Protests timeline
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Riots Erupt at the Democratic National Convention
The 1968 Democratic National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, from August... Read more
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'Police Riot' at the Democratic National Convention
August 28, 1968 came to be known as the day a “police riot” took place. The title of “police riot” came out of the Walker Report, which amassed a... Read more
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Mass Protests Mar the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 in Seattle
Protest activity activity surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, which was to be the launch of a new millennial round of trade... Read more
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San Francisco-Based Cyberactivist Distributing USB Drives with Anti-Filter Software to Iranian Protesters Gets Major Media Coverage
Austin Heap, one of the leading Western hackers who helped Iranian dissidents and protesters get their videos and reports to the outside world... Read more
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France Calls on Iran to Release Filmmaker Jafar Panahi
France on Friday called on Iran to allow peaceful protests, a day after police clashed with demonstrators in Tehran, and to release filmmaker Jafar... Read more
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Ayatollah Khamenei Officially Endorses Ahmadinejad's Contested Second Term
Iran's Supreme Leader endorsed the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a ceremony boycotted by leading moderates in protest at a disputed poll... Read more
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Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire, triggering mass anti-government protests across Tunisia
It started with a young man who set himself on fire, acting out of desperation after police confiscated the fruits and vegetables he sold without a... Read more
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Protesters Clash with Police in Algiers Over Housing Shortages
At least 53 people have been injured and 29 others arrested during protests over inadequate housing in a suburb of the Algerian capital. Clashes... Read more
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Arrest of Prominent Human-Rights Lawyer Sets Off Anti-Government Protests in Libya
The anti-government protest wave unleashed in Tunisia and Egypt in the past few weeks swept into Libya, where demonstrators battled security forces... Read more
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Tunisian government ousted
After 23 years of iron-fisted rule, the president of Tunisia was driven from power Friday by violent protests over soaring unemployment and... Read more
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"Day of Rage" large-scale protest erupts in Egypt
Egyptian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and beat protesters to clear thousands of people from a central Cairo square Wednesday after the... Read more
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Egyptian stock market drops sharply amid popular uprising
Egypt's benchmark index recorded its biggest drop in over two years Thursday, plummeting more than 10 percent as anti-government protests rattled... Read more
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Egyptian Nobel Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei returns home to assume opposition leadership role
Egypt's most prominent democracy advocate took up a bullhorn Sunday and called for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, speaking to thousands of... Read more
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Egyptian government cuts off internet and cell phone service
In its effort to silence protesters, Egypt took a step that's rare even among authoritarian governments: It cut off the Internet across the entire... Read more
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President Hosni Mubarak vows not to seek another term
President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing Tuesday he would serve out the last... Read more
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Protests become increasingly violent, including attacks on reporters and human rights activists
Menacing gangs backing President Hosni Mubarak attacked journalists and human rights activists Thursday in an ugly turn in Egypt's crisis as... Read more
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President Obama Urges Mubarak to Make "the Right Decision"
Embracing an Egyptian future without Hosni Mubarak, President Barack Obama on Friday pressed the embattled leader to consider his legacy and exit... Read more
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Egyptian VP meets with Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition groups, offers sweeping concessions
Egypt's vice president met with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition groups for the first time Sunday and offered sweeping... Read more
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Freed opposition leader Wael Ghonim appears before hundreds of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square
A young Google executive who helped ignite Egypt's uprising energized a cheering crowd of hundreds of thousands Tuesday with his first appearance... Read more
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Mubarak agrees to power transfer, refuses to step down
Nobel Peace laureate and leading democracy advocate Mohamed ElBaradei is predicting "Egypt will explode" after President Hosni Mubarak refused to... Read more
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Mubarak resigns, military assumes control of country
Egypt exploded with joy, tears, and relief after President Hosni Mubarak resigned as president, forced out by 18 days of mass protests that... Read more
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Egypt army commits to power transfer, Israel peace
On Egypt's first day in nearly 30 years without Hosni Mubarak as president, its new military rulers pledged Saturday to eventually hand power to an... Read more
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Street Clashes Erupt in Bahrain
It was the first sign of post-Egypt unrest anywhere in the wealthy Gulf states. Riot police fired teargas and rubber bullets at demonstrators... Read more
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Thousands of Protesters Descend on Madison, WI to Oppose Anti-Union Bill
Thousands of teachers, prison guards, and students descended on the Wisconsin Capitol for a second day today to fight a move to take union rights... Read more
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14 Democratic Wisconsin Legislators Leave State to Prevent Vote
A group of Democratic lawmakers blocked passage of a sweeping anti-union bill Thursday, refusing to show up for a vote and then abruptly leaving... Read more