TURKEY PROTESTS                FARMWORKERS 2013

TURKEY PROTESTORS                                                                                                     U.S. FARM WORKERS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_protests_in_Turkey     

 

ukraine protests   

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euromaidan  UKRAINE

 

Dee Finney's blog

start date July 20, 2011

today's date January 10, 2014

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TOPIC:  PROTESTS:  WORTH IT?

This topic came up recently because we were discussing big issues in the world, such as 'WORLD POPULATION'.  That lead to wondering what else were people protesting right now, especially in America.

Yesterday, a media outlet contacted us to be on a show about how Occupy had “fizzled coming into this year’s May 1.” The media keeps looking for encampments or last year’s protests and is missing how popular resistance is growing and demonstrating all over the country.

This year there were actions in many cities on May Day. On Occupy Washington, DC we have reports from New York, NY, Denver, CO, Portland, OR and Richmond, VA as a few examples among many.

Allison Kilkenny, the movement writer for the Nation, got it right when she wrote, “Now is actually the time when the most exciting grassroots workers’ actions are taking place.” She points to the low-wage worker, fast food and non-unionized workers actions as examples. As you will see in this weekly report there are many more examples of the growing popular resistance.

Kilkenny also points out that the FBI counter-terrorism unit in Washington State remains concerned and was interviewing activists about their plans for May Day. In the end, in Seattle, there was a mass peaceful march on immigration and an anti-capitalist march marred by police violence and property destruction.

While a single day action can show breadth of support, we prefer campaigns to single day actions like May Day, because a campaign has the time to build, educate and energize more people. Here is news about a few recent campaigns:

The month long protests against drones ended with actions on both coasts.  At the Hancock Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, NY, the Upstate Coalition Against Drones organized a banner drop, conference, rally and mass protest.  Bruce Gagnon, an antiwar activist who works to keep weapons out of space and serves as the Green Shadow Cabinet’s Secretary of Space, wrote a thorough summary of all of the events, and we added photos and a video of the banner drop.  Bruce was one of the 31 arrested at Hancock who participated in a die-in after reading the names of victims of drones.  And, at Beale Air Force Base in California, protesters closed the base for hours resulting in long lines of cars waiting to get in. Five people were arrested.

The month-long protests against the Guantanamo prison, done in solidarity with the hunger strike at the prison, have raised awareness of the abusive detention without charges. They forced President Obama to address the issue, saying he would try again to close the prison (of course, under the law he could do a lot more than “try again”).  And a petition put forward a few days ago by Col. Morris Davis, who served in the US Air Force for 25 years and was chief prosecutor for terrorism and trials at Guantanamo Bay for over two years, to close the base already has over 110,000 signers. Here is a link so you can sign it.

Related to these war crimes was the opening of the Bush LIE-bury.  Activists showed up in force to let all the presidents know that many Americans oppose their policies of war and militarism.  Dick Cheney was arrested! Actually, it was really Dennis Trainor, Jr. who was wearing a Dick Cheney costume. Dennis produced a powerful mini-documentary of the Bush protest events. And, Bradley Manning, the young man who blew the whistle on war crimes in the Bush and Obama administrations, created controversy after his selection as a grand marshal for a gay pride parade was rescinded by the board. The result: protests against the group and pressure to fire the chairman of the board.

Environmental protests, which we regularly report on in weekly newsletters, continue.  In New York, Dr. Sandra Steingraber and dozens of others who protested a fracking waste storage facility that will threaten their water supply and the health and safety of their community were released from jail ten days into their 15 day sentence.  It was Steingraber’s first arrest for civil resistance. She voiced what many people are learning,

“I would do it again in a minute. …Being new to civil disobedience, I’m still learning about its power and its limitations… But I know this: all I had to do is sit in a six-by-seven-foot steel box in an orange jumpsuit and be mildly miserable, but the real power of it is to be able to shine a spotlight on the problem.”

The power of protest has been evident in the effort to stop TransCanada’s Keystone pipeline. While the approval of the pipeline has looked like a sure thing in DC, the fact that TransCanada has spent $280,000 lobbying for the approval shows it is not a done deal.  They’ve been bringing in high powered lobbyists connected to the State Department where the decision will be made. Lobbyists include former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Deputy Campaign Manager for her 2008 campaign, and a top grassroots organizer for the current Secretary of State John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign.  This is another sign that we might be closer to success than we realize – keep the pressure on. Even if they approve the pipeline, that does not mean they will be able to build it if protests continue to escalate. See below for information on direct action training camps.

