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Turkey's Fight for Freedom Has Caused an Authoritarian Crackdown
While the Gezi protests were successful, they've left future demonstrations at risk of police violence.
Why Aren't British People Rioting in the Streets Against Austerity?
There definitely seem to be fewer Molotovs than at the protests across southern Europe.
Bahrain Just Bought More Tear Gas Canisters Than It Has Citizens
Because it's easier to fire noxious gas at protesters than listen to their demands.
Police Tear-gassed Traffic in Athens Last Night
They were trying to hit all the antifascist protesters who'd been running away from them.
We Spent Last Night Watching Greek Antifascists Clash with the Police
They were all out to protest the murder of antifa activist Pavlos Fyssas by a Golden Dawn member.
Furious Turks Are Back On the Protest Warpath
And Erdoğan is getting increasingly violent in his efforts to suppress them.
I Got Caught Up in a Riot On the Streets of Bogota
I spent last Thursday being chased around by Colombian riot police.
Have the Skouries Protesters Really Defeated the EU, Goldminers and Terror Police in Greece?
The battle for Skouries forest may have been won – though it's more likely to be détente.
Could the Turkish Uprising Be a Breakthrough for the Country's Kurds?
The Kurds and the Turks are getting along because they all hate Erdogan.
Istanbul Police Tear-Gassed a Memorial March This Weekend
Photos of the latest acts of state aggression in Turkey.
What Would You Get Tear-Gassed for?
"If they removed all the typefaces in the world except for comic sans."