Protest
27.05.2012 13:59
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Protest or block party? 10,000 Canadians take to the streets (PHOTOS)Demonstrating in Canada does not necessarily mean clashing with riot police. Some 10,000 protesters on the streets of Montreal proved it by turning a Saturday march into a free-spirited festival resembling the world-famous Love Parade. |
27.05.2012 13:53
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NATO strike kills Afghan family – local officialsA coalition air strike has killed at least seven members of an Afghan family in eastern Afghanistan, local officials report. NATO has acknowledged the allegations and is conducting an investigation into the incident. |
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27.05.2012 13:14
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Peaceful solution is the only way forward – Syrian deputy FMDamascus is being provoked by armed groups which need chaos in the country, Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abdulfattah Amura told RT. Amura says the authorities have only acted in self defense. Syria unrest |
27.05.2012 12:44
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Egypt election outlook bleak: Fraud allegations mar pollsPreliminary results of Egypt’s presidential race have left the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate and an ex-military PM set to duke it out in an upcoming run-off vote. But the losing candidates are crying foul amid claims of mass election violations. Egypt unrest |
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26.05.2012 15:18
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A million-strong task: Scots push for UK breakupSupporters of Scottish independence have launched their bid for a declaration that could see the nation break free from a 305-year-old union with the United Kingdom. |
26.05.2012 13:15
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Canada protest spreads as arrest list hits 2,500 benchmarkOntario students have pledged to take to the streets in solidarity with their protesting fellows in Montreal and other cities of Quebec. The students are defying emergency laws the authorities are imposing to curb down the wave of dissent. |
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26.05.2012 07:59
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‘Quebec protests no longer simply a student issue’ – journalistThe streets of Montreal have been the scene of massive protests against planned tuition hikes, as well as a law that seeks to limit the right to demonstrate. RT discussed the issue with Corey Pool, an editor of Montreal-based newspaper “The Link.” |
26.05.2012 02:30
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War Medals of Dishonor thrown outRT speaks to US veterans who feel betrayed by the system that pushed them into fighting America’s false-pretense wars, as the former soldiers throw out their medals which they deem symbols of lies. |
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25.05.2012 15:15
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Manning backers oppose ‘outrageous secrecy’ of trialSupporters of WikiLeaks informer Bradley Manning say he is being tried amid far more secrecy than any terrorist in Guantanamo. They want prosecution motions, transcripts of proceeding and other material to be released to the public. |
25.05.2012 14:18
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Ukrainian democracy crashes in fistfightThe head of the Ukrainian parliament has admitted that the legislative power system in the country has failed after several MPs started a fistfight over the status of the Russian language. |
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24.05.2012 18:39
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Mass arrests: Over 700 Canadian protesters detained in police crackdown (VIDEO, PHOTOS)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. |
24.05.2012 18:27
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English fans to face topless threat at Euro 2012The tireless topless activists from Ukraine’s FEMEN women’s rights group have chosen English fans as their primary target at Euro 2012. |
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24.05.2012 18:07
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Human Rights Council speaks up for Hyde Park in MoscowA spot similar to Speakers’ Corner in London’s Hyde Park, where protest rallies could be held without permission from the authorities should be created in Moscow, believes head of the presidential Human Rights Council Mikhail Fedotov. |
24.05.2012 15:11
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Opposition set to continue fightThe Russian opposition is preparing for new mass protests in June and early September, says popular blogger Aleksey Navalny. |
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24.05.2012 14:22
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Influential think-tank paints Russia’s future blackRussia is in the middle of an irreversible political crisis, and a peaceful positive solution is unlikely, reads a fresh report published by the Center of Strategic Research NGO. |
24.05.2012 13:06
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Football beyond politics: Russia stick to Euro 2012 HQDespite an alleged threat of anti-Russian rallies, the national football squad have no intention of changing their Euro 2012 headquarters in the Polish capital. |
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24.05.2012 06:41
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Israeli Kristallnacht: Africans attacked in Tel Aviv anti-migrant demo (PHOTOS)Thousands of Israelis, including high-profile politicians, attended an anti-African demonstration in Tel Aviv. The rally turned violent, with attacks on Africans and grocery shop windows being smashed. |
24.05.2012 02:07
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Police captain to be punished over OWS support?Retired Captain Ray Lewis served within the ranks of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Police Department for nearly a quarter of a century. Now he is at odds against the force’s higher ups, however, over his role with Occupy Wall Street. Occupy Wall Street |
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Moscow chooses sites for protests' 'speaker's corner'City Hall has drawn up a shortlist of four places in Central Moscow that could host protests in future. |
23.05.2012 18:15
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Society has right to protect itself from radicalism – PutinLegislation on punishment for violations of street protest rules should be balanced and aimed at strengthening democracy in Russia, believes President Vladimir Putin. |



















