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Armed police fire on protesters outside power plant in northern Myanmar

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Security forces fired at protestors outside a power plant in northern Myanmar in an attempt to break up the crowd. Footage broadcast live on Facebook showed the crowd being shot at by security personnel, but it is not clear whether they were using rubber or real bullets.  Hundreds of people had gathered outside the power … Read more

Myanmar police shoot at anti-coup protesters with rubber bullets

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Police in Myanmar shot rubber bullets at protesters and fired gunshots into the air today as crowds defied a military ban on rallies and took to the streets to a fourth straight day to rage at last week’s coup d’etat.  Witnesses described police firing warning shots into the sky before aiming at protesters with rubber … Read more

Myanmar protests: Police blast protesters with water cannon in wake of coup

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Protesters in Myanmar were blasted with a suspected chemical-laced water cannon today as massive crowds staged a third straight day of rallies to voice their anger at last week’s military coup.   Huge crowds gathered in Yangon on Monday as workers went on a nationwide strike to demand the return of democracy and the release of ousted … Read more

Protesters clash with police in Warsaw in third night of protests over near-total ban on abortions

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Women’s right protesters clashed with police in Warsaw on Friday for a third night of demonstrations over a near-total ban on abortions with rape, incest or saving the mother’s life the only exemptions.  Poles took to the streets of Warsaw, Gdansk and other cities for a third night of protests Friday, after a near-total ban … Read more

‘Stansted 15’ protesters who stopped deportation flight have convictions overturned

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‘Stansted 15’ protesters who stopped a flight trying to deport 60 criminals to Africa have convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal Group cut through airport’s perimeter fence and locked themselves together  767 jet transporting people from UK detention centres for repatriation to Africa  Were convicted in December 2018 before all 15 avoided jail in … Read more

Sleepless HS2 protesters claim they are victims of ‘torture’ from sleep-stopping bailiffs

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An activist protesting in secret tunnels below Euston Station against the HS2 high-speed rail-line accused bailiffs of torture as they worked to try and remove them. The man understood to be Lazer Sandford – real name Lachlan Blaze – is the brother of fellow tunneler Blue Sandford, 18. Others inside the burrows are Scott Breen, 47, Larch … Read more

HS2: Bailiffs start evicting HS2 protesters from Euston camp – as police make arrests

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Bailiffs today began evicting anti-HS2 protesters who secretly dug a 100ft tunnel network under a makeshift camp near London’s Euston Station with the help of veteran activist Swampy. The HS2 Rebellion activists scaled cranes and clambered onto wooden platforms in the trees in Euston Square Gardens early this morning as enforcement officers moved in to … Read more

HS2: Bailiffs start evicting HS2 protesters from camp – as police move in to ‘keep the peace’

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Bailiffs from HS2 today began evicting protesters from a makeshift camp near London’s Euston Station who had spent months secretly digging a dangerous 100ft tunnel.   HS2 Rebellion activists climbed on top of cranes as enforcement officers moved to evict the environmentalists from the Tree Protection Camp in Euston Square Gardens, which was set up in … Read more

Antifa protesters descend on Tacoma after cops ran over man

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More than 200 Antifa protesters reportedly descended on Tacoma, Washington, where they busted the windows of buildings and set fires in the streets on Sunday, just a day after wreaking havoc in Portland.   Video footage and images showed broken glass scattered on the sidewalk outside of businesses and graffiti sprayed on the side of buildings.  … Read more