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By Nico Colombant Abidjan 14 February 2006 Protests have marked the start of a trial in Cameroon, over the outing of alleged homosexuals in local newspapers. Several thousand members of a youth group
By Sabina Castelfranco Istanbul 25 November 2006 Pope Benedict arrives in predominantly Muslim Turkey on Tuesday, and already there have been demonstrations against his visit. But Vatican officials say they expect the trip to go well, although there
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 19 November 2006 Finance ministers and central bankers from 20 powerful economies meeting in Australia have urged an early resumption of stalled global trade talks and greater cooperation against illegal financing. ---- The
By Robert Raffaele Washington 22 June 2007 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's suspension of the nation's chief justice has sparked several months of streetprotests in Pakistan. The outcry against General Musharrafis the strongest public challenge
By Jim Malone Washington 23 January 2006 Pro-choice and pro-life activists face off in front of the Supreme Court Activists on both sides of the divisive abortion issue held protests in Washington to
By Meredith Buel Washington 17 February 2006 Protests are continuing across the Muslim world against the publication of cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad. Political and religious leaders have c
By Noel King Khartoum 22 March 2007 The human rights group Amnesty International says two women have been sentenced to death, by stoning, in Sudan for committing adultery. The sentence has raised questions about Sudan's penal code, based on Islamic S
Political tensions in Thailand have risen sharply after supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra stepped up protests in the Thai capital and shut down key roads. The protesters threaten more drastic action if the government does not re
US Muslim Leaders Condemn Violent Protests in Libya, Egypt The violence in Benghazi and Cairo has shocked Americans -- including American Muslims. A group of U.S. Muslim leaders joined other clergy at the National Press Club here in Washington on Wed
Russians Look Ahead to Mass Protest, Presidential Election Is Russias middle class on the march? People are angry, and are speaking out for clean elections and democracy. Two days after Russias largest democracy demonstration in a generation, Russian
Occupy Wall Street Protests Highlight Rich-Poor Gap The growing income gap between rich and poor is one of the reasons that activists from the Occupy Wall Street movement staged protests in New York, across the United States and in other nations in 2
The global economic downturn is hitting France's overseas territories particularly hard. A wave of protests and strikes has shuttered supermarkets, gas stations and schools in the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. The government has vo
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 14 November 2009 An ultra-orthodox Jewish man is seen next to Intel's Jerusalem office building, 14 Nov 2009 Alleged violations of the Jewish Sabbath by a top international company prompted religious protests in Jerusalem
Cambodia Tensions Escalate Amid Protest Ban 柬埔寨紧张局势升级之际抗议禁令 PHNOM PENH Cambodia has banned anti-government demonstrators from holding protests after last weeks deadly clashes with police that left four people dead. But a
Another Day of Mass Protests in Divided Egypt 埃及发生大规模抗议 埃及还将举行一天的群众抗议,周五前总统穆尔西的支持者和反对者都走上了街头。 The Muslim Brotherhood has vowed to keep protesting until Morsi is
By Tendai Maphosa Harare 13 September 2006 In Zimbabwe, police have prevented protest marches organized by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions from taking place. In Harare and elsewhere in the country, the police sealed off the places where marche
AILSA CHANG, HOST: People are again protesting in the streets of St. Louis. They're angry over the death of a black driver at the hands of a white police officer. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTER: (Chanting) Whose streets? UNI
Tens of thousands of Muslims took to the streets of Indian administered Kashmir Saturday to mourn the death of a separatist leader. For VOA, Shanawaz Khan has this report from Srinagar in India-administered Kashmir. Protesters traveled from Kashmir'
By Brian Wagner Washington, DC 04 August 2006 watch Immigration report About a million people took part in marches across the United States this year to voice their concerns about immigration reforms under consideration in the Congress. Young activi
By Sean Maroney Washington 12 January 2007 Human rights groups held demonstrations in the United States and elsewhere Thursday to protest the detention of terrorism suspects at the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This week marks five years sin