Protesters Heed Calls for Widespread Civil Disobedience
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Some anti-war demonstrators prepared to symbolically "die" as near as possible to the site of the Republican National Convention.
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Tens of thousands of people converged yesterday on this small city in the Veneto region of northern Italy for a peaceful protest against the planned expansion of a U.S. military base here.Comment
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A group of protesters carrying placards and chanting slogans staged a rare demonstration Thursday in downtown Yangon, calling for lower prices and improved health and education.
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Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons Thursday to beat back crowds of protesters heeding an opposition call for a "million-man" rally that many fear could worsen the violence that already has killed 300 people
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100,000 take part in biggest demonstrations for nearly 20 years but fears of crackdown grow.
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In a march organized on Facebook, hundreds of thousands protested against the leftist rebel group Monday.
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There have been tense scenes outside parliament with thousands of people demonstrating for and against the Civil Union Bill. About 6,000 people took part in the Destiny Church &quot;Enough is Enough&quot; march against the bill through Wellington.
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Burma's monks call on the public to join their demonstrations, as anti-government protests mount.
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SANTIAGO -- Police used tear gas, water cannons, and clubs against demonstrators staging nationwide protests yesterday over government social and economic policies. More than 370 people were detained, officials said. About 50 protesters and 18 police officers were injured, none seriously. Senator Alejandro Navarro, who joined the demonstration against the government's free-market policies, was clubbed in the head by a ...
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Thousands of slogan-chanting protesters have rallied to push for the resignation of Taiwan&#039;s embattled President Chen Shui-bian before a key vote on his political fate this week.
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Tens of thousands of people join protests against the Iraq war in a dozen cities across the United States.
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Thousands of demonstrators are expected here for the Republican National Convention next week, leading to unprecedented security and sparking concerns that First Amendment
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Thousands of protesters emptied the streets of downtown Yangon on Thursday after Myanmar&#39;s soldiers issued an ultimatum threatening &quot;extreme action&quot; unless the crowd dispersed, witnesses said.
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Thousands march across South African cities protesting against high levels of violent crime.
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Tens of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets Saturday chanting "Freedom, Freedom!" to protest President Hugo Chavez's decision not to renew the broadcast license of the country's most-watched TV station, an outlet for the opposition.
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A raucous and colorful multitude of protesters, led by some of the aging activists of the past, staged a series of rallies and a march on the Capitol yesterday to demand that the United States end its war in Iraq.
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Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe made a plea for peace yesterday to the hundreds of thousands of protesters who have swarmed to New York march against the Republican convention.