Police in the western state of California have begun clearing dozens of anti-Wall Street protesters from a plaza in front of Oakland’s city hall. Officers began arresting demonstrators early Tuesday morning, placing them in plastic handcuffs and tearing down their makeshift shelters. The demonstrators camped out in the area for two weeks as part of […]
Police Clear anti-Wall Street Protesters from Oakland City Hall
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
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Chicago Police Arrest More Occupy Wall Street Protesters
Posted October 23rd, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
The midwestern U.S. city of Chicago has been the scene of another protest linked to the Occupy Wall Street movement. About 130 protesters were arrested early Sunday for their failure to leave the city’s Grant Park after closing time. Sunday’s arrests came one week after another 175 protesters were arrested for a similar act of […]
Hundreds Arrested in Occupy Wall Street Protest Movement
Posted October 16th, 2011 at 9:10 pm (UTC-5)
Police have arrested hundreds of protesters in several cities across the United States as the anti-corporate Occupy Wall Street movement continues to spread across the country. In Chicago, police on Sunday arrested 175 people who refused to leave a public park. In Washington D.C., police arrested at least 19 people protesting on the steps of […]
Occupy Movement Spreads Worldwide
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of protesters have occupied New York City’s Times Square, buoyed by a day of demonstrations around the world in support of their monthlong campaign against corporate greed. Police in riot gear and mounted on horses tried to push people out of the square in an attempt to funnel the crowds away. It was just […]
Occupy Movement Spreads Worldwide
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Violence broke out in Rome Saturday during a series of anti-corporate demonstrations worldwide inspired by the “Occupy Wall Street” movement. A small number of the hundreds of protesters filling Roman streets broke away from the main group and ran amok, smashing windows and lighting fires. Police presence is heavy in the Italian city. In London, […]
Occupy Movement Spreads Worldwide
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
Street protests that began in New York’s Wall Street financial district a month ago have spread worldwide, with mostly young demonstrators marching against capitalism, poverty, inequality, racism, nuclear power and a “grab bag” of other perceived social ills. Hundreds of protestors marched Saturday in the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, South Korea and other […]
