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.
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Europe
‘Lukashenko Busters’ protest London stock exchange
A group calling themselves "Lukashenko Busters" protested outside the London Stock Exchange to oppose trading in companies that do business with wth the Belarus dictatorship.
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The London attack: context vs. apologia —again
Reactions to the jihadist slaying of a British solider in London are polarized along predictable lines—emphasizing either the context of imperial wars or the threat of political Islam.
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Spain: demand justice in 1976 VitĂłria massacre
Survivors of the 1976 massacre in Vitória, Spain, marked the anniversary by demanding official recognition of the incident, excised from the history of the post-Franco transition.
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Anti-fas versus neo-Nazis in Dresden —again
Hundreds of neo-Nazis attempting to march on Dresden to crash commemorations of the 1945 bombardment were blocked by a human chain of thousands of anti-fascists.
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Greece: thousands march against Golden Dawn
Some 3,000 marched in Athens, parading the coffin of a Pakistani immigrant who was stabbed to death earlier in the week by suspected Golden Dawn militants.
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Hungary: political fight over resurgent fascism
Legal action is threatened against Hungary’s far-right Jobbik party after lawmaker Marton Gyongyosi called for an official “list” of influential Jews in the country.
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Econo-protests rock Slovenia
Protesters clashed with police in Slovenia’s second largest city Maribor in a demonstration against new austerity measures at issue in contentious presidential elections.
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War crimes tribunal acquits ex-KLA commander
Ramush Haradinaj, the former KLA commander and Kosova prime minister, was acquitted of war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
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Joint strike actions across Europe
A “European Day of Action and Solidarity against Austerity” marked the first time strike action was held simultaneously across four countries: Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal.
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UK denies extradition request for Jordanian cleric
A UK immigration court granted the appeal of Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, blocking his extradition to Jordan on the basis that he could not receive a fair trial there.
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France: Muslims under attack… and Jews
A right-wing "Identity Group" seized a mosque in Poitiers, issuing a "declaration of war" against the "Islamization" of France—weeks after a bomb attack on a kosher shop in Paris.