Bahrain bans protests after cops tear gas & fire on rally (by RussiaToday)

‘Bahraini authorities have banned all protest gatherings amid escalating clashes in the Gulf kingdom. It’s the most sweeping attempt so far to quash anti-regime protests that’ve been going on in the country for nearly two years. The restrictions come after the country’s police reportedly attacked anti-monarchy protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets in the capital Manama on Monday. Clashes in Bahrain occur almost daily, with around 80 people being killed since the unrest began. The country’s under fire from human rights groups for its brutal crackdowns on pro-reform campaigners who are calling for more rights, jobs and education. RT gets more on this from political analyst Sreeram Chaulia.’

(via No Cuts! Tens of thousands turnout for British anti-austerity protests (VIDEO) — RT)

‘Nurses, teachers and off duty policemen marched with anti-war activists, politicians and the unemployed in a massive protest against the Conservative led Government’s austerity measures, which they say are killing Britain.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the demonstrations, which was led by a group of jobless young people. More than 250 coaches brought people to London to take part. There were similar protests in Belfast and Glasgow.

Protesters blew whistles and held up flags and banners as they marched though central London. One homemade banner read, ‘Cameron has butchered Britain’.  Other banners read ‘cut war not welfare’, and ‘need before greed’.

RT’s correspondent in London, Sara Firth, who watched the march and spoke to some of the protesters, said that cuts to the NHS and the police force were the areas that people were most concerned about.

“People have turned out here today from all walks of life. Families and all age groups are being affected by this,” She said.

The cuts have severely affected the police force, the National Health Service (NHS) and the armed forces.

One demonstrator told RT why he was marching, “We want our children to have a good education and good health care, this is what my grandmother who was a suffragette – [the women who fought for the female vote in Britain] – actually fought for and my father spent six years in north Africa fighting for a decent country and this government is going to destroy it.”

There was a strong trade union presence at all the three nationwide events.    

The head of the Trade Union’s Congress (TUC) Brendan Barber said that the message from the protesters is that austerity isn’t working.

“The government doesn’t understand the pain that their cuts and their economic program are having in communities up and down the country. And the government needs to swallow its pride and go for plan B, because Plan A just isn’t working.”

Dave Prentis, the leader of Unison, Britain’s biggest public sector trade union, told RT.

Barber and other union leaders have called for a general strike and further protests to hammer home their message to the government.

Other groups involved in the protest included the Stop the War Coalition and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, which has slammed the government for what it says are “disastrous” implications for public services financing by committing tens of billions of pounds to a new nuclear weapons system.

In a rally in Hyde Park, which took place after the march, Labour leader Ed Milliband took to the stage saying that if elected his party would

“stand for all the young people in the country who want to work in Britain but cannot find it today.” ‘

Madrid Spain On The Brink - Democracy Hijacked By Bankers (by Alexander Higgins)

‘Madrid Spain is on the brink as people by the tens of thousands hit the streets because the people are paying the consequences for the bankers and the politicians.

Despite the slanderous propaganda you may have heard from corporate media outlets this mini-documentary tells lets you here directly from the mouths of the protestors why they are on the streets.

The overwhelming response is they are demanding democracy, for their voice to be heard, in a system that has long ignored the people to serve the corporations, specials interests and lobbyists that Spain politicians are beholden to.

No matter what country you are from this certainly sounds familiar.

Madrid On The Brink: S25 → S29 from brandon jourdan on Vimeo.

This short film chronicles the events of September 25-29th in Madrid, Spain where tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets to
demand the resignation of the government and an end to police brutality.

Many of the protests ended in clashes with the police.

Since the stand-off began on September 25th , the images of police brutality have traveled the world over, shocking and inspiring people across Europe and leading to an international day of action on September 29th.

This film tells the story of why so many people took to the streets and follows these events as they unfolded.

Go to globaluprisings.org for the full series of mini-documenaries about reactions to the economic crisis around the world.

Video License: Creative Commons
Download Original: http://vimeo.com/50542582’

Police Provocateurs During Spanish Austerity Protests (by thepaulstalservice)

‘Police Provocateurs being used in Spanish Austerity protests (and other protests around the world that speak out about the globalists) These are corrupt police officers, who incite violence and dress like anarchists in order to facilitate the protests being shut down.

Police provocateurs were seen in the London riots, during the SPP protets in Montbello, Quebec, even during the Occupy LA protests, they must be exposed. We are living in a global state of corruption- the elite are paying these people to hold the rest of society down.

Funny how the news never seems to report on this isn’t it?’

Islamic Scholar Tariq Ramadan on Growing Mideast Protests and “Islam & the Arab Awakening” The Killing of The US ambassador to Libya has Nothing to do with the Anti-Islam Film (by democracynow)

‘As anti-U.S. protests spread across the Middle East, we’re joined by Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at Oxford University and Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies in Qatar. Ramadan is considered one of the most prominent Muslim intellectuals in Europe and was named by Time Magazine as one of the most important innovators of the 21st century. He was barred from entering the United States for many years by former president, George W. Bush. In 2004, Ramadan had accepted a job to become a tenured professor at the University of Notre Dame, but nine days before he was set to arrive, the Bush administration revoked his visa, invoking a provision of the USA PATRIOT Act. He was not allowed into the United States for another six years. Ramadan is the author of a number of books, including “Radical Reform, Islamic Ethics and Liberation” and most recently, “Islam and the Arab Awakening.”’

Anaheim police brutality provokes riots in California (by RTAmerica)

‘A horrific chain of events in California - police shooting unarmed people. Those who saw the violence were demanding answers from the cops, but the officers responded violently once again. The video shows some very disturbing images including police firing rubber bullets and letting a dog loose on a woman holding a baby. To talk more about what is going on in Anaheim, RT’s Kristine Frazao is joined by Michael Prysner of the ANSWER Coalition.’

Shaking Spain: ‘Take away people’s food & homes - expect violence’ (by RussiaToday)

‘Police have used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse angry protesters thronging the streets of Spain. Dozens of people were injured and a number of activists detained during the latest nationwide anti-austerity demonstrations. In a major show of strength, hundreds of thousands have been taking part in the protests. People marched in 80 cities across the country to protest against more suffocating austerity which is to come. That’s after the German Parliament gave the green light to the 100-billion Euro bailout for the country’s battered banks. The EU’s finance ministers are now expected to approve the conditions for the financial lifeline to Madrid. Carlos Delclos, a sociologist at Pompeu Fabra University, believes the situation in Spain is only going to go from bad to worse.’

Spain clashes video: Violence erupts as million-plus protest in 80 cities (by RussiaToday)

‘Spanish police have clashed with protesters who marched against the latest batch of austerity measures. Over a million public employees, trade union members and fed-up citizens have taken to the streets in over 80 Spanish cities. Violence erupted in Madrid around midnight. Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the crowd as it tried to reach the congress building. In some more urban areas, activists set garbage containers on fire and tried to block police vehicle access. No injuries or arrests have been reported.

MORE INFORMATION & PHOTOS: http://on.rt.com/dwgqk1’

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Hundreds clash with riot police in Spain