Police crackdown on Occupy Oakland


Police officers in Oakland, California arrested upwards of 75 protesters early this morning as they launched a crackdown on participants in the local Occupy Wall Street offshoot. Hundreds of protesters with the Occupy Oakland movement had been camping out in a mass demonstration in the city park for two weeks now, but were informed that anyone staying following police orders this morning would face arrest. Courtesy www.youtube.com


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Police crack down on protesters on OWS six months anniversary


Police in New York City arrested nearly 200 people that took to Zuccotti park over the weekend. Saturday marked the six month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement courtesy of www.youtube.com/wearechange wearechange.org http facebook.com


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Video of brutal Spain riot police crackdown, over 100 protesters injured


More than 100 people were injured in Spain as riot police clashed with protesters on Friday, as authorities cleared away a makeshift camp set up as part of a Spain-wide demonstration against the country's economic problems. The trouble started when police tried to clear the protesters from a main square in Barcelona. Many of the protesters, who are angry about high unemployment, anti-austerity measures and politicians' handling of the economy, refused to move. Video from a local broadcaster showed officers beating the demonstrators and dragging them on the ground. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com


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Police Arrest 73 in Occupy Wall Street Crackdown As Protesters Mark Six Months of Uprising


democracynow.org - Michael Moore led hundreds of people from the Left Forum conference to Zuccotti Park on Saturday where hundreds had gathered to re-occupy the park to mark six months since the launch of the Occupy Wall Street movement, which began last September and launched protests around the world that gave voice to "the 99 percent." That night, New York City police officers cleared the park making at least 73 arrests. Many people reported excessive use of force by officers, several cases were caught on camera. In one widely reported incident, a young woman suffered a seizure after she was pulled from the crowd and arrested. Witnesses say police initially ignored Cecily McMillan as she flopped about on the sidewalk with her hands zip-tied behind her back, but she was eventually taken away in an ambulance. For more we talk to Guardian reporter Ryan Devereaux, who has been following the Occupy movement closely. Towatch the complete daily, independent news hour, read the transcript, download the podcast, and for a decade of Democracy Now! reports on Occupy Wall Street, please visit www.democracynow.org FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com Listen on SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com Daily Email News Digest: www.democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.democracynow.org


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Japan's police crack down on organised crime


Police in Japan have launched their biggest ever campaign to try to put an end to organised crime. The investigation includes trying to find out if the Yakuza gang, Japan's most notorious crime syndicate, played a part in a recent massive accounting scandal at camera giant, Olympus. If so, the 92-year-old maker of photographic and medical equipment could be de-listed from the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the coming weeks. In Tokyo's red-light district, where the Yakuza have long held sway, police now patrol the area, ready to shut down businesses run by what Japanese call "anti-social forces". Police have arresting several alleged crime bosses and exposed the role of the gangs in businesses such as construction and baseball. Al Jazeera's Steve Chao reports from Tokyo.


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US police crackdown on media covering 'Occupy LA'


From: Press TV [VIDEO] US police crackdown on media covering Occupy LA Sat Dec 3, 2011 5:44PM GMT A recent video has emerged on the Internet showing the US police crackdown on media, this time by beating a photojournalist. Tyson