Minsk Protest Put Off After Violence
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Belarussian police beat and arrested dozens of protesters at rallies held in Minsk this week to challenge the results of a referendum allowing President Alexander Lukashenko to extend his rule, prompting two opposition parties on Thursday to call off
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Police detained opposition activists Tuesday in a provincial city at a protest that Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov said was thwarted by Russian authorities intent on silencing dissent
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Gay rights activists were pummeled by right-wing protesters and detained by police Saturday, preventing them from putting on a display of gay pride in defiance of a city ban.
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Thousands of landless workers, indigenous people and "untouchables" from the bottom of Indian society were yesterday prevented from taking their demands to the country's parliament - the final leg of their month-long protest march.
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Thousands turn out to protest against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, despite a ban on public gatherings.
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec. 29 -- Nationwide rioting brought life in Pakistan to a standstill Saturday and forced government officials to consider delaying next month's elections, as the country continued to be riven with discord over Thursday's killing of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
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Strikes and violent demonstrations erupted across Bangladesh after a grenade attack at an opposition party rally killed 19 people, as the government denied opposition charges that it was behind the blasts.
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At least 60 people were injured in  clashes between police and opposition activists during a  nationwide strike on Saturday, the fifth in two weeks.
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Belarusian authorities have barred dozens of opposition candidates from running for parliament in next month's elections, a move opposition leaders condemned as part of President Alexander Lukashenko's relentless crackdown on dissent.
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Ukraine faced more mass street protests Tuesday from an opposition complaining it was cheated of the presidency by the Moscow-backed government, and the political split threatened to turn violent.
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Belarusian opposition figures say police detained seven activists as demonstrations continued in Minsk against a referendum that allowed President Alyaksandr Lukashenka to run for another term.
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A court in Minsk Wednesday hastily sentenced 11 protesters for participating in demonstrations over voting in Belarus last weekend, news agencies said.
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JERUSALEM, Dec. 17 â After a day of rallies and violent clashes in Gaza between supporters of Hamas and Fatah, with both sides trying to send messages of strength following a presidential order for early elections, leaders called for calm this evening.
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Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko says voters have shown overwhelming support for his plan to stay in power but hundreds took to the streets to protest against what they call a rigged referendum.
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Anti-Bush demonstrators filled the streets of New York City on Sunday. The march, organized by United for Peace and Justice, was largely peaceful, but by late afternoon some demonstrators had set fire to a
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PM Ferenc Gyurcsany says he will not tolerate violent protests after riots in the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Anti-capitalist protesters clashed with police, injuring eight, as they tried to blockade routes to a Group of Eight summit in northern Germany. police said.