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The Syrian Refugees Being Persecuted by Egypt's Government
For the first time ever, Syrians must now obtain a visa and a security clearance before being allowed into Egypt. A side effect of this is that refugees arriving in Egypt are now met with suspicion, discrimination, and violence.
I Went to the Drug Enforcement Administration's Shitty Museum
Don't go there if you have a vague understanding of drugs or don't like pictures of dudes who look like they'd eat a dolphin.
Appalling Violence Ravaged Cairo Again This Weekend
Bloodshed, tear gas, and plumes of acrid black smoke are never far from the streets of Cairo these days, and they returned this weekend as police fought with supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi.
Have the Skouries Protesters Really Defeated the EU, Goldminers, and Terror Police in Greece?
El Dorado, the Canadian company that owns controversial gold mines in Greece's Skouries forest, has announced that it will stop all works in the area until at least 2016. According to a company spokesperson, the reasoning behind this decision is that...
We Spoke to Femen About Their Topless Tunisian Protest
Yesterday, three members of the feminist activist group Femen staged a topless protest outside the Ministry of Justice in Tunis, Tunisia. It is thought to be the first topless feminist protest to ever take place in the Arab world.
Dodging Water Cannons and Sound Bombs at Israel's Catastrophe Day
I arrived in Jerusalem on Nakba Day. Nakba (a word that translates as "catastrophe") Day commemorates the 750,000 Palestinians who were forced from their homes when Israel became a state in 1948. I expected shit to get wild, but the speed with which...
Ontario's Hells Angels Have a Hard-On for Sports Gambling
After over 20 people were arrested in connection to a Hells Angels-affiliated gambling ring in Ontario, cops are becoming more serious about cracking down on a growing league of organized betting circles. A buddy of mine was there to see the bust go...
Greece's New Anarchist Generation Is Being Tortured by Police
A group of eight people armed with AK-47s attempted to rob a bank and a post office in the Greek town of Velventos. Although bank-robbing anarchists armed with AK-47s might not seem like individuals deserving of pity, the police tortured them so badly...
Filibustin' with Willie D - The NYPD Can Stop-and-Frisk These Nuts
What more proof do we need that this program is basically institutionalized racial profiling?
NATO in Chicago - Weekend Warriors
Here's what actually happened over the weekend. It was as crazy as you've heard.
NATO in Chicago - Let the Games Begin
The cops started it off with at least eight false arrests, and the summit doesn't even start until Sunday.