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“Time to stop this utter madness; the more it continues, the worse it will be”

By Ed Jacobs | Published: December 11, 2012

Ed Jacobs reports on the latest from Northern Ireland, with yet more disturbances over the Belfast flag dispute.

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“We don’t need another dictator” – Egypt set for protests as triumphant Morsi tightens grip

By Shamik Das | Published: November 23, 2012

Egypt is braced for mass rallies after President Mohamed Mursi, fresh from brokering the Gaza ceasefire, passed a decree giving himself sweeping new powers.

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Following his support for Assad, Putin now hopes to silence his own dissenters

By Katie Stanton | Published: June 6, 2012

He refuses to cut ties with Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad, and now Russian president Vladimir Putin is expected to pass a bill to quash protests in his own country.

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As top pay soars, the 99% are left behind

By Will Straw | Published: October 28, 2011

The news about top bosses’ pay this morning is just the latest in a series of reports highlighting huge disparities between the top 1% and the remaining 99%.

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A Syrian civil war is becoming ever more likely

By Alex Hern | Published: October 27, 2011

Alex Hern writes about reports of strong pro-Assad demonstrations in Damascus, raising the possibility of a Syrian revolution devolving into a fully fledged civil war.

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The “occupy” protests come to the City this Saturday

By Shamik Das | Published: October 12, 2011

Protests similar to those that have targeted Wall Street in recent weeks are set to hit the City of London this weekend, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.

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Protestors shelled as Yemeni unrest enters third day of bloodshed

By Alex Hern | Published: September 20, 2011

The uprisings in Yemen have entered a third day, and show no signs of getting any less bloody – in the early hours of this morning, two protestors were killed.

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Tesco (profits: £3.8bn) under fire for failing to pay cleaners living wage

By Guest | Published: June 21, 2011

Tesco have again come under fire from Living Wage protestors, who yesterday evening demanded Britain’s largest retailer increase cleaners’ wages.

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Syria: A nation bloody but defiant

By Dominic Browne | Published: May 6, 2011

Dominic Browne reports on the atrocities committed by the regime of President Assad in Syria prior to a heroic day of defiance taking place in the country today.

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Royal wedding guest list is an embarrassment to the country

By Dominic Browne | Published: April 28, 2011

The representatives of oppressive regimes on the guest list to the royal wedding is an embarrassment to this country writes Dominic Browne.

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