Protests

Angola's Police Silence the Media

16 March, 2012 - 02:12
Source: 
IPS news - MDG's
URL: 
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107044

Rights groups and activists are warning of a rapidly deteriorating political
climate in Angola following a police raid on a private newspaper and a violent
crackdown on anti-government protests.

Protesters Lift Roadblocks in Southern Chile

10 March, 2012 - 16:00
Source: 
IPS news - MDG's
URL: 
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106978

Leaders of the protests in Aysén decided to end the roadblocks that had paralysed this southern region of Chile for more than three weeks, and the government promised to "immediately" resume talks to defuse the conflict.

Anger Boils Over as Ranks of Jobless Youth Swell

11 February, 2012 - 09:00
Source: 
IPS news - MDG's
URL: 
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106673

When images of North London's gutted and burning buildings,
broken shop windows and refuse-lined streets appeared on TV
screens and front-page headlines during the four-day Tottenham
riots last August, many dismissed the damage as the work of
"hoodlums" and "delinquents".

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