Tag Archives: Opposition
Crowd marches to voice opposition to Keystone pipeline – Washington Post
Brisbane Times Crowd marches to voice opposition to Keystone pipelineWashington PostA crowd that organizers said numbered approximately 35,000 braved the cold on Sunday and marched to urge President Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline and to show leadership on … Continue reading
Activists say opposition forces are battling Syrian troops in northeast for control … – Fox News
Livemint Activists say opposition forces are battling Syrian troops in northeast for control …Fox NewsBEIRUT – Activists say Syrian opposition fighters are battling troops loyal to President Bashar Assad for control of the country's largest dam. Rami Abdul-Rahman, a Britain-based … Continue reading
Chaos grows as Tunisia buries assassinated opposition leader – Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail Chaos grows as Tunisia buries assassinated opposition leaderGlobe and MailTunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid was buried as a martyr for freedom and democracy in a country that is threatened with the loss of both, as an uprising … Continue reading
Tunisian Mourners, Police Clash at Opposition Leader’s Funeral – Voice of America
Voice of America Tunisian Mourners, Police Clash at Opposition Leader's FuneralVoice of AmericaClashes between police and protesters have broken out in Tunis during the funeral of a slain secular opposition leader. Tens of thousands of mourners converged on the main … Continue reading
Tunisians Prepare for Burial of Slain Opposition Leader – New York Times
Toronto Star Tunisians Prepare for Burial of Slain Opposition LeaderNew York TimesTUNIS — In a country quieted by the largest labor strike in decades, thousands of people started to gather early Friday for the funeral of Chokri Belaid, a leading … Continue reading
Tunisian Opposition Leader Is Killed, Stoking Tensions – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal Tunisian Opposition Leader Is Killed, Stoking TensionsWall Street JournalTUNIS—A Tunisian opposition leader critical of both the Islamist-led government and of violence by radical Muslims was gunned down as he left home Wednesday, in the first political assassination … Continue reading
Killing of Tunisian Opposition Figure Sets Off Protests – New York Times
New York Times Killing of Tunisian Opposition Figure Sets Off ProtestsNew York TimesCAIRO — A leading Tunisian opposition politician who had fiercely criticized the Islamist-led government, accusing it of turning a blind eye to violence by religious hard-liners, was fatally … Continue reading
Killing of Tunisian Opposition Figure Angers Nation – Voice of America
Telegraph.co.uk Killing of Tunisian Opposition Figure Angers NationVoice of AmericaThousands of people took to Tunisia's streets Wednesday to protest the shooting death of a leading opposition figure, amid fears that radicals are threatening to derail the country's democratic transition. News … Continue reading
Tunisian Opposition Leader Killed Amid Tensions – ABC News
ABC News Tunisian Opposition Leader Killed Amid TensionsABC NewsA Tunisian opposition leader critical of the Islamist-led government and violence by radical Muslims was shot to death Wednesday — the first political assassination in post-revolutionary Tunisia. The killing is likely to … Continue reading
Syrian Opposition Says Assad Can Avoid Trial if He Leaves – New York Times
Haaretz Syrian Opposition Says Assad Can Avoid Trial if He LeavesNew York TimesBEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria's opposition coalition gave qualified backing on Monday to its leader's surprise offer last week for a dialogue with President Bashar al-Assad to end the … Continue reading
