New School Global Studies

peace—now:

July 3:

Opposition protesters tear gas riot police in front of the Ukrainian House in Kiev. They’ve been protesting against a controversial bill that would let Russian be used in official settings in Russian-speaking areas of the Ukraine.

(Photo: Efrem Lukatsky, Associated Press)

fotojournalismus:

A physically disabled woman on her wheelchair clashes with riot police in the centre of La Paz, February 23, 2012. Hundreds of physically disabled people arrived in La Paz after completing a protest march of some 1600 km over a hundred days to demand that Bolivia’s government offer support in to each physically disabled Bolivian.

[Credit : David Mercado/Reuters]

(via seethenews)

newsflick:

Street battle rages near Egypt’s Interior Ministry

Protesters laid siege to Egypt’s Interior Ministry on Friday, pushing their protest against the military-led government into a second day in a show of anger triggered by the deaths of 74 people in the country’s worst soccer disaster.

One person died in Cairo from a shotgun pellet wound and two were killed in the city of Suez as police used live rounds to hold back crowds trying to break into a police station, witnesses and the ambulance authority said.

The demonstrations erupted following the deaths at a soccer stadium in Port Said. Most of those killed were crushed to death in a stampede but protesters hold the military-led authorities responsible. (more)

thepoliticalnotebook:

Picture of the Day. Cairo, Egypt. Demonstrators in front of the state television building rally against military rule.

Photo Credit: Suhaib Salem/Reuters. Via.

View more Picture of the Day posts. Submit a photo.

(via thepoliticalnotebook)

shortformblog:

Jan25, one year later: Egypt marks protest movement anniversary

Sights and sounds on the ground: Egyptians packed into Tahrir Square today in celebration (with some underlying tension, due to the continued rule of the Military Council) of the anniversary of protests that toppled Hosni Mubarak’s reign. That there are complex and treacherous political problems facing the nation going forward is undeniable, but there’s no shame in taking a moment to look back at just how much Egypt has changed in one year. source

Follow ShortFormBlog

think-progress:

Tens of thousands take to the streets today in Moscow to protest alleged vote rigging by Vladimir Putin.

kateoplis:

Today in Tibet: 

Nepalese police detained more than 100 Tibetan exiles on Tuesday who had gathered to pray for nine Tibetans who set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese rule. A group of Tibetans including 150 monks were holding a prayer meeting on the outskirts of Katmandu in honor of the monks, former monks and a nun who have self-immolated since March in a restive Tibetan area of western China that has been under martial law-type police controls. Aged in their late teens and twenties, at least five died of their injuries, while the condition of the other four is not known.

Also: Tibetan prime minister pleads to Washington for help | FP

(via socialuprooting)

brooklynmutt:

Israelis sleep outside in protest of climbing rental costs 

PhotoBlog

maybeyourcupoftea:

#Syria: My name is #Hamza and this is my story.

This was handed out in the protest today. 

(via soupsoup)