OPD “Overwhelming Military-Type Response” to ‘Occupy’ Protests Cited in Federal Judge’s Ultimatum to City of Oakland
Oakland, California has been issued a stern ultimatum by a federal judge who is demanding that the city deal with the avalanche of..
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3 NATO Summit Protesters Arrested for Conspiracy to Commit Terrorism; National Lawyers Guild Says Charges “Trumped Up”
Three NATO summit protesters were arrested in Chicago and charged Saturday with explosives possession and conspiracy to commit terrorism...
As House Vote Nears, Opposition to “Worse than SOPA” CISPA Cyber Security Bill Intensifies
Here we go again… Just when you thought the internet was safe from Big Brother’s prying eyes after massive public uproar..
Mairead Maguire Cancels World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates Appearance over US State Department Participation
Northern Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire has canceled a trip to the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates because she..
Four-Year-Old Girl Pepper-Sprayed by Santa Monica College Police During Tuition Hike Protest; Two Hospitalized
A four-year-old girl was among those pepper-sprayed by campus police Tuesday at a southern California protest against college tuition..
SFPD Arrests 56 ‘Occupy’ Protesters During Raid on Vacant Church Building
Ending a short-lived takeover of a vacant downtown building, San Francisco police cleared out the structure this afternoon, arresting..
Tibetan Exile Jampa Yeshi Sets Himself on Fire during Anti-China Protest Ahead of Hu’s India Visit
A Tibetan exile living in India set himself ablaze in New Delhi on Monday during an anti-China protest ahead of a visit by Chinese..
73 Arrested at NY ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protest; Cecily McMillan Hospitalized after Suffering Seizure in Handcuffs
Scores of people were arrested amid widespread reports of police brutality in and around Lower Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park on Saturday..
‘The Moral High Ground’: Tony Diaz, ‘El Librotraficante,’ Defies Arizona Ethnic Studies and Book Ban with Reading Caravan
A self-described “book smuggler” is set to launch a caravan bringing carloads of books banned in Arizona schools into the Grand..
OBAMA SIGNS ‘TRESPASS BILL’ CRIMINALIZING PROTEST
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the..
