Greater Middle East

Turkey: protest movement gets another martyr

A young protester was killed by police in Antakya, as demonstrations re-mobilize across Turkey—this time in response to a new highway development in Ankara.

Southern Cone

Brazil: 300 arrested in new round of protests

Thousands of Brazilians took to the street again to demand better schools, hospitals and social services, and to protest the vast sums expended on new sports stadiums.

The Andes

Colombia: strikes halt US coal giant Drummond

Indefinite strikes brought Drummond’s coal mining operations to a halt in Colombia, putting further pressure on the country’s economy amid a growing wave of labor actions. 

Palestine

Occupy Tel Aviv —again

Thousands marched in Tel Aviv, blocking traffic on the city’s main thoroughfares, for a rally marking the two-year anniversary of Israel’s mass movement against inequality.

Europe

Bulgaria protesters say ‘NOligarchy!’

Over the past 10 days, thousands of protesters have repeatedly taken to the streets of Bulgaria to oppose the interim coalition government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.

The Andes

Peru: student protests rock Cuzco

Riot police clashed with student protesters in Cuzco opposing a proposed education law they call a step towards privatizion of Peru’s national university system.

Southern Cone

Brazil comes to Zuccotti Park

New York’s Zuccotti Park filled up with Brazilians gathering in support of the protests that have for days been shaking Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and other cities.