Protest over Chicago teen’s shooting set for retail district
By DON BABWIN After days of protests in Chicago since the release of a video showing a black teenager shot 16 times by a white police officer, demonstrators were poised…
Civil disobedience
Human rights group slams Egypt’s new anti-terrorism law
By BRIAN ROHAN Egypt’s sweeping new counterterrorism law erodes basic rights and defines terrorism so broadly that it could encompass civil disobedience and be used to stifle dissent, Human Rights…
Thai leader issues plea to end protests
By THANYARAT DOKSONE Protesters blow whistles and wave clapping tools during a rally against a political amnesty bill in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra…
Protesters call for justice after porch killing
In this Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 photo, Charles Hannah lights Theresa Walker’s candle, left, at a candlelight vigil for Renisha McBride in the front of the home where she was…
GROWING BACKLASH TO GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE
By The Associated Press Software engineer and entrepreneur Jeff Lyon stands for a photo in San Jose, Calif. on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. Lyon spent Labor Day weekend developing “Flagger,”…
NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATE IN COURT OVER PROTEST ARREST
By JENNIFER PELTZ FILE – In this July 10, 2013 file photo, New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio speaks to reporters outside of a police precinct in New…