Tag Archives: Protests

Military Monitored Planned Parenthood, Supremacists

By Gideon Swift | Published: February 25, 2010
  The U.S. military monitored Planned Parenthood and a white supremacist group as part of the government’s security preparations for the 2002 Olympics in Utah, according to new documents released by the Department of Defense. The U.S. Joint Forces Command liaison collected and disseminated information on U.S. citizens who were members of Planned Parenthood and [...]
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Poll: Americans Ponder New National Tea Party

By Gideon Swift | Published: December 9, 2009
A third of adults in the United States appear satisfied with the proposal to establish a third political party, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 32 per cent of respondents think the National Tea Party would be a good thing for the country. Throughout 2009, numerous Tea Party protests have been held [...]
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Police experiment with new weapon on protesters during G-20

By Gideon Swift | Published: September 30, 2009
Pittsburgh police demonstrated the latest in crowd control techniques on protesters when they used “sound cannons” to blast the ears of citizens near the G-20 meeting of world economic leaders. City officials said this was the first time such sound blasters, also known as “sound weapons,” were used publicly. Lavonnie Bickerstaff of the Pittsburgh Bureau [...]
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UK: Police handling of protests needs national overhaul, says review

By Gideon Swift | Published: July 7, 2009
There should be a national overhaul of the policing of protests that reasserts the state’s obligation to allow lawful demonstrations, a scathing report into how the Metropolitan police handled the G20 protests recommended today. Advocating major reforms in the way such marches are handled, Denis O’Connor, the chief inspector of constabulary, said national tactics for [...]
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Iran frees five from UK embassy

By Gideon Swift | Published: June 29, 2009
Five out of nine local staff from the UK embassy detained in Tehran have been released, Iranian officials say. Iran’s media earlier said local employees at the UK mission were held over their role in protests against June’s disputed presidential election. UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has dismissed the allegations as baseless. Separately, Iran’s top [...]
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