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Poor people of Peru Take Cops Hostage

pirate — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:11:33 -0400

BombsandShields June 18, 2008

Moquegua, Peru - Poor residents of the copper rich southern state of Moquegua have taken 48 police officers hostage and captured a police station, which they burned. read more »

Guinea police take superiors hostage in pay protest

pirate — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:41:55 -0400

by Mouctar Bah Mon Jun 16, 2008

CONAKRY (AFP) - Guinean police officers took a dozen of their superiors hostage in the capital Conakry on Monday as part of a pay protest, officials said, just a week after a deadly pay protests by s read more »

Moles Wanted

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:38:24 -0400

In preparation for the Republican National Convention, the FBI is soliciting informants to keep tabs on local protest groups
Moles Wanted

By Matt Snyders
They were looking for an informant to show up at
They were looking for an informant to show up at "vegan potlucks" throughout the Twin Cities and rub shoulders with RNC protestors.

Paul Carroll was riding his bike when his cell phone vibrated. read more »

One dead at Afghan demo against US-led soldiers

pirate — Sat, 10 May 2008 05:12:27 -0400

May 10, 2008

MARCO, Afghanistan (AFP) - At least one person was killed and several wounded in Afghanistan Saturday when police opened fire to disperse a protest accusing US-led soldiers of killing civilians, witnesses said.

The clash erupted in the eastern province of Nangarhar as demonstrators tried to block a road to demonstrate against the killing of three men in a military operation overnight, witnesses said. read more »

People arrested in protest of acquittals in Sean Bell shooting

pirate — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:28 -0400

By Edith Honan Wed May 7, 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton and dozens of others were arrested on Wednesday for stopping traffic to protest the acquittal of policemen who killed an unarmed black man with 50 shots on his wedding day.

Hundreds of protesters snarled rush-hour traffic at bridges and tunnels around New York City in a civil disobedience campaign called by Sharpton, who has been close to the slain man's family since the November 2006 shooting. read more »

Venezuela: Peasants Murdered

pirate — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:37:45 -0400

From: EL NUEVO TOPO <giltapia@igc.org>

May 3, 2008 10:51 Two peasants were murdered on or about April 25, according to the Frente Campesino Ezequiel Zamora. (FNCEZ)

The FNCEZ states: "A group of criminals who hide behind police uniformssilenced the lives of two noted peasants, Fabricio Duglas Ivan Perez Heredia and his brother Engel Alexander Hernesto Perez Heredia. Their bodies were found in the zone of Pavia. Witnesses confirmed that the companeros were transported in a police car shortly before their bodies were found. read more »

NYPD officers cleared in killing; rights leaders want probe

pirate — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:35:44 -0400

By TOM HAYS, Associated Press April 25, 2008

NEW YORK - Civil rights leaders demanded a federal investigation and vowed to march through the streets in protest after three police officers were cleared of all charges Friday in the killing of an unarmed man cut down in a hail of 50 bullets on his wedding day. read more »

Hundreds march in Wisconsin to protest alleged police brutality against Hmong man

pirate — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:26:09 -0400

By Associated Press March 30, 2008

MILWAUKEE - Hundreds of people marched for two hours Saturday to protest the injuries a man suffered during a traffic stop, saying police used excessive force.

An officer struck Koua Moua, 39, with a police radio and wrestled him to the ground during the traffic stop on Feb. 17, according to a criminal complaint. Police say Moua dragged the officer with his truck, and the officer feared for his life. read more »