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A demonstration called by Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh took over the streets of Dhaka today. Approximately 20 people were injured including several police man, and police arrested roughly 15 demonstrators.

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Demonstration called by Jamaat-e-Islami takes over streets of Dhaka

A demonstration called by Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh took over the streets of Dhaka today. Approximately 20 people were injured including several...

by Suvra Kanti Das in Bangladesh on 05/04/2011

Politics

Portraits of a Nation in Protest

The night of 30 January to 31 January was quieter in Cairo, with fewer reports of looting. For the fourth day in a row the curfew was violated...

by Jonny von Wallström in Egypt on 31/01/2011

DMTX. Convoys in Iraq travel dangerous routes in the Baghdad red zone to distribute fuel and supplies. Baghdad, Iraq. 04/04/2010

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Dangerous Iraq pathways.

DMTX. Convoys in Iraq travel dangerous routes in the Baghdad red zone to distribute fuel and supplies. Baghdad, Iraq. 04/04/2010

by rmcfadden in Iraq on 04/04/2010

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02/03/2010 - Afghan Soldiers Patrol Marjah - Operation Moshtarak - Afghanistan - Images of the Afghan army patrolling as...
15/10/2009 - Female suicide bomber and car bomb attack kills 14 people in Peshawar - Pakistan - A female suicide bomber was among three...

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Confiscations mount as the war against drug trafficking continues
Warehouses full of arms and drugs confiscated from alleged organized crime organizations in such states as Sinaloa are examples of the work of the Mexican Army against drugs in Operatio...
Houses destroyed by Assad militia bombing in Rastan - Syria
Houses recently destroyed by pro-Assad militia bombs in Rastan. This area, which borders Lebanon, has remained a hot zone for violence since the revolution. Rastan, Syria. 31st January ...
Syrian Demonstrations at UN ahead of Security Council Meeting
Members of the Syrian Community in New York held a demonstration in front of the UN Headquarters before a Security Council discussion on the situation in their home country. USA. 31st ...
London protest calls for end of siege on Gaza
A large and noisy protest on the third anniversary of the Israeli attack on Gaza called for an end of the ongoing violence against Palestinians and the siege on Gaza. UK. 27th December ...
Exhibition: Painter Aboudia, Gallery Amani, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Ivorian painter Aboudia exhibits a comprehensive retrospective of his 2011 work. Abidjan, Ivory Coast. 25th November 2011
Occupy Wall Street Gains Momentum
Coverage of the Occupy Wall Street's 'March on the Banks', 'Environmental Action Against Mountain Top Removal', and the 'Take Times Square' Convergenc...
U.S. Marine Sergeant defends Occupy Wall Street protestors
Thousands supported Occupy Wall Street in Times Square last night. After several arrests, a U.S. marine began questioning NYPD officers patriotism as well as their courage. New York, N...
Quneitra, deserted
Quneitra, in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone, close to the de facto border between Syria and Israel, was once the capital of the Golan Heights. Since withdrawal by ...
Remembering the war in Afghanistan 10 years on
Peace protestors picket Downing Street as the war in Afghanistan is remembered 10 years on at a protest march and rally. London, United Kingdom. 8th October, 2011
EDL women tell Cameron we're not sick
Over 50 women and twice as many men came to Downing Street to protest against David Cameron calling the EDL (English Defense League), sick last month. There was also a UAF (Unite Again...
Syrians march for an end to the violence back home - Valletta
Syrians in Malta protest the treatment and killing of civilians in Syria. It was a loud but peaceful march on the Islands capitol consisting of approximately 50 Syrians who live in the ...
Terror strikes the heart of Turkey  - Ankara
Turkish Minister speaks to the public outside the Numune Hastanesi Hospital, where seriously injured people from the bomb explosion are being treated. 20th September 2011
Former President Rabbani is assassinated - Kabul
High Peace Council Chairman Prof. Burhanuddin Rabbani was assassinated along with three members of the body in a suicide bombing near his residence, an official said. Afghanistan. 20th ...
Rabbani assassinated in bomb attack - Kabul
High Peace Council Chairman Prof. Burhanuddin Rabbani was killed in a suicide bombing in front of his residence in Kabul, an official said. Afghanistan, Kabul, 20th September 2011
At least 3 policemen killed and 6 injured in Kabul attacks
At least three policemen and two suicide attackers were killed and six others, including four civilians, wounded in three back-to-back explosions followed by gunfire in Kabul, security ...
Suicide bombers strike in the Deh Mazang locality - Kabul
Two suicide blasts hit as many police centres in the heavily-fortified Afghan capital of Kabul, officials have said. The blasts happened near Deh Mazang Square and Habibi High School. A...
Women in Black hold a vigil - London
Six women from Women In Black gather for a silent vigil at the base of the Edith Cavell Statue in London's St Martin's Place to protest against war and militarism. UK, London,...
Palestinian activists break Ramadan fast on Gaza-Israel border
Palestinian activists break their Ramadan fast in the buffer zone of Beit Hanoun. The buffer zone is an Israeli imposed no-go zone, and Palestinians cannot go within 300 to 500 meters o...
'El Ponchis' child assassin is transported to trial - Cuernavaca
The Mexican State of Morelos and several Autorities of the Court of Justice to the Adolescent Unit perform a hearing against Edgar N. "El Ponchis". The 14-year-old boy is on t...
'Stop Bombing Libya' demands the Stop the War Coalition - London
Protesters representing Stop the War, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Libyan nationalists protested today opposite the Houses of Parliament, calling for an immediate end to the bom...