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Riot police chase a protester after he jumped over the fence in front of the parliament building during anti-government student protests. Ljubljana, Slovenia 19/05/2010

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Violent Anti-government Student Protests in Slovenia

Slovenian students violently protested against planned government reforms that would limit their work during studies and thus lower their income....

by Luka Dakskobler in Slovenia on 19/05/2010

Yesterday's peaceful student protests for better social rights for students turned into a violence thanks to small groups of students who started throwing everything at their disposal at parliament buildings. Ljubljana, Slovenia. 19/05/2010.

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Peaceful student protest in Ljubljana turns to violence

Yesterday's peaceful student protests for better social rights for students turned into a violence thanks to small groups of students who...

by Nina Blaž in Slovenia on 19/05/2010

Participants of the Unified Maoist shouting slogans against the unconstitutional move of the President at Ratna Park in Kathmandu on Sunday, August 9, 2009.
Being the main opposition party, Unified CPN (Maoist) staged demonstrations in different parts of the country Sunday as part of its month-long protest movement for restoring 'civilian supremacy'. In Kathmandu, Maoist cadres took out a rally from Shanti Batika at Ratnapark, which passed through Putalisadak, Bhadrakali and Sundhara before converging into a gathering at Shanti Batika. Hisila Yami and few other central Maoist leaders led the rally.

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Maoists Protest in Kathmandu

Participants of the Unified Maoist shouting slogans against the unconstitutional move of the President at Ratna Park in Kathmandu on Sunday, August 9...

by Sunil Sharma in Nepal on 09/08/2009

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