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UN: Civilian journalist filming protest in Bahrain shot dead
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) on Friday called on Bahraini authorities to investigate the death of a citizen journalist who was killed late last month while… Read more
Actor George Clooney among arrested in Sudan protest
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — U.S. actor George Clooney was among several political and religious figures who were arrested on Friday during a protest in front of the Sudanese Embassy… Read more
Italian journalists attacked during protest against high-speed rail
ROME, Italy (BNO NEWS) — Several Italian journalists were attacked on Wednesday while covering a protest against a new high-speed train line between Turin and the French city of Lyon,… Read more
Sri Lanka police fire tear gas during fuel price protest
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (BNO NEWS) — Police fired tear gas and used water cannons on Friday to disperse a protest against fuel prices and the rising cost of living in… Read more
Thousands protest in Cairo ahead of uprising anniversary
CAIRO (BNO NEWS) — Thousands of Egyptians protested in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday to call for an end to military rule, just days ahead of the first anniversary of… Read more
Clashes erupt during pro-reform protest in Jordan
AMMAN (BNO NEWS) — Clashes erupted on Friday after Jordanian government supporters attacked the vehicles of pro-reform activists following a pro-reform demonstration in downtown Amman, Ammon News reported. Dozens of… Read more
Hundreds of Ethiopians protest against racism in Israel
TEL AVIV (BNO NEWS) — Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants on Tuesday took to the streets of the Israeli city of Kiryat Malachi to protest discrimination against their community members, the… Read more
Two more Tibetans self-immolate in anti-China protest
DHARAMSHALA, INDIA (BNO NEWS) — Two more Tibetans set themselves on fire in southwest China on Friday, the latest in a series of self-immolations in protest of Chinese rule, a… Read more
Moscow police detain 60 during anti-government protest
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — Russian police arrested at least 60 people in the capital of Moscow on Saturday during anti-government protests, the country’s RIA Novosti news agency reported on Sunday…. Read more
President Peres urges Israelis to protest against religious extremism
TEL AVIV (BNO NEWS) — Israeli President Shimon Peres on Tuesday called on Israelis to attend a demonstration against the discrimination of women and religious fanaticism, following two days of… Read more
