Tag: Protesters
Ethiopian Jews Clash With Israeli Police In Renewed Protest
AFRICANGLOBE - Ethiopian Jews, among thousands Israel airlifted in dramatic top-secret operations in the 1980s and 1990s, have long complained of discrimination in Israel. Last month Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial city, saw its largest demonstration in years when police on horseback charged at hundreds of protesters to disperse an angry outburst at a video showing policemen beating a soldier of Ethiopian descent.
Urban Uprisings – The Gantt Report
AFRICANGLOBE - America’s so called Black community leaders can’t draw flies to an outhouse but every time a young Black man gets beaten, chocked, shot or gets his back broken, hand-picked Negro leaders rush to call for peace.
Burkina Faso: Protesters March On Presidency After Burning Parliament
AFRICANGLOBE - Thousands of protesters marched on Burkina Faso's presidential palace after burning the parliament building and ransacking state television offices on Thursday, forcing French-backed dictator Blaise Compaore to scrap a plan to extend his 27-year rule.
Protesters Demand Stop To Constitutional Change By Burkina Faso Dictator
AFRICANGLOBE - In Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, nearly one million people have taken to the streets on Tuesday, organizers of the rally have said. The march itself was peaceful. But clashes had erupted between protesters and security forces shortly before the marching, and again at mid-day.
Ferguson Protesters And St. Louis Rams Fans Brawl After Game
AFRICANGLOBE - Ferguson protesters and football fans fought in the street after the St. Louis Rams game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon. The protesters were outside the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis chanting about the murder of Michael Brown, the Black 18-year-old who was gunned down by White police officer Darren Wilson.
Judge Rules Against Police In Ferguson Protest Case
AFRICANGLOBE - A federal judge ruled Monday that a tactic police used to control protesters in Ferguson, Mo., is unconstitutional and issued a preliminary injunction halting the practice.
Clashes In Ferguson On Heels Of Chief’s Apology
AFRICANGLOBE - Police and protesters clashed briefly Thursday night in Ferguson just hours after the St. Louis suburb's police chief issued an apology to the family of Michael Brown. The 18-year-old Brown was shot dead by a White police officer Aug. 9.
More Deaths Reported in Egypt’s Pro-Morsi ‘Rage’ Protests
AFRICANGLOBE - At least six people were killed in Egypt Friday, where security forces have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who took to the streets in defiance of a government-imposed state of emergency.
Post-Trayvon Martin Environment In Florida Is ‘Toxic’ – Jesse Jackson
AFRICANGLOBE - Civil-rights leader Jesse Jackson commented on the Trayvon Martin-inspired protesters occupying the Florida Capitol Tuesday, labeling Florida's political environment "toxic" and likening Gov. Rick Scott to the late segregationist George Wallace.
Protests In L.A. Over George Zimmerman Verdict Take Violent Turn
AFRICANGLOBE - Demonstrators protesting George Zimmerman's not guilty verdict in the murder of Florida teen Trayvon Martin reportedly shut down part of a freeway in Los Angeles Sunday night.
Egyptian Army Plans to Suspend Constitution
AFRICANGLOBE - The Egyptian army has said it will suspend the constitution, dissolve parliament and force fresh elections if politicians cannot meet a looming deadline to resolve the country's political crisis.
Anti-Government Protests Sweep Egypt
AFRICANGLOBE - Hundreds of protesters gathered at Tahrir Square on Sunday, chanting against the Muslim Brotherhood and President Mohamed Mursi. Egyptian flags and banners opposing Mursi's government were seen raised in Tahrir Square while protesters set up a podium for different speakers to chant slogans.
Libya Issues Ultimatum to Militias
AFRICANGLOBE - Last week-end's bloody attack on anti-militia protesters in Benghazi stirred a large debate about the role of the military in a country that has been suffering from security turmoil since the fall of the Gaddafi regime.
Egypt’s Presidential Palace Petrol Bombed
AFRICANGLOBE - Opponents of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi hurled petrol bombs at Egypt's presidential palace on Friday as protesters returned to the streets of Egypt demanding his overthrow after the deadliest violence of his seven months in power.
Muslim Brotherhood Unleashes Bloody Crackdown in Cairo
AFRICANGLOBE - Muslim Brotherhood (MB) forces supporting Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Mursi are carrying out a bloody crackdown in Cairo. Amid intensifying mass protests...
Wannabe Islamist Pharaoh Plunges Egypt Into Crisis
AFRICANGLOBE - Violence broke out across Egypt as protesters reacted to the power grab by Mohamed Morsi. His party's offices were torched, while his...
