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As project nears, Malibu Lagoon activists vow civil disobedience
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWith work set to begin this week on the hotly contested clean-up of a pollution-choked salt marsh next to a world-renowned Malibu surf spot, law enforcement officials are bracing for civil disobedience. Activists are staging protests and pledging to...Tags: Politics, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Civil Unrest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pamela Anderson
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Activists: Merchants in Syrian souk call strike to protest killings
World NowAMMAN, Jordan -- Merchants held a general strike Monday in the Hamidiyeh Souk, the oldest and main market of the Syrian capital, to protest the killings of more than 100 people in the town of Houla last week, activists and witnesses said. The strike at... -
Syrian government shelling in Hama kills more than 40, activist says
World NowA government assault on rebel areas in the central Syrian city of Hama has killed as many as 42 people, most of them civilians, an opposition activist claimed.... -
Chen Guangcheng is gone, but his village stays locked down
LINYI, China — At the turnoff for the sleepy farming village of Dongshigu, a man wearing a straw hat appears to be selling watermelons at a rough-hewn stand. But when an approaching car slows, burly young men dart out from behind the nearby concrete...Tags: Politics, Communist Party, Christian Bale, Justice System, Civil Rights
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Protesters disrupt Amazon shareholders meeting
Jacket CopyProtesters were both outside and inside an Amazon shareholders meeting in Seattle Thursday.... -
Target of Maryland abortion protesters turns tables on them
ROCKVILLE, Md. The fliers first showed up in March, dropped on doorsteps of the big homes in Todd Stave's quiet cul-de-sac. They compared him to a Nazi. Two months later and 50 miles away, new anti-abortion leaflets appeared in another peaceful...
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Syrian protesters spell out: 'We are not terrorists' [Video]
World NowAs vote counting was underway Friday in Egypt’s landmark presidential elections after the ousting of Mubarak, throngs of protesters took to the streets in anti-government rallies across Syria, pressing on with their revolt against Syrian President... -
Protesters ask Edison to decommission San Onofre nuclear plant
L.A. NOWEnvironmental and anti-nuclear activists gathered at Southern California Edison headquarters in Irvine on Wednesday calling for the San Onofre nuclear plant to be decommissioned and for the utility to implement more extensive conservation programs. The... -
Quebec tuition-hike protesters collide with disputed new law
World NowIn the throes of massive rallies against tuition hikes in Montreal, at least 100 protesters were arrested Tuesday night using a disputed new law that regulates protests and requires approved routes.... -
Garden Grove woman awaits husband's release from jail in Vietnam
World NowNguyen Quoc Quan was arrested a month ago upon arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, reportedly charged with terrorist acts linked to Viet Tan, a banned party pushing for democracy in the Communist country. The group says that the charges are fabricated and has... -
'Stroller Brigade' rolls out for Safe Chemicals Act
WASHINGTON — Moms, a few dads and some children gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday to urge Congress to strengthen the federal government's powers to regulate harmful chemicals. The group of almost a hundred activists, which included registered...Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate, Frank Lautenberg, Environmental Politics, Durham (Durham, North Carolina)
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O.C. supervisors decline to honor Harvey Milk's birthday -- again
L.A. NOWAs cities and schools across California celebrated the 82nd birthday of slain gay-rights activist Harvey Milk, Orange County elected leaders remained steadfastly silent....
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