasr shantytown in eastern Cairo on Thursday.

    Mohamed Omar / EPA

    Egyptian Coptic Christians gather during the mass funeral of people killed in bloody clashes between Christians and Muslims two days earlier, at the Samaan el-Kharaz Church in Cairo on March 10.

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    Egyptian Coptic Christians look through a fence during a mass funeral for seven victims of sectarian clashes, at Samaan el-Kharaz Church in Manshiet Nasr shantytown in eastern Cairo on March 10.

    By Elena Grothe

    So much sadness. According to Reuters, thousands of Egyptian Christians attended the emotional funeral service on Thursday for seven people killed in the worst Christian-Muslim violence since Hosni Mubarak was toppled from power. Thirteen people died and 140 were wounded in the clashes that were touched off by anger among Copts over an arson attack on a church last week.

    Full story here: Chaos deepens as clashes in Egypt kill 13

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  • 11
    Jan
    2011
    10:57am, EST

    AFP - Getty Images

    A Tunisian demonstrator covers his face as he holds a rock during clashes with security forces in Regueb, near Sidi Bouzid on January 10. Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali blamed weekend rioting that left at least 14 people dead on "gangs of thugs", dismissing increasing concern from the international community.

    Unrest in Tunisia is 'terrorist act' says Tunisia's President

    By Elena Grothe

    Read the latest on Tunisia's civil unrest HERE.

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