Thousands Stage Anti-War Protest in Los Angeles

Broadcast: Jan 12, 2003 Thousands of 1) demonstrators protested a possible war in Iraq at a rally and march in Los Angeles Saturday. As U.S. troops mobilize for a possible invasion, protest organizers

Anti-War Protests Continue Worldwide

Broadcast: Mar 22 2003 Large crowds of anti-war 1) demonstrators turned out in New York City, Saturday. Protesters marched in the streets there and in several major U.S. cities to protest the Bush adm

Zimbabwe Athletes Launch Human Rights Protest

Broadcast: Feb 10, 2003 Two of Zimbabwe's most prominent athletes have issued a strongly-worded condemnation of the human rights situation in their country. They made their unexpected statement just b

Modern Technology Changes Art of Protest

Broadcast: Mar 11, 2003 It's hard to say when or where the world's first signature petition was circulated, but in general, historians believe two things had to happen before the petition could truly

Power outage sparks violent protest in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Hours of power outage in scorching summer Monday sparked protest in most parts of Pakistan and angry protesters attacked offices of power supply departments in some areas. Pakistan faces about 5000 MW electricity shortf

VOA常速英语2007年-US Lawyers March to Protest Emergency Rule in P

By Meredith Buel Washington 14 November 2007 Hundreds of lawyers have marched past the United States Supreme Court in a show of solidarity with attorneys in Pakistan who have been arrested while protesting President Pervez Musharraf's decision to imp

AS IT IS 2016-09-11 American Athletes Protest National Anthem

AS IT IS 2016-09-11 American Athletes Protest National Anthem The National Football League opens its season in cities across the United States this weekend. Fans will be cheering for their favorite teams and players during games Sunday and Monday. Bu

VOA标准英语2010年-Families of Slain Iraq Soldiers Protes

As former British Prime Minister Tony Blair appears before an inquiry into the war in Iraq, dozens of demonstrators gathered outside in a public display of anger over Britain's role in the war. Chants of war criminal echoed through London's streets,

VOA标准英语2010-Iraqis Continue Hunger Strike at Australi

Iraqi asylum seekers on the remote Australian territory of Christmas Island are continuing a hunger strike Saturday following a similar protest at an immigration detention facility in Sydney earlier this week. Detainees are angry about delays in the

Bulgarian wrestler to return 1996 Olympic gold as protest

SOFIA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- A former Olympic gold medialist from Bulgaria said Wednesday that he's going to return his medal to pretest the IOC decision of dropping wrestling from the Olympic program. Valentin Yordanov, a seven-time world championship

Workers in Europe protest austerity measures

BEIJING, Sep.27 (Xinhuanet) --? As thousands of demonstrators（示威者 ） marched in European capitals on Wednesday to protest recent austerity measures, officials in Brussels proposed stiffening sanctions（制裁） for governments that fail to

Striking Greek Workers Protest New Austerity Cuts

Striking Greek transport workers brought Athens to a standstill Thursday in a new protest against austerity measures imposed by the government to secure international financing for the debt-ridden country. Public transport workers and taxi drivers wa

Greek indignant return to protest austerity outside parliament

ATHENS, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Greek indignant returned to protest austerity outside the parliament building for first time after several months on Sunday evening with a symbolic rally which ended in minor scuffles with police forces. Poverty, unemploy

Valencia united in protest at referee following Real Madrid defeat

MADRID, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- FC Valencia players, fans and directors are this Wednesday united in their criticism of referee Muniz Fernandez following Tuesday night's 2-0 Copa del Rey defeat away to Real Madrid. Madrid won the game thanks to a fine go

Italian scientists protest against jail sentence over 2009 earthquake

Italian scientists protest against jail sentence over 2009 earthquake ROME, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Italian scientific community on Tuesday contested a court verdict over the deadly 2009 quake in the central city of L'Aquila, saying it set a damaging

Despite Concessions, Egyptians Protest

Anti-government protests in Egypt continued for a fifth day Wednesday in-and around the iconic Tahrir Square in Cairo, despite concessions announced by the head of the ruling military council designed to ease discontent. On Tuesday, Field Marshal Hus

An Adult Decision

An Adult Decision The year before my son turned 18, he constantly pleaded to be allowed to a tattoo, but I refused to sign permission for one. He argued that soon he would be a man and he should be able to make adult decisions. Sure enough, a few day

新西兰英语 150 Maori protest against Auckland super-city

At midday today, about 6,000 Maori and other supporters held a protest march in Queen St in Auckland, in the rain. The march was called a hikoi. The hikoi was organised by a young Maori man, Ngarimu Blair, who controlled the crowd to make sure that i

VOA常速英语2007年-Tens of Thousands Protest in Tbilisi Against Ge

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 02 November 2007 Tens of thousands of people in Tbilisi are protesting against the government of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who came to power following demonstrations that swept aside his predecessor in 2003. VOA

Tens of Thousands Protest Alleged Voter Fraud in Russia

Protesters came out across the worlds largest country to demand clean elections and to say what, only one week ago, was unsayable. Russia Without Putin was the favorite chant of thousands of demonstrators who marched within earshot of the Kremlin in