Thousands of Yemenis protest in Ibb, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) south of the capital Sanaa, calling for an end to the regime of long term President Ali Abdullah Saleh today. Around 10,000 protesters marched in the city of Dhamar and thousands of primary and secondary students marched in the southern provinces of Shabwa, Aden and Lahaj as well.
Algeria’s main opposition party held its first rally in seven years on Friday, as thousands of members shouted anti-government slogans and demanded deeper political reforms.
Protesters demanding a clampdown on corruption in Oman maintained sit-ins Monday, despite the resignation of two ministers and pledges by the government to create jobs.
Hundreds of Palestinian truck drivers held a sit-in on Monday to protest against Israel’s plans to close one of the main entry points for imports into the Gaza Strip.
In Israel, over 10,000 social workers launched a nation-wide strike over low pay on Sunday and they rejected an offer for differential increases in salaries.
Approximately 200 high school and college students staged a walk-out to chant, march and rally outside the Arizona State Senate building today to protest denounced proposed Arizona anti-immigrant legislation SB 1611, a bill that puts citizenship hurdles in place between students and public education.
Hundreds of people marched in Las Vegas on Sunday to protest proposed state funding cuts to education would eliminate jobs, wipe out entire college programs and ensure that crowded public school classrooms stay that way.
In Washington, D.C., 600 activists with National People’s Action shut down a branch of Bank of America Monday to protest the bank’s record of dodging taxes.
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