Showing posts with label Riots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Riots. Show all posts

Monday, 17 January 2011

Anti-government protests continue in Jordan

Jordanian opposition political parties and professional associations demonstrated in front of the parliament on Sunday afternoon to protest government actions and the difficult economic situation, the Ammo News agency reported.

Saturday, 15 January 2011

Riots break out in Athens at anti-racism rally


Riots broke out in Athens on Saturday at a protest against a planned wall between Turkey and Greece, local media reported.
Left-wing demonstrators clashed with right-wing protesters and police in the Agios Panteleimon area, which has a large immigrant population. Around 3,000 left-wing activists wanted to demonstrate against xenophobia and stage a concert, while extreme-right protesters also gathered to demonstrate.