In Kuwait, amid heavy security presence and in defiance of the warning issued by the Interior Ministry, the stateless residents (Bedouns) staged demonstrations after Friday prayers in Sulaibiya, Taima and Ahmadi areas demanding their civil rights.
On Friday in Russia, 150 hunger strikers protested what they say is police pressure on Bashkir nationalists in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan.
On Saturday, Azerbaijan police detained more than 30 activists of the opposition Musavat Party when nearly 200 of its members took to the street of Baku to protest against the ruling elite following a similar rally a day before.
In Spain, thousands of employees of the high-speed AVE trains in Madrid have joined airline staff in their strike against privatization on Sunday.
In Germany, tens of thousands formed a human chain on Saturday between the Neckarwestheim nuclear plant and the southwestern city of Stuttgart, which are 28 miles (45 kilometers) apart- some waving yellow flags with the slogan “Nuclear power – no thanks.”
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