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George Zimmerman trial: Day 3 of jury selection in Trayvon Martin shooting
SANFORD — Fifteen months ago 8,000 demonstrators poured into downtown Sanford and cheered as the Rev. Al Sharpton demanded the arrest of George Zimmerman. On Wednesday, Sharpton was nowhere in sight, but protesters and the civil-rights leader...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Music Industry, Juvenile Delinquency, Justice System, Trayvon Martin
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Turkish protesters party in square despite ruling party call
Reuters* Ruling party says protesters must leave * Offers referendum on plans for Gezi Park * Protesters party on Taksim Square late into night * Unrest sparked by crackdown on peaceful demonstration By Nick Tattersall and Jonathon Burch ISTANBUL/ANKARA,...Tags: Abdullah Gul, National Government, NATO, Media Industry, Government
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WRAPUP 1-West to discuss aid with Syria rebel leader; insurgents kill Shi'ites
Reuters* Meeting planned in Turkey for Saturday * Activists say Sunni insurgents kill 60 Shi'ites * West fears sectarian bloodbath * Hezbollah aid for Assad tipping balance By Erika Solomon and John Irish BEIRUT/PARIS, June 12 (Reuters) - Western...Tags: United Nations, Al-Qaeda, France, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religious Conflicts
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Turkish protesters defy warning, battle police in Taksim Square
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Protesters defying a blunt warning from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan engaged in running battles Tuesday with police who unleashed clouds of tear gas and blasts of water cannons in an effort to end nearly two weeks...
Tags: Islam, Religion and Belief, Government, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey
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Tunisia jails three Europeans for topless feminist protest
ReutersTUNIS, June 12 (Reuters) - A Tunisian court sentenced three European feminist activists to four months in jail on Wednesday after they demonstrated topless in central Tunis last month against the Islamist-led government, one of their lawyers said....Tags: Tunisia, Punishment, Prisons, Feminism, Radio Industry
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Russian protesters march as Putin seeks firmer political footing
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Thousands of Russians marched through Moscow demanding Vladimir Putin resign on Wednesday, as the president took the helm of a loyalist movement designed to broaden his power base. With helmeted riot police looking on, some 10,000...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Moscow (Russia), Human Rights, Politics
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Istanbul's Taksim Square quiet after chaotic, violent night
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- A somber mood hangs over Gezi Park. Just 24 hours ago protesters danced to reggae music and studied together for university exams, sharing food and drink, an array of political views represented as demonstrators engaged in lively...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Abdullah Gul, Broken Bones, Civil Rights, Human Rights Watch
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Russian lawmakers move to keep information on homosexuality from kids
MOSCOW – Despite opposition from human rights activists, Russia’s lower house of parliament Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban providing children with information on homosexuality. The lower house, or State Duma, voted...Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Lower House, Nelson Mandela, Punishment
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Turkey's leader warns protesters in Istanbul and sends his 'love'
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Tuesday that his tolerance for nationwide street protests was at an end, as riot police clashed with demonstrators who have occupied Istanbul’s Taksim Square for nearly...
Tags: Demonstration, Government, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey
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Clashes between Turkish police, protesters continue into night
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Protesters swarmed back into Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Tuesday night and were met by tear gas from police who earlier in the day had driven away crowds angered at the rule of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan....
Tags: Government, Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey, Politics, Iran
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Egyptian police accused of destroying security papers acquitted
Reuters* Protesters who stormed offices found shredded papers * Police officers, officials accused of destroying evidence * Court has yet to say why it acquitted 41 accused CAIRO, June 12 (Reuters) - A Cairo court on Wednesday acquitted all police officers...Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Armed Conflicts, Egypt, Politics, Revolutions
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Chaotic Libya struggles to maintain oil output
Reuters* Protesters increasingly target oil facilities * State oil firm says output has fallen to below 1 mln bpd * Higher output targets seem elusive for now By Marie-Louise Gumuchian TRIPOLI, June 12 (Reuters) - Libya is struggling to keep its oil output...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Career and Workplace, Employees, Tripoli (Libya), Muammar Gaddafi
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