Israel’s system of military law for Palestinian children has become a major issue, as our Middle East correspondent John Lyons reported in The Weekend Australian Magazine. Here he continues his investigation of the military court system, looking at the effect… Read More ›
AN OCCUPY protester claims she suffered a miscarriage after police allegedly used pepper spray on her and kicked her in the stomach. Jennifer Fox, 19, who says she was two months pregnant, told weekly newspaper The Stranger that she attacked… Read More ›
Journalists report aggressive treatment as media blocked from protest camp during surprise police raid New York police attempted to impose a media blackout as they cleared Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park late last night. As police swooped on… Read More ›
Looking to support Occupy Cal and its “fight against police brutality,” Occupy Oakland is planning to march to UC Berkeley to join the campus general strike Tuesday. “We must recognize that the very same OPD officers and Sheriffs who attacked… Read More ›
Kayvan Sabehgi in intensive care with a lacerated spleen after protests in Oakland, a week after Scott Olsen was hurt. He says police beat him with batons A second Iraq war veteran has suffered serious injuries after clashes between police… Read More ›
Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) — Police in riot gear fired tear gas and other projectiles and arrested several people after Occupy Oakland protesters closed the city’s port. “Operations are effectively shut down in the maritime area of the Port of Oakland,”… Read More ›
In downtown Oakland, California, where protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement demonstrated on Wednesday, a makeshift shrine honors Scott Olsen, an Iraq war veteran who has become an accidental symbol of their cause. Pictures of Olsen in his… Read More ›
CAIRO (AP) — Growing in confidence after eight months in power, Egypt’s military generals appear more determined than ever to crush the protest movement that ousted Hosni Mubarak and has turned critical of their rule. This week, they detained Alaa… Read More ›
All eyes will be on Oakland Wednesday as the Occupy movement calls for a citywide general strike in the wake of last week’s heavy police response to protesters speaking out against the razing of the City Hall encampment. Businesses, city… Read More ›
DENVER – Denver Police fired rubber bullets on Occupy Wall Street protesters in downtown Denver and arrested seven in a tense showdown. The Saturday afternoon standoff started when some protesters tried to march up the steps of the Colorado Capitol…. Read More ›
Occupy Oakland participant Scott Olson, an Iraq vet who was critically injured by a tear gas canister at a protest on Tuesday night, is now awake and lucid. Protesters have announced a Nov. 2. general strike in the city. An… Read More ›
Update, 3:11 p.m. October 26: Occupy Denver’s most recent report, via its Twitter account, is that a total of five people have been hospitalized within the past day. The group is urging people to contact Mayor Michael Hancock’s office to… Read More ›
Olsen’s condition upgraded from serious to fair after an incident that has prompted calls for Oakland mayor’s resignation Scott Olsen, the Iraq war veteran who suffered serious head injuries after being hit by a projectile fired by police during the… Read More ›
PHOENIX — Authorities in Arizona arrested nearly 100 people after two separate protests in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The 53 arrests in Tucson and 46 in Phoenix on Saturday night came hours after peaceful protests against financial… Read More ›