guardian: Kazakhstan protests: Government resigns amid rare outbreak of unrest

President appoints acting prime minister after earlier declaring a state of emergency to tackle widespread demonstrations over rising fuel prices.Kazakhstan’s president has accepted the resignation of the government, hours after he declared a state of emergency in large parts of the country in response to a rare outbreak of unrest. more...

rt.com: Protesters storm govt building in Kazakhstan’s largest city

Energy price hikes have prompted widespread civil unrest across the Central Asian nation.Protests against energy price hikes in Kazakhstan have escalated on Wednesday, with an angry crowd storming the mayor’s office in Almaty. In another major city, Aktobe, demonstrators have taken over the administration building. more...

 

guardian: 'Fighting for our freedom': protesters flood into Hong Kong's streets

Protesters haveflooded into central Hong Kong again on Sunday over the postponed extradition bill, calling for a full retraction of the legislation amid fears authorities could resume efforts to pass the proposed law if public anger dimmed. [more...]

spiegel online: Zehntausende Italiener protestieren gegen Spardiktat

Linke Gruppen riefen zum Massenprotest, und Zehntausende kamen. In Rom demonstrierten sie gegen den rigiden Sparkurs - und Kanzlerin Merkel. Ministerpräsident Monti gerät auch im Parlament unter Druck: Der gerade verurteilte Silvio Berlusconi droht mit einem Misstrauensvotum. [mehr...]

spiegel online: Italiener protestiert auf Petersdom gegen Monti

In Rom ist ein Mann auf die Kuppel des Petersdoms geklettert, er demonstriert mit einem Transparent gegen Ministerpräsident Mario Monti, Europa und die "Multis". Bisher konnte ihn niemand zum Aufgeben bewegen. [mehr...]

Protest auf dem Petersdom

zeit online: Rache von oben kann erbarmungslos sein

Nach dem ersten Prozesstag gegen die Punkband Pussy Riot in Moskau wird klar, wie gefährlich künstlerischer Protest in Russland sein kann. [mehr...]

sueddeutsche: Protest-Welle

Wenn sich beim WDR etwas ändern soll, gibt es immer Proteste. Schon lange aber klangen die nicht mehr so laut wie jetzt, da die Anstalt daran geht, ihre Kulturwelle WDR 3 umzubauen. Dort soll unter anderem im aktuellen Magazin Journal täglich eine halbe Stunde politischer Berichterstattung gestrichen werden, an anderer Stelle ein Platz für anspruchsvolle Musik- und Literatur-Features wegfallen. [mehr...]

Google: Millions of Americans oppose SOPA and PIPA because these bills would censor the Internet and slow economic growth in the U.S.

Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business. Millions of Internet users and entrepreneurs already oppose SOPA and PIPA. [more...]

WIKIPEDIA BLACK FOR 24 HOURS

Today, the Wikipedia community announced its decision to black out the English-language Wikipedia for 24 hours, worldwide, beginning at 05:00 UTC on Wednesday, January 18 (you can read the statement from the Wikimedia Foundation here). The blackout is a protest against proposed legislation in the United States — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate — that, if passed, would seriously damage the free and open Internet, including Wikipedia.

This will be the first time the English Wikipedia has ever staged a public protest of this nature, and it’s a decision that wasn’t lightly made. Here’s how it’s been described by the three Wikipedia administrators who formally facilitated the community’s discussion. [more...]

reddit: Stopped they must be; on this all depends.

The freedom, innovation, and economic opportunity that the Internet enables is in jeopardy. Congress is considering legislation that will dramatically change your Internet experience and put an end to reddit and many other sites you use everyday.Internet experts, organizations, companies, entrepreneurs, legal experts, journalists, and individuals have repeatedly expressed how dangerous this bill is. If we do nothing, Congress will likely pass the Protect IP Act (in the Senate) or the Stop Online Piracy Act (in the House), and then the President will probably sign it into law. There are powerful forces trying to censor the Internet, and a few months ago many people thought this legislation would surely pass. However, there’s a new hope that we can defeat this dangerous legislation. [more....]

Wikipedia: English Wikipedia anti-SOPA blackout

Today, the Wikipedia community announced its decision to black out the English-language Wikipedia for 24 hours, worldwide, beginning at 05:00 UTC on Wednesday, January 18 (you can read the statement from the Wikimedia Foundation here). The blackout is a protest against proposed legislation in the United States — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate — that, if passed, would seriously damage the free and open Internet, including Wikipedia. [more...]