Environmental destruction is one of the key issues that have led to an inspiring campaign in New York for the 400th anniversary of the first treaty between the Native Indians and European settlers –the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign.  The two parallel rows in the wampum record the agreement between two nations – Indian and European settlers – which include a three-part commitment to friendship, peace between peoples, and living in parallel forever—“as long as the grass is green, as long as the rivers flow downhill and as long as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.”  This summer they are planning an epic canoe trip down the Hudson to renew the agreement, which has been repeatedly violated by the United States.

The annual shareholders meeting of Peabody Coal was protested by a coalition of miners, environmentalists and Indians in Wyoming.  Peabody, the world’s biggest coal company, has been subjected to repeated protests because it destroys the land, pollutes the air and water, adds carbon to the climate and steals worker’s pensions. Peabody moved its meeting from its headquarters in St. Louis to avoid protests, but found they couldn’t hide.  The protest in Wyoming included the arrest of three people for dropping a banner and for holding a sign in the parking lot that said “Peabody Abandons Miners.”

There are lots of upcoming events as part of the growing popular resistance:

- On May 3, the movie Occupy Love launched its tour in New York, San Francisco, Los Angles, Seattle and other venues.

- On May 8 there will be nationwide protests against Bank of America (Muckrock released FOIA documents this week showing how BoA intelligence worked with DC police against Occupy Our Homes in DC.)

- On May 10 National Day of Actions Against Corporate Personhood  organized by Move to Amend.

 May 11 Poor People’s Campaign March from Baltimore to DC

- May 18 to 23 The Home Defenders League and Campaign for a Fair Settlement are planning aweek of actions around foreclosure

- May 18 ‘Operation Green Jobs’ March From Philadelphia to Washington, DC begins

- May 22  Stop the Frack Attack People’s Forum in Washington, DC

- May 25 Day of protests against Monsanto, everywhere on May 25th.

- June 24 to 28  Fearless Summer week of actions unites front line environmental movements

- July 21 to 28 Tar Sands Direct Action Training Camp in Utah

-  July 27 to August 9 Epic Hudson River Canoe Trip as part of the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign begins in Albany, NY.

You can order or print OccuCards to bring with you to these actions. There are cards for all of the issues being protested above and new cards are being created.

The popular resistance is growing.  Historian Howard Zinn in the “Coming Revolt of the Guards” described a vision of how a broad popular resistance could bring change, and that is what we see growing in our midst:

“The prospect is for times of turmoil, struggle, but also inspiration. There is a chance that such a movement could succeed in doing what the system itself has never done-bring about great change with little violence. This is possible because the more of the 99 percent that begin to see themselves as sharing needs, the more the guards and the prisoners see their common interest, the more the Establishment becomes isolated, ineffectual. The elite’s weapons, money, control of information would be useless in the face of a determined population. The servants of the system would refuse to work to continue the old, deadly order, and would begin using their time, their space-the very things given them by the system to keep them quiet-to dismantle that system while creating a new one.”

This article is based on the weekly newsletter of October2011/OccupyWashingtonDC.org.  You cansign up to receive this free newsletter here. NOTE: We will be transitioning to PopularResistance in the coming weeks.

Kevin Zeese JD and Margaret Flowers MD co-host ClearingtheFOGRadio.org on We Act Radio 1480 AM Washington, DC and on Economic Democracy Media, co-direct It’s Our Economy and are organizers of the Occupation of Washington, DC. Their twitters are @KBZeese and @MFlowers8.

 

U.S. fast-food workers protest, demand a 'living wage' | Reuters

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NEW YORK Thu Aug 29, 2013 5:52pm EDT ... trade groups say the protests are unwarranted because fast-food and retail outlets provide Americans with ... The restaurant chains have not changed their wage policies despite the recent strikes.

 

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  6. 2013 Saw Environmental Protests, Regulatory Conflicts of Interest ...

    www.scientificamerican.com › Energy & Sustainability  News
    Jan 2, 2014 - Scientific American Magazine ... Will it reach the mainland in 2014? ...Europe to regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals have past or current ties to regulated... Americans may consider exaggerate such protests in Romania, ..
  1. Planetary Scientists Protest 'Disastrous' 2014 NASA Budget Cuts ...

