Mass arrests: Over 700 Canadian protesters detained in police crackdown (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

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Published time: May 24, 2012 14:39
Edited time: May 24, 2012 20:35

Montreal police watch protesters on May 23, 2012 during a demonstration against student tuition hikes (AFP Photo / Andre Tremblay)

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Over 700 students have been arrested in Canada during the latest night of rallies against tuition fee hikes and the adoption of controversial bill that is widely seen as a tool to limit freedom of speech, association and assembly.

Police in Montreal dispersed unsanctioned protests and arrested 518 demonstrators on Wednesday night. The arrests were also made in Quebec City, where some 170 were detained, and in Sherbrooke. There were no reports of injuries or casualties.

Police used kettling tactics to encircle the protesters and contain them within a small space. People reportedly threw projectiles such as fireworks and bottles at officers, forcing them to carry out extensive arrests.

Most of those detained have already been released. Some face $1,000 fines.

For over 14 weeks, Canada has been facing the most sustained student demonstration in its history. The protest on Wednesday started as a peaceful march of thousands, just like the majority of previous rallies.

In order to give the police another non-lethal means of pressure on protesters, Quebec’s legislative assembly adopted a bill that introduces enormous fines of $24,000 to $122,000 against unions and student organizations which do not stop their members from protesting. Individuals found guilty of organizing a protest now face a fine of some $34,000.

On Tuesday, the movement marked the 100th day of demonstrations against the tuition hikes of around $250 per year with a massive rally in Montreal. Over 120 people were detained following the event.

Demonstrators match on May 23, 2012 as they protest student tuition hikes.(AFP Photo / Andre Tremblay)

Demonstrators match on May 23, 2012 as they protest student tuition hikes (AFP Photo / Andre Tremblay)

Montreal police march during a protest against student tuition hikes on the 100th day of Quebec's student strikes, in downtown Montreal May 22, 2012 (AFP Photo / Andre Tremblay)

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Glen (unregistered) 08.06.2012 18:39

BOB (unregistered) wrote in #15
Why isn't anybody protesting the NWO, and how UN/NATO is premeditating WWIII?......Does anyone out there know about Albert Pike, Manly P. Hall, Helena Blavatsky, Alice Bailey and the New Age Agenda that will be implemented through the UN?.....Sigh....Peop le are so deceived and will soon see their errors.

The Elites cause the PROBLEM then they wait for the sheoples REACTION, then they implement their SOLUTION! WHICH IS THE BEAST SYSTEM, AKA ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT AKA NEW WORLD ORDER!!!
Nobo dy is protesting the NWO because it does not exist you nut bar.

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Damon (unregistered) 26.05.2012 21:19

That makes sense. Instead of listening to the will of the majority, just arrest them all. The system works.
Those protesters have the patience of lions. If someone tried to arrest me after 100 days of protesting they'd be in for one hell of a fight.

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truth (unregistered) 26.05.2012 05:05

t-bagg (unregistered) wrote in #8
$250 per year! Wow, Canadians don't put up with nothin! Now when will these idiot legislators learn that if people are willing to protest for 100 days over $250 they may be willing to find out where these traitors live and picket outside of their homes! ---------- -------------------- -------------------- --------if only that where true sadly its only only the quebecers rest of canadians put up with everything.......... .... and FullStory your a waste person they have every right to protest as much as they want go read the consitution. as for non disruptive protest, what the fk is that?? thats not a real protest and allways ends up fading away with the protesters never getting what they want and cant achieve anything get real.

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