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Ethiopians march for equality in Israel - Jerusalem

Thousands of Ethiopians and supporters join Mulet Hararo, who set out on a 70Km 3-day trek to Jerusalem from his home in Kiryat Malachi, at the Wohl...

by Nir Alon in Israel on 18/01/2012

Politics

Kurds protest outside the Turkish embassy

Kurds gather in front of the embassy of Turkey to protest the bombing that Turkish warplanes have carried out in the Kurdish village and massacred 40...

by Stefano Montesi in Italy on 29/12/2011

Society

World Disability Day marked by processions in Kashmir

Members of the All Jammu and Kashmir Handicapped Association (AJKHA) staged a march in Kashmir on World Disability Day demanding better living...

by Burhaan Kinu in India on 03/12/2011

BREAKING NEWS

18/01/2012 - Ethiopians march for equality in Israel - Jerusalem - Israel - Thousands of Ethiopians and supporters...
29/12/2011 - Kurds protest outside the Turkish embassy - Italy - Kurds gather in front of the embassy of...
03/12/2011 - World Disability Day marked by processions in Kashmir - India - Members of the All Jammu and Kashmir...
21/06/2011 - Widow on Hunger Strike for her husband in Mexico - Mexico - Liduvina Castle, widow of Nigerian...
25/05/2011 - Ukrainian students start anti-government protests across the Country - Ukraine - Ukrainian students began a protest...
18/04/2011 - Top brands accused of selling inferior goods in East Europe - Hungary - Several leading food product...
13/04/2011 - Children protest against Discrimination - Jerusalem - Israel - Children from the suburb of Katamon,...
20/03/2011 - Rally against racism and xenophobia in Madrid - Spain - A rally was held today in Madrid to...
19/03/2011 - Demonstration against racism and exclusion - Amsterdam - Netherlands - A demonstration against racism,...
12/03/2011 - Mothers Call for end to Cuts, Poverty and Discrimination - United Kingdom - Over two hundred women, men and...

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UN Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik in Sheikh Jarrah
Raquel Rolnik, the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, during a visit to the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah to listen to their problems. Jerusalem, Israel. 30th January 2012
'Ukraine and the EU on the threshold of change' - Teixeira
Head of Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira said during the Euro Atlantic Forum “Ukraine and the EU are on the threshold of an agreement on associatio...
Kuwaiti Bedoons call for official Kuwaiti citizenship - London
A small group of Kuwaiti Bedoons living in the UK gathered outside Downing Street to implore the British Government to use its influence and help them in their bid for official Kuwaiti ...
Ethiopians march for equality in Israel - Jerusalem
Thousands of Ethiopians and supporters join Mulet Hararo, who set out on a 70Km 3-day trek to Jerusalem from his home in Kiryat Malachi, at the Wohl Rose Garden opposite the Knesset pro...
Lobby at Parliament over Welfare Reform Bill
Single Mothers’ Self-Defence, WinVisible, Zacchaeus 2000 Trust and other groups lobbied Parliament over Welfare Reform Bill plans to cut support which lets 700,000 disabled people live ...
Martin Luther King Day celebrated at St Paul's London
Dr Martin Luther King's birthday was celebrated at the steps of St Paul's London at a rally. London, UK. 15th January 2012
Nigerians protest in lead up to Nationwide Industrial Action
Nigerian youths in their hundreds took to the streets in a lead up to nationwide industrial action to be undertaken by Labour Unions and civil society over the government's removal...
Sheriff Joe Arpaio brunt of Phoenix Protest
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was the focus of a dozen protestors who demanded his immediate resignation. The group cited a federal report alleging constitutional violations of fed...
Kurds protest outside the Turkish embassy
Kurds gather in front of the embassy of Turkey to protest the bombing that Turkish warplanes have carried out in the Kurdish village and massacred 40 children and young people in Sirnak...
ACLU Challenges Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling - Phoenix
The American Civil Liberties of Arizona held a press conference after a judges hearing over human-smuggling laws to decide if Maricopa County sheriff's deputies can enforce the law...
'If not women, who?' - The women's rights in the square in Rome
The Italian women movement 'If not now, when?' back to the streets in Rome to claim a decisive change in the status of women in Italy: more attention to the work, the precario...
 'If not now, when?' - women demonstrate in Rome
The Italian women movement 'If not now, when?' back to the streets in Rome to claim a decisive change in the status of women in Italy: more attention to the work, the precario...
Demonstration against discrimination against women
The National Forum protested demanding the right of Lebanese women to give nationality to her family. Beirut, Lebanon. 10th December 2011
Southern Yemenis remember those killed in 1994 civil war
On the eighth of December each year people celebrate the struggle against the North of Yemen during the 1994 civil war, in which a possible 7,000–10,000 were killed. Yemen. 8th December...
Hillary Clinton speaks on human rights in Geneva
The secretary of state Hillary Clinton speaks about human and civil rights before the opening of the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) conference. Geneva, Switzerlan...
World Disability Day - Agartala
Disabled persons attends a program on the World Disability Day at India's northeastern capital of Agartala.The UN report says that persons with disabilities make up an estimated 15...
International Disability Day awareness rally - Kathmandu
A peaceful rally demands an end to discrimination against differently abled people and the creation of a friendlier world for themduring World Disability Day. Kathmandu, Nepal. 3rd Dec...
World Disability Day marked by processions in Kashmir
Members of the All Jammu and Kashmir Handicapped Association (AJKHA) staged a march in Kashmir on World Disability Day demanding better living conditions and equal rights. The march was...
Prison protest calls for release of 'tram rant woman' Emma West
Just under 20 people held a quiet protest outside HMP Bronzefield calling for the release of Emma West, held there on remand after her racist tram outburst was posted on YouTube. Ashfor...
World AIDS Day commemorated in Indonesia
Members of the transgender community staged a World Aids Day rally in Solo to highlight HIV/AIDS discrimination they feel is shown by managers of health facilities, and insurance provid...