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Protest · August, 2008
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Stories about Protest from August, 2008

31 August 2008

Egypt: A protest for Turkish TV series Nour

Written by Eman AbdElRahman · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Russia: New LJ Ads

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

30 August 2008

Thailand: People’s coup or putsch?

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Since Tuesday, anti-government protesters have invaded Thailand’s Government House demanding the resignation of Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. The rallyists, estimated to be as low as 3,000 to as high...

29 August 2008

Armenia: Opposition Truce

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

28 August 2008

Venezuela: Yukpa Indians, Chávez and land disputes

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

Citizen media videos have been uploaded informing of the situation arising in Venezuela between the Yukpa Indians of the Perijá Mountains, landowners and President Chávez. This dispute over land limits...

27 August 2008

Haiti: Hurricane Gustav

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Twitter users and Bangkok rallies

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Anti-government rallies in Bangkok

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

Middle-aged Bangkok protesters?

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

25 August 2008

Georgia: Pepsikolka's Dispatches From Poti

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Singapore: Harassment against Burmese immigrants

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

24 August 2008

Russia: Rally at Red Square

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Egypt: Blogger Detained

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Georgia: Ukrainian Bloggers Action

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

23 August 2008

Palestine: Boats break siege of Gaza

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Middle East & North Africa

The latest news on the two boats attempting to sail to the Gaza Strip as an act of solidarity is that they have reached Gaza, despite earlier warnings that they...

Georgia, Russia: Aug. 20 Rally in Poti

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

China: Re-education through labor sentence for two elderly protesters

Written by John Kennedy · East Asia

The closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics draws near, and while Chinese media are unable to report on scandals such as this that have dominated foreign media headlines,...