Stories from 18 October 2011
USA: October 15 on the Streets and Social Networks
It's no secret that Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, among other social networks, have played a key role in the recent local and global protests. As was expected, the global protests of October 15 thoroughly used them too.
Brazil: Violence Against Indigenous Fulni-o Tapuya
Brazilian blogger Danielle Pereira, on Diário Liberdade, denounces [pt] (with photos and videos) abuses and violence committed by the police of Brasilia against members of the indigenous community Fulni-o Tapuya. The people are claiming land that historically belongs to them, but that was delivered to a private company by the...
Brazil: #OccupySaoPaulo Sets Up Camp
A group of Brazilian activists who have set up camp in downtown São Paulo since October 15 protests are now facing the possibility of police repression, says [pt] blogger Conceição Oliveira (@Maria_Fro). There is a live streaming from the so called #OccupySaoPaulo or #AcampaSampa.
Iran: Syrians carry “Khamenei's coffin”
A film in You Tube shows anti-Assad Syrians in Romania carried Iran's Leader, Khamenei's coffin, as a symbolic act, to protest against Assad's most important ally.
Argentina: Photos of October 15 Protests in Buenos Aires
In Demotix, photographers Laura E., Patricio Murphy, and Maximiliano Ramos share photos of the October 15 protests held in Buenos Aires.
