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Man Who Landed Gyrocopter on Capitol to Protest Cash in Politics Faces more than 9 Years in Prison

By Dustin M Braden - May 20, 2015 07:16 PM EDT

Doug Hughes, a Florida man who made international headlines by landing a gyrocopter on the Capitol lawn, has been charged with six federal offenses but says that he isn't done protesting for campaign finance reform just yet.

Hundreds Protest Shell Drilling with Dramatic Flotilla of Kayaks and Boats

By Dustin M Braden - May 17, 2015 10:29 AM EDT

Hundreds of people kayaked and rowed through Puget Sound to express their displeasure with Shell's decision to resume drilling in the Arctic.

Indian Farmer Commits Suicide to Protest Land Reform

By Dustin M Braden - Apr 22, 2015 06:45 PM EDT

A farmer in India committed suicide in order to protest a land policy that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to put into law.

Protesters Besiege Wisconsin Capitol After Black Teen Shot by White Officer

By Dustin M Braden - Mar 09, 2015 04:39 PM EDT

The State Capitol of Wisconsin continues to be the scene of protests regarding the shooting death of an unarmed youth.

Facebook, Zuckerberg Bow to Putin, Block Russian Facebook Page Organizing Protest

By Dustin M Braden - Dec 22, 2014 06:58 PM EST

Facebook has blocked access to a page calling for a protest at the site and time a prominent opposition politician will be sentenced on politically motivated criminal charges.

Officer Not Charged in Killing of Eric Garner Despite Video Evidence

By Dustin M Braden - Dec 03, 2014 07:19 PM EST

A New York City grand jury has refused to indict a police officer who was captured on camera using excessive force that resulted in the death of Eric Garner, spurring protests across the United States.

People’s Climate March: Hundreds of thousands march in more than 150 countries

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 22, 2014 01:46 PM EDT

On September 21 , hundreds of thousands of protesters from all over the world gathered on the streets to call for action against climate change.

Michael Brown Shooting: Radical Communists try to hijack peaceful Ferguson, MO protests

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 20, 2014 09:32 AM EDT

The arrests of numerous outsiders at protests in Ferguson suggests that outside political groups are trying to exploit a community's grief and sense of alienation from local political life to advance their own goals.

World protests Israeli invasion of Gaza Strip

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 26, 2014 01:04 PM EDT

Thousands of protesters took to the streets on July 16 throughout the world to voice their disapproval of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.

Violent clashes erupt between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces in West Bank

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 25, 2014 10:12 AM EDT

Massive protests involving thousands broke out at an Israeli military checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem.

Rioters target Synagogues, Jewish stores in France

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 22, 2014 10:37 AM EDT

Although France has banned pro-Palestinian demonstrations throughout the country, they still occur, and sometimes with clearly anti-Semitic motivations.

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