    www.space.com/20835-planetary-science-nasa-2014-budget.html
    Apr 25, 2013 - Supporters of planetary science are vociferously protestingNASA's ... And current missions, such as NASA's Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn .... the universe doesn't really needs us to destroy even more outside our planet. "
  2. Thailand: Regime Threatens Covert Violence Against Protesters

    landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2014/.../thailand-regime-threatens-covert.ht...
    January 6, 2014 (ATN) - Thailand's current regime led by unelected defacto dictator ...issued a threat to protesters regarding an upcoming January 13, 2014 mass mobilization. .... US AFRICOM, Israel, and Uganda's Dictator-for-Life Yoweri ...
  1. Shale gas and fracking | Environment | The Guardian

    www.theguardian.com/environment/shale-gas
    The high cost to Africa of America's cheap gas - video (5min 46sec) ... 26 Dec 2013: Mince pies and Christmas lunch as residents join protesters in Barton Moss to ....Editorial: As recent events have shown, governments cannot continue to regard flood ...2014 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies.
  2. National Immigration Forum

    www.immigrationforum.org/
    Practical Solutions for Immigrants and America. About the Forum ... Friday, January 10, 2014. Immigration Reform “Office Hours”: Immigration in 2014 Agenda ...
  3. Strikes in Greece - Living in Greece

    livingingreece.gr/strikes/
    Current and future strikes, closures & protests in Greece for 2013-2014. ... traveling in Greece, plus musing and misadventures from an American in Athens.
  4. HAITIAN-TRUTH.ORG Proud to be Haiti's most informative NEWS ...

    www.haitian-truth.org/
    ... ARISTIDE · Current STORM MAP of Haiti · EMBASSY/CONSULAR OFFICES –USA .... By Buildingaschool: My New Year Posted on January 5, 2014 Back at home, ...6 (UPI) — An international partnership forged in the United States is bringing clean ...Protest over small salary increase inflames workforce conflict with an ...
  5. Take Me to Havana! Airline Hijacking, U.S.–Cuba Relations, and ...

    dh.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/01/04/dh.dht129.abstract
    Airline Hijacking, U.S.–Cuba Relations, and Political Protest in Late Sixties' America*. Teishan Aaron Latner ... Diplomatic History (2014) doi: 10.1093/dh/dht129 First published online: January 4, 2014. » Abstract; Full Text ... Current Issue.
  6. American official tells Ukraine's protest leaders to find peaceful end ...

    www.cer.org.uk/.../american-official-tells-ukraines-protest-leaders-find-p...
    Mr Yanukovich was bluntly telling European and American diplomats that he needed $20 billion to seal ... Current Size: 68% ... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/06/world/europe/ukraine-protests.html?hpw&rref=world&_r=0 ... 05 January 2014.
  7. mideast israel africa migration - Breaking News | Latest News ...

    www.vosizneias.com/news/photos/view/827863138
    4 days ago - African asylum seekers protest outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv, 06 January 2014. Thousands of African migrants, including many from ...
  8. View Recent Bid Protest Decisions - US Government Accountability ...

    www.gao.gov/legal/bids/browserecent.html
    View Recent Bid Protest Decisions. Released in the Past ... For more information, see Bid Protest FAQs. In addition to ... Anvil-Incus & Co. B-408936, Jan 2, 2014 ...
  9. Protesting Ukrainians Look to U.S. for Support As Their Gov't Tilts ...

    www.cnsnews.com › News
    Dec 2, 2013 - Protesting Ukrainians Look to U.S. for Support As Their Gov't Tilts Toward Russia ... In recent days, some Ukrainians have turned to the White House “We the People” petition website, .... Walter E. Williams January 7, 2014.
  1. Pakistan: 10,000 Protest US Drone Strikes | Nigerian Current

    www.nigeriancurrent.com/.../pakistan-10000-protest-us-drone-strikes
    Nov 24, 2013 - “We will put pressure on America and our protest will continue if drone... as the US winds down its occupation by the end of 2014, has been ...
  2. US personnel at Incirlik warned on anti-government protests ...

    www.stripes.com/.../us-personnel-at-incirlik-warned-on-anti-government...
    Jun 3, 2013 - The 39th Air Base Wing has advised U.S. military personnel in Turkey to be extra vigilant and avoid ... He said that the current protests have been far less visible to base personnel than ... Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:03:39 GMT.
  3. Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates — Texas Workforce Commission

    www.twc.state.tx.us/ui/tax/unemployment-tax-rates.html
    The North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS ) assigns an average ...See Your 2014 Tax Rates for information regarding the components and ... For details on how the current year tax rate was calculated, select the current year ...
  4. African migrants protest by the Tel Aviv beach | Jewish Telegraphic ...

    www.jta.org/2014/01/.../african-migrants-protest-by-th-tel-aviv-beach
    4 days ago - By Ben Sales January 6, 2014 11:34am ... Opposite the concrete facade ofthe U.S. embassy, they stopped, sitting in rows, forming lines on the side of ... Currentgovernment policy will satisfy neither the migrants nor Ben-Ari.

