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Five arrested as Syrians storm London embassy - London

Protesting the deaths in Homs, five pro-democracy protesters broke into the Syrian embassy on Belgrave Square, leading to their arrests around 2:30 A...

by Pete Riches in United Kingdom on 04/02/2012

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Protest march in support of judge Baltasar Garzón

Thousands of protesters marched in Spain in support of judge Baltasar Garzón, who is on trial for three different cases of investigating Franco-era...

by Thi Thuy in Spain on 29/01/2012

Politics

Protests continue for the Lost Children of the Franco Regime

A demonstration has asked the current Spanish government to dig up the dark secrets of the Franco dictatorship, and investigate the lost children...

by Lino De Vallier in Spain on 27/01/2012

BREAKING NEWS

04/02/2012 - Five arrested as Syrians storm London embassy - London - United Kingdom - Protesting the deaths in Homs, five pro...
29/01/2012 - Protest march in support of judge Baltasar Garzón - Spain - Thousands of protesters marched in...
27/01/2012 - Protests continue for the Lost Children of the Franco Regime - Spain - A demonstration has asked the current...
25/01/2012 - Egyptians protestors mark 1st anniversary of revolution-London - United Kingdom - Egyptian pro-democracy protestors...
24/01/2012 - Demonstration against the Franco-era case - Madrid - Spain - Protesters demonstrated outside the...
24/01/2012 - Baltasar Garzón on second trial for Franco-era case - Madrid - Spain - Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón attended...
17/01/2012 - Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón on trial - Madrid - Spain - Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón is on...
17/01/2012 - Demonstration outside Supreme Court of Madrid - Spain - Protesters demonstrated outside the...
18/12/2011 - Syrian community campaigns for freedom from dictatorship - London - United Kingdom - The Syrian community and sympathizers...
01/12/2011 - Tunisians hold sit-in at headquarters of Constituent Assembly - Tunisia - Demonstrators mobilized against all...

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Cinema Jerusalem opens after 25 years of closure
Cinema Jerusalem was the first cinema in the city of East Jerusalem. Now, it has reopen its doors to an audience, after the closure 25 years ago, but with a new look. Israel. 9th Februa...
Five arrested as Syrians storm London embassy - London
Protesting the deaths in Homs, five pro-democracy protesters broke into the Syrian embassy on Belgrave Square, leading to their arrests around 2:30 A.M. Those arrested were also protest...
Protest march in support of judge Baltasar Garzón
Thousands of protesters marched in Spain in support of judge Baltasar Garzón, who is on trial for three different cases of investigating Franco-era crimes, seen as a violation of a 1977...
Demonstration in support of Judge Garzón - Madrid
A demonstration was held in the capital in support of Judge Baltasar Garzón who is charged with investigating crimes that took place during the Franco dictatorship, an act considered in...
Spaniards protest financial dictatorship austerity measures
Spaniards protest the financial dictatorship of forced austerity measures and cuts to public education. Barcelona, Spain. 28th January 2012
Expatriate Egyptians protest on anniversary of revolution
As protesters crammed Tahrir Square, expat Egyptians abroad organised protests in many world cities in solidarity with Egypt's unfinished revolution. London, UK. 25th January 2012 ...
Protests continue for the Lost Children of the Franco Regime
A demonstration has asked the current Spanish government to dig up the dark secrets of the Franco dictatorship, and investigate the lost children during the the Spanish Civil War. Barce...
Egyptians protestors mark 1st anniversary of revolution-London
Egyptian pro-democracy protestors gathered outside the Egyptian Embassy in Mayfair, London, to mark a year since the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak. Occupy London, Trade Unioni...
Demonstration against the Franco-era case - Madrid
Protesters demonstrated outside the Supreme Court during Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón's prosecution in a second case, for trying to investigate Franco-era crimes, despite Spain�...
Baltasar Garzón on second trial for Franco-era case - Madrid
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón attended court where he is being prosecuted in a second case for trying to investigate Franco-era crimes, despite Spain's 1977 amnesty law. The plaint...
The last of the Franco repressed
Reprisals and retaliation we live. The last fighters and fighters who were prisoners in the jails of dictatorship.
Demonstration outside Supreme Court of Madrid
Protesters demonstrated outside the Supreme Court on the first day of the trial of Baltazar Garzon, who is accused of authorizing illegal wiretaps between client and lawyer, while inves...
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón on trial - Madrid
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón is on trial, charged with illegally authorising to bug the conversations of lawyers with clients for a case of financial corruption. Spain. 17th january 20...
People celebrate Manuel Fraga's death - Barcelona
More than 200 people are gathered in the city centre of Barcelona to celebrate and drink to the death of Manuel Fraga, a Spanish politician during the dictatorship of General Franco. Sp...
Tunisia marks first anniversary of Arab Spring
Tunisians marched in peaceful triumph marking the one-year anniversary of the revolution that ended the dictatorship of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali - and sparked uprisings around the Arab w...
Syrian community campaigns for freedom from dictatorship - London
The Syrian community and sympathizers in the UK campaign for freedom in Syria. Demonstrators at Trafalgar Square protest against the dictatorship of the Assad regime. London, UK. 18th D...
Tunisia post-revolution: healing from dictatorship, searhing democracy
Bardo 1: The sit-in and rally for achieving the real goals of Tunisia Revolution.
Martyrs Day for Bahraini's remembered outside Downing Street
A small group of committed Bahraini nationals held a small vigil for the martyrs of their country. Braving the cold British weather they stood outside Downing Street with candles lit. ...
Life in the Angkor rubbish dumps
Hundreds of people live in the Siem Reap rubbish dumps, just 30km away from the famous Angkor Wat, visited by millions of tourist every year. Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Civil unrest as Congolese demonstrate again opposite Downing street
A demonstration by members of the Congolese community opposite Downing street continues for the second week. Over a thousand attended in what was the most aggressive political demonstra...