Posts Tagged ‘protests’
January 16th, 2012
The
Kuwait government
has supported the suppression of “stateless” protesters by security forces over the weekend.
Protests demanding citizenship rights turned violent, and riot police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse protesters.
A statement issued after Kuwait’s weekly cabinet meeting said: “The council of ministers expresses its backing and support for the measures being taken by the interior ministry to … confront all forms of violence.” The statement also said that only ”enemies of Kuwait” benefited from such unrest. Dozens were wounded and over 100 arrested during the protests.
January 16th, 2012
One person has been killed and at least three others have been injured in
clashes between security forces and Shia protesters in
Saudi Arabia.
22 year-old Issam Mohammed died in al-Awamiya on Friday, after live ammunition was fired into the crowd by troops. The troops began firing after protesters threw stones at them. Officials also said a security vehicle was shot at and attacked with petrol bombs.
Meanwhile, a Saudi Arabian man has been arrested by the country’s religious police for allegedly using Facebook to
arrange dates with other men. If charged with being gay, the man could face massive fines, flogging, jail or death.
January 5th, 2012
Huge crowds protest Hungary’s new constitution, as the country’s political elite celebrates legislation which cements their power. Sándor Orbán reports
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December 22nd, 2011
As over 40 people, many of them journalists, are detained on terrorism charges across Turkey, Kaya Genç examines the latest attempt to silence the Kurdish press
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December 19th, 2011
News reports of an uprising that began several days ago in Wukan
have been blocked by the
Chinese government. Coverage
of the protests, which began following the death of a local villager Xue Jinbo, and political interference in local elections, has
not been covered by any Chinese language media. Wukan residents dispute the claim that Jinbo died from a heart attack, believing he was tortured to death. In China, the story has only been covered by the English-language edition of an official Chinese Communist Party newspaper, “Global Times”.
December 12th, 2011
Seven people arrested at a
London demonstration over the
election result in the
Democratic Republic of Congo have been charged. One hundred and thirty-nine people
were arrested during Saturday’s demonstration which began at Whitehall and spread to Trafalgar Square. 116 people remain in custody, whilst seven have been charged with various offences, including obstructing the highway, breaching the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act and one assault on police. So far, 10 others who were arrested have been bailed to return pending further inquiries, and three were released with no further action.
December 5th, 2011
Foreign media have been
banned from covering rallies in front of British diplomatic missions in
Iran. The ban, which began on
Thursday is the latest fallout following last week’s storming of Britain’s embassy in Tehran by pro-government demonstrators. Though Iran have previously banned foreign media from covering anti-government protests, this is the first time coverage of pro-government rallies has been banned.
October 19th, 2011
The
Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, was
arrested during a protest against surging consumer prices and wasteful government spending yesterday. Besigye was arrested during the “Walk to work” protest on the outskirts of the capital Kampala. Opposition youths threw rocks at passing vehicles and smashing windscreens, following Besigye’s
“preventative” arrest. Police say the politician was later released and taken to his home in the Kasangati suburb. In April, the country experienced
deadly protests over the high costs of basic commodities and transport.