Hundreds Protest America's Crooked Tax System | The Nation

www.thenation.com › Blogs  Allison Kilkenny
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets yesterday to protest America'scrooked tax system, where the richest ... Allison Kilkenny on April 18, 2012 - 8:41 AM ET.

Understanding the Free Trade Agreement and the current protests in ...

nonviolentaction.net/understanding-the-free-trade-agreement-and-the-cu...
Sep 19, 2013 - By the Name God Calls Us All January 8, 2014 Carl Kline; Ukraine: Novelist ... As the American working at and being paid by the university, and by both the ... of these protests and of the current political situation in Colombia.

Advocates protest mandatory detention of undocumented ... - TFC USA

205.234.241.62/balitangamerica/...protest...of.../comment-page-1/
Dec 13, 2013 - By Balitang America Staff, ABS-CBN North America Bureau ...California to challenge the current federal policy of detaining immigrants, without giving them the .... January 8th, 2014. By Balitang America staff Jan. 8. 2014 F[...].

Immigrant group sending 200 demonstrators to Hobbs for Steve ...

www.currentargus.com/carlsbad-news/ci_24251261/frontpage
Oct 6, 2013 - Immigrant group sending 200 demonstrators to Hobbs for Steve Pearceprotest ... said Perches, who has lived in New Mexico for 15 years and has American-born children. ... Check out the cool tech you wish you had from CES 2014 .... This is what the Current-Argus is working on for Christmas edition.

  1. Mission Protesters Take On Cops, Cafes, Luxury Apartments ...

    missionlocal.org/2014/.../mission-protesters-take-on-condo-dwellers-cop...
    Jan 1, 2014 - By Heather MackPosted January 1, 2014 9:21 pm .... so that 1% of thepopulation could earn 93% of the profits! USA #1! .... compelled to rush here and do what you believe is damage control, then their march was successful.
  2. News Room - TamilCanadian

    www.tamilcanadian.com/news/
    Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday alleged that the US was ... The Federation of National Organisations (FNO) today staged a protest walk from Colpetty junction to the US Embassy ... Population Control Activists Prey on Women in Sri Lanka .... [Independent Catholic News - Jan 07, 2014 18:46:47 GMT] ...
  3. China Implements 'Skynet' Surveillance Program to Control Protests

    www.breitbart.com/.../9-Nov-13-World-View-China-implements-Skynet...
    Nov 8, 2013 - To provide better and more thorough control over the population, and to try to prevent everything from protests to terror attacks, China's government has installed as many ... Both the United States and Israel will no longer be permitted to vote in the United Nations Educational, ... 9 Jan 2014, 12:45 AM PDT ...
  4. Protests And Population Policy: Israel's Lessons For America ...

    www.vdare.com/.../protests-and-population-policy-israel-s-lessons-for-a...
    Aug 7, 2011 - In the U.S., this kind of populist protest against profiteering was common in the 1970s, but is now frowned upon. ... In the 1960s and 1970s, population controlwas a fashionable cause among wealthy .... January 5, 2014 ...

    1. 2014: The Year Everything Changed - Truthout

      www.truth-out.org/news/item/21037-2014-the-year-everything-changed
      4 days ago - Therefore, the target of our protests is not the government or a ... building support in all segments of the population for the values of the movement. ... safety, healthcare and gives corporations control of virtually every aspect of our lives. .... This week someone sent us this meme – 2014 the Year Everything ...
    2. Immigration - Times Topics - The New York Times

      topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/.../i/immigration-and-emigration/
      3, 2014. Italian Navy says it has rescued 233 migrants from an overcrowded smugglers'... when Pres Reagan was in White House and fellow Republicans controlled Senate..... Thousands of African migrants protested in Tel Aviv against a new .... is part ofAmerica's fastest-growing immigrant population, Asian-Americans.
    3. Catholic students protest Seattle archdiocese for firing vice principal ...

      www.lifesitenews.com/.../faculty-considered-asking-pope-to-stop-catholi...
      3 days ago - SEATTLE, January 7, 2014 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Students at ... than doing the right thing,” according to a report by Al Jazeera America.
    4. Al Qaeda vs. tribesmen: Fight for Iraq's Anbar province - CNN.com

      www.cnn.com/2014/01/03/world/meast/iraq-unusual-partnership/
      updated 9:07 AM EST, Mon January 6, 2014 ... "We call you to join us in our fight against the government of Nuri al-Maliki," one of the gunman said through a bullhorn. ...one of the main organizers of the anti-government demonstrations in Anbar province. ...claim has marginalized the country's minority Sunni population.

