Russians Look Ahead to Mass Protest, Presidential Election Is Russias middle class on the march? People are angry, and are speaking out for clean elections and democracy. Two days after Russias largest democracy demonstration in a generation, Russian...
Protesters came out across the worlds largest country to demand clean elections and to say what, only one week ago, was unsayable. Russia Without Putin was the favorite chant of thousands of demonstrators who marched within earshot of the Kremlin in...
Eastern Congolese Opposition Join Forces to Protest Election The situation in The Democratic Republic of Congo remains unsettled following a refusal by the opposition to accept the re-election of the country's president. Competing opposition parties...
Russias ruling party won only half of the votes in elections on Sunday. But opponents say even that poor showing was boosted by widespread fraud. Now they are protesting. Protests against Sundays Duma elections are spreading across Russia. On Tuesday...
Anti-government protests in Egypt continued for a fifth day Wednesday in-and around the iconic Tahrir Square in Cairo, despite concessions announced by the head of the ruling military council designed to ease discontent. On Tuesday, Field Marshal Hus...
Egyptian riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed into Cairo's Tahrir Square early Saturday to dismantle a protest camp erected a day earlier, killing one person and injuring more than 650 others. Witnesses said the clashes erupted afte...
Minority Groups Show Solidarity With 'Occupy' Protest Movement Hundreds of African Americans and Hispanics marched the nearly 18-kilometer length of Manhattan on Monday, to show solidarity with New York's Occupy Wall Street protest. Although the Occu...
US Police Response to Protests Varies from City to City Police in several cities have cracked down on Occupy Wall Street protests but continue to stand on the sidelines in other municipalities, including New York City, where the movement began. Last...
Occupy Protests Look Toward Future As Occupy protests around the country continue after starting more than a month ago, some involved with the movement are beginning to look toward the future. The protests have succeeded in bringing their concerns ab...
Poor Economy Sparks Protests in Italy Discontent runs high in Italy among the population due to the country's economic difficulties. This led to massive protests over the weekend attended by tens of thousands of demonstrators. It was meant to be a pe...
