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Protesters object to ban of activist from City Hall
The Baltimore SunHolding cut-outs of activist Kim Trueheart's face, protesters objected at Wednesday morning's Board of Estimates meeting to her ban from City Hall. "I was with Kim Trueheart a week ago when she was arrested trying to attend this very meeting," fellow...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Rob Morris, Politics
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Many Occupy protesters well-off, white and educated, study says
The 99% may have been a little above-average. A sampling of Occupy Wall Street supporters in May showed that the anti-corporate protest movement was disproportionately wealthy and educated, according to a study published Tuesday by the City University...
Tags: New York City, Protest, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Occupy Wall Street, Manhattan (New York City)
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Egyptian general warns against continued unrest
CAIRO — Egypt’s top military commander warned President Mohamed Morsi and opposition parties Tuesday to end days of bloodshed and unrest before the nation slides into chaos that may jeopardize the economy and “lead to the collapse of the...
Tags: Egypt, Government, Nobel Prize Awards, Politics, Hosni Mubarak
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Egypt protests continue; opposition rejects talks with Morsi
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.CAIRO -- Egypt's main opposition coalition rejected talks with President Mohamed Morsi on Monday as anti-government protests gripped the nation for a fifth day and the army was given powers to arrest civilians. Six people died across the country,...Tags: Egypt, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Nobel Prize Awards, Political Dissent
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4 protesters demanding trauma center at U. of C. arrested
Tribune reporterProtesters marched into the University of Chicago’s new $700-million hospital unannounced on Sunday, shouting and holding handmade signs demanding an adult trauma care center for the city’s South Side. Ultimately, four people were arrested...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Lobbying, Students, Politics, Police Arrests
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Russian lawmakers give initial OK to gay 'propaganda' bill
MOSCOW — The lower house of Russia's parliament on Friday approved in the first reading a controversial measure against the spread among minors of “propaganda” seen as supporting homosexuality. But the lawmakers put off until the...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Lower House, Harvey Milk, Politics, Punishment
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Sundance 2013: In Egypt doc 'The Square,' a new kind of muckraking
PARK CITY, Utah -- The bullets and tear-gas pellets were flying at Jehane Noujaim, but instead of scrambling backward with the rest of the Cairo protesters, the documentary filmmaker walked forward into the smoky haze, where hundreds of gas mask-clad...
Tags: Entertainment, Sundance Film Festival, Movies, Islam, Arab Spring
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Morocco poised to stop exonerating rapists who marry victims
Nearly a year after a Moroccan teen took her life after being wed to her rapist, the country is poised to change a law allowing "seducers" to escape prosecution by marrying their victims. Rights activists were heartened by Justice Minister Mustapha...Tags: Rape, Politics, Sex Crimes, Feminism, Crime, Law and Justice
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Activist uses bunny to protest abortion in front of Kickapoo High School
news@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- On a busy Springfield intersection, it was hard for most people to miss the activists holding anti-abortion signs. "It is very graphic and gross, but that's what they're doing, trying to get a rise from people I suppose," said Erin...Tags: Abortion Issue, Abortion, Travel Alerts, Kevin Thompson, Social Issues
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Eritrean soldiers said to storm ministry; diplomat denies 'coup'
Dissenting Eritrean soldiers reportedly stormed the state Ministry of Information on Monday, forcing its television chief to broadcast demands to free prisoners and put the country's languishing constitution into effect. Officials at the Ministry of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Radio Industry, Entertainment, Human Rights, Civil Rights
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As Obama sworn in, immigration activists plan Chicago march to protest his policies
Tribune reporterAs President Barack Obama gets sworn in for his second term Monday, immigration activists in Chicago plan a march downtown to protest administration policies that have led to a record number of deportations. The president has pledged to make...Tags: Little Village, Barack Obama, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, International Law, Republican Party
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Maternity hotel opponents protest as court hearing is postponed
L.A. NOWThursday’s protesters were from a group called Not In Chino Hills, whose earlier demonstrations drew attention to the Woodglen facility. They say shutting down one hotel is not enough. They hope to end the birth tourism industry, which is widespread...
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