    1. San Francisco's Google Bus Protests And The Affordable Housing ...

      www.chicagonow.com/.../2014/.../san-franciscos-google-bus-protests-an...
      The recent protests focused on the buses operated by Google and other Silicon Valley tech companies ... By Gary Lucido, January 2, 2014 at 7:04 am ... In reality, the real beneficiaries of rent control are low wage industries since it provides ... But that amounts to an increase of only 73 - out of a population of 825,000 people.
    2. Buddhist monk injured in protest against Sri ... - www.seithy.com

      www.seithy.com/breifNews.php?newsID=100979&category...
      [Wednesday, 2014-01-08 21:44:27]. News Service. A Buddhist monk was injured during a protest held against Sri Lanka's Prime Minister D.M ... The United States (US) will be submitting a new resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council .... Genocidalpopulation control victim's father commits 'suicide'. [Sunday ...
    3. Nationwide Abortion Protests Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on ...

      www.infowars.com/nationwide-abortion-protests/
      They tell us the day, and the time it's going to begin, and we show up. ... This article was posted: Friday, January 3, 2014 at 5:18 pm .... If a population is 2/3 white, and that 'majority' votes to enslave the other 1/3, does that make slavery 'right'. ... Because in some way we don't understand, the soul controls the body via the ...
    4. Beijing police stop protest by US christians - The Standard

      www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=2076
      Friday, January 3, 2014 ... Three American Christians were dragged off by plain clothes Beijing security officers after they attempted to ... The small group briefly protestedagainst China's population control policies and forced abortions on the ...
    5. The Tasks of the People-Powered Movement for 2014 - CounterPunch

      www.counterpunch.org/2014/.../the-tasks-of-the-people-powered-move...
      4 days ago - The power holders are currently in a crisis management mode. ... ofAmericans and has mobilized up to 3.5% of the population. Therefore, the target of ourprotests is not the government or a corporation, the target is the ... and building support in all segments of the population for the values of the movement.
    6. population control | USAPP - LSE Blogs

      blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/tag/population-control/
      Nov 4, 2013 - For over 60 years, the U.S has promoted family planning programs to ... in the developing world led to efforts to control this population through the use of targeted foreign aid. ... Syria's Age of Revolution: Peaceful Protest to Armed Struggle ... Down and out in Bloemfontein: We can change the world in 2014 ...
    7. NetRight DailyWhat we learned at the Sierra Club protest in ...

      netrightdaily.com/.../what-we-learned-at-the-sierra-club-protest-in-washi...
      Feb 19, 2013 - Check out the things we learned at the Sierra Club protest against the Keystone ... Watch the video to see who is arguing against the creation of 600,000American jobs. ... Smaller government would be a great way to control population! ...Barack Obama's agenda may be finished in 2014 · Cartoon: "Frozen" ...

 

 

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List of ongoing protests

This is an incomplete list. You can help by expanding it. The following is a list of ongoing protests or protest movements that are taking place around the world.

