At least 20 people have died Friday as the Muslim Brotherhood is calling on their supporters to launch a “march of anger” against the military backed government.
The BBC is reporting the flashpoint is Muslim Brotherhood supporters opening fire on a police station. Police responded with tear gas and then opened fire. The government approved police using live ammunition to defend themselves if attacked by Brotherhood supporters. Continue reading
Hundreds of people connected to the Muslim Brotherhood forced their way into a government building in Cairo and burned it.
The mob was repelled by police after burning the offices of the local government in Giza, Cairo’s twin city on the west bank of the Nile.
The Brotherhood had been staging a protest sit-in over their removal from power but those protest camps were cleared out yesterday by the government. The Brotherhood then began firing at police and civilians. Continue reading
Egypt’s interim prime minister has stated in a televised address to his nation that today’s action against supporters of Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood was necessary because authorities had to restore security.
Hazem Beblawi said the decision to move into the camps and disperse the protesters was not easy. Continue reading
A protest march organized by pro-Mohammed Morsi supporters was broken up by police Tuesday morning.
The Morsi supporters claimed they were marching to protest the appointments of army officers as local governors. The police initially hit the marchers with tear gas but then backed off as local residents began to attack the pro-Morsi protesters with bottles and rocks. Continue reading
Protesters connected to the Muslim Brotherhood upset about the ouster of Mohammed Morsi attacked security forces overnight resulting in the deaths of at least 7.
Police also used tear gas to disperse the protesters who had blocked major roads throughout Cairo. The protesters responded by throwing rocks at the police. Continue reading
Pro-abortion enthusiasts were caught with jars filled with urine, feces and paint as they tried to sneak into the gallery of the Texas State Senate to disrupt the debate on Texas’ new abortion restrictions.
In addition to the attempt to bring projectiles into the chamber, several abortion supporters tried to chain themselves to the railing in an attempt to keep the chamber from being able to vote on the measure. Continue reading
At least four people are dead and dozens injured in a series of protests connected to the Islamist group Jamaat-e-Islami after one of its leaders was convicted of murder and other war crimes charges Tuesday.
Adding to the tensions were a group of pro-government protesters counter-protesting the Islamists and calling for Abdul Kader Mullah to be sentenced to death for his crimes. Continue reading
Protesters stormed government offices in Athens breaking doors and overturning chairs as they tried to get to Employment Minister, Yiannis Vroutsis. The minister, who was in the office at the time of the assault, escaped the conflict unharmed.
Police made 33 arrests and used batons to disperse the crowd that managed to surge into the waiting rooms outside the main offices. Continue reading
The US-based rights group Physicians for Human Rights is claiming the government of Bahrain is weaponizing tear gas in an attempt to quell protests in the nation.
Activists in Bahrain say 30 people have been killed as a result of the specialized tear gas. Many more have been injured, maimed or blinded by toxic chemicals inside the canisters. Continue reading
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced the country’s sales tax would rise from 18% to 21% and that local governments would have their budgets significantly cut in an attempt to appease Eurozone regulators after the country requested a financial bailout.
Rajoy’s plans state it should save the country $80 billion. Continue reading
