Tens of thousands protest cuts in US

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Tens of thousands of public workers have gathered outside the statehouse in Wisconsin in an attempt to protest budget cuts they fear would curb their union rights.


State workers staged mass protests on Thursday to oppose the plan which curtails union rights sharply for public employees. Some families even camped out overnight in a last-ditch effort to block passage of the bill, ABC news reported on Friday.

"I want to do anything in my power to raise awareness that this can't happen," said one protester.


PressTV - Tens of thousands protest cuts in US

 

[California Girl]

There's already a thread on this... in fact there's several.

 

[uscitizen]

OMG! Kayro Syrup in wisconsin!

 

[Ropey]

Tens of thousands of public workers have gathered outside the statehouse in Wisconsin in an attempt to protest budget cuts they fear would curb their union rights.

State workers staged mass protests on Thursday to oppose the plan which curtails union rights sharply for public employees. Some families even camped out overnight in a last-ditch effort to block passage of the bill, ABC news reported on Friday.

"I want to do anything in my power to raise awareness that this can't happen," said one protester.

PressTV - Tens of thousands protest cuts in US

Iranian Press TV Links?

So, let's see how many are killed in their protests moonlite.

Iran Kills 5 Protesters in Fierce Clashes in Tehran, Witnesses Say

Iran Kills 5 Protesters in Fierce Clashes in Tehran, Witnesses Say - FoxNews.com





Here's a couple of gay boys in Iran. You know moonlite, the ones that Achmadinejad says Iran doesn't have.

Well, Iran doesn't have these two anymore. Is that what Achmadinejad means when he says show me homosexuals in Iran.

He'll just have them killed and once again, no more gays there moonlite?

ISLAM: IRAN KILLS AND TORTURES GAYS.

ISLAM: IRAN KILLS AND TORTURES GAYS. THE AMERICAN LEFT IS*SILENT. « FactReal

Iranian Parliament? Thugs...

 

[High_Gravity]

Saudi women treated like children, says human rights group

Saudi Arabia's rigid sex segregation, compulsory male guardianship of women and other "grossly discriminatory" policies are a denial of fundamental rights, a leading human rights watchdog says today.

Women are treated like legal minors who have no authority over their lives or their children, finds a new report by Human Rights Watch.

The depth and detail of discrimination was laid bare in more than 100 interviews conducted during HRW's first fact-finding visit to the oil-rich, conservative kingdom, where King Abdullah is often described as a cautious reformist.

"The Saudi government sacrifices basic human rights to maintain male control over women," concluded Farida Deif, HRW researcher for the Middle East. "Saudi women won't make any progress until the government ends the abuses that stem from these misguided policies."

Every Saudi woman must have a male guardian, normally a father or a husband, who is tasked with making a range of critical decisions. And even when permission from a guardian is not mandatory some officials still ask for it "because current practice assumes women have no power to make their own decisions" over medical procedures or discharge from hospital.

Women are "marginalised almost to the point of total exclusion" from the country's workforce, the report says. And since Saudi women are banned from driving, a large proportion of their salaries goes on paying for transportation.

Saudi women are denied the right to make even trivial decisions for their children and are not permitted to travel with them without permission from the child's father, it adds.

Reforms are often not implemented in practice: despite a recent decision allowing women over 45 to travel without permission, most airport officials still ask all women for written proof that their guardian has allowed them to travel.

Saudi women treated like children, says human rights group | World news | The Guardian