Start of protest Protest Continent Location Cumulative fatalities Cumulative injuries
2001 Protests against the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Asia
Oceania
North America
Europe
 Afghanistan
 Australia
 Canada
 France
 Germany
 Greece
 India
 Italy
 South Korea
 Netherlands
 Pakistan
 Spain
 Sweden
 United Kingdom
 United States
2008 2008–13 Irish protests Europe  Republic of Ireland
2010 Arab Spring Asia
Africa
 Algeria
 Bahrain
 Djibouti
 Egypt
 Iran
 Iraq
 Israel
 Jordan
 Kuwait
 Lebanon
 Libya
 Mauritania
 Morocco
 Oman
 Palestine
 Saudi Arabia
 Somalia
 Sudan
 Syria
 Tunisia
 Western Sahara
 Yemen
122,418+
2010 2010 Catalan autonomy protest Europe  Catalonia
2011 Occupy movement Africa
North America
South America
Asia
Europe
Oceania
 Egypt
 United States
 Nigeria
 South Africa
 Tunisia
 Canada
 Argentina
 Bolivia
 Brazil
 Chile
 Colombia
 Costa Rica
 Dominican Republic
 Ecuador
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 Mexico
 Panama
 Paraguay
 Peru
 Uruguay
 Armenia
 Bahrain
 China
 India
 Indonesia
 Israel
 Japan
 Malaysia
 Mongolia
 Pakistan
 Philippines
 Russia
 South Korea
 Taiwan
 Turkey
 Austria
 Belgium
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 Cyprus
 Denmark
 Estonia
 France
 Finland
 Germany
 Greece
 Iceland
 Ireland
 Italy
 Macedonia
 Montenegro
 Netherlands
 Norway
 Poland
 Portugal
 Romania
 Serbia
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
 Spain
 Sweden
  Switzerland
 United Kingdom
 Australia
 New Zealand
32[1][2] 400+[3]
2011 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement Asia  India
2011 2011–12 Chilean student protests South America  Chile 1 700+[4]
2011 2011 Colombian student protests South America  Colombia
2011 Mexican Indignados Movement North America  Mexico
2011 2011 Azerbaijani protests Asia  Azerbaijan
2011 2011 Bolivian protests South America  Bolivia 4+ 40+
2011 2011–12 Spanish protests Europe  Spain 1,527+
2011 2011 Malawian protests Africa  Malawi 19[5] 156+[6][7]
2011 2011–13 Russian protests Europe  Russia
2012 2012 Catalan independence demonstration Europe  Catalonia
2012 Yo Soy 132 North America  Mexico
2012 2012 Ecuadorian protests South America  Ecuador
2012 2012–13 Slovenian protests Europe  Slovenia 27[8][9]
2012 Idle No More North America  Canada
2012 Belfast City Hall flag protests Europe  United Kingdom 152
2013 2013 Romanian social protests Europe  Romania 4 29
2013 Protests against the Oresharski cabinet Europe  Bulgaria
2013 2013 Armenian protests Asia  Armenia
2013 2013 protests in Turkey Asia/Europe  Turkey 6[10][11][12][13][14][15] 7,822[16][17]
2013 Rise up, Ukraine! Europe  Ukraine
2013 Catalan Way Europe  Catalonia
2009 Samaikyandhra Movement Asia  India
2013 Million People March Asia
Europe
North America
 Philippines
 Canada
 Hong Kong
 Saudi Arabia
  Switzerland
 Thailand
 United States
2013 Balcombe drilling protest Europe  United Kingdom
2013 Euromaidan Europe  Ukraine
2013 2013 Thai protests Asia  Thailand

See also

References

  1. Jump up^ Duthiers, Vladimir & Karimi, Faith (13 January 2012). "No deal in Nigeria as protests widen". CNN. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. Jump up^ "Two deaths near Occupy camps in Oakland and Burlington". BBC. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. Jump up^ "Foto in Video: Po protestih v Rimu ostala dva milijona evrov skode". 24ur. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. Jump up^ "The fraught politics of the classroom". Economist. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. Jump up^ Banda, Mabvuto (15 August 2011). "Malawi report says 19 killed, 58 shot in protests". Reuters. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  6. Jump up^ "Malawi report says 19 killed, 58 shot in protests". Reuters. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  7. Jump up^ Niba, William (22 July 2011). "African press review 22 July 2011".RFI. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  8. Jump up^ "Foto: Nekaj protestnikov bo vztrajalo cez noc". RTVSLO. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  9. Jump up^ "Foto/Video: Ranjenih 11 protestnikov in 15 policistov 30 pridrzanih". RTVSLO. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  10. Jump up^ "Protests 'no Turkish Spring', says PM Erdogan". 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  11. Jump up^ "Antakya'da bir genç polis alnından vurularak öldürüldü!". Sol. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  12. Jump up^ "Third person dies in Turkey in crackdown on Gezi Park protests". Al Akhbar English. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  13. Jump up^ "Policeman dies after falling off bridge during protests in southern Turkey". 6 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  14. Jump up^ "Polisin Biber Gazı Bir Can Daha Aldı". 6 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  15. Jump up^ "Local - Turkish police admits suicides, denies link to Gezi Park protests". Hurriyet Daily News. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  16. Jump up^ "Zaman Newspaper TTB Reports 4177 injured and 43 in Critical Condition". Zaman Newspaper.
  17. Jump up^ Gezi direnişi bilançosu (05-06-2013). "Gezi direnişi bilançosu" (in Turkish). Ulusal Kanal. Retrieved 6 June 2013.

 

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