#Man attacked at pro-Israel rally in Midtown: NYPD

#Man attacked at pro-Israel rally in Midtown: NYPD

“#Man attacked at pro-Israel rally in Midtown: NYPD” A man attending a heated protest over the Israel-Palestinian crisis in Manhattan earlier this week was whacked in the head with a folding chair by another man who yelled, “F–k you, Israeli,” police said Thursday. A dispute between the 29-year-old victim and his attacker broke out around…

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#Myanmar’s military disappearing young men to crush uprising

#Myanmar’s military disappearing young men to crush uprising

“#Myanmar’s military disappearing young men to crush uprising” JAKARTA, Indonesia — Myanmar’s security forces moved in and the street lamps went black. In house after house, people shut off their lights. Darkness swallowed the block. Huddled inside her home  in this neighborhood of Yangon, 19-year-old Shwe dared to peek out her window into the inky night. A flashlight…

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#Protesters vandalize Central Park monument and clash with police

#Protesters vandalize Central Park monument and clash with police

“#Protesters vandalize Central Park monument and clash with police” Protesters clashed with police in Manhattan on Thursday night after a monument was vandalized by cop-haters in Central Park. Six people were arrested in Columbus Circle near the USS Maine National Monument, which was defaced with anti-police graffiti, cops said. “ACAB,” an acronym for “All Cops…

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#Theatre-goers and Broadway stars protest Scott Rudin and inequality

#Theatre-goers and Broadway stars protest Scott Rudin and inequality

“#Theatre-goers and Broadway stars protest Scott Rudin and inequality” Members of the city’s theater community marched down Broadway chanting, “F— Scott Rudin” on Thursday in a protest over working conditions, the treatment of actors of color and recent allegations of bullying and even physical assault by the powerful producer. Actors and theater-goers gathered in Columbus…

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#Protesters removed from Oklahoma House after opposing bills targeting protests

#Protesters removed from Oklahoma House after opposing bills targeting protests

“#Protesters removed from Oklahoma House after opposing bills targeting protests” Protesters were booted from the lower house of Oklahoma’s legislature on Wednesday after voicing their opposition to a number of bills that aim to curb public demonstrations and decrease liability for motorists who might injure the participants. The group of roughly two dozen protesters interrupted…

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#Protesters gather at Columbus police station over death of teen

#Protesters gather at Columbus police station over death of teen

“#Protesters gather at Columbus police station over death of teen” Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the Columbus police headquarters on Tuesday night to protest the fatal police shooting of 15-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant. The crowd pushed past police barriers to get near the building, where they approached officers and chanted the name of Bryant, who was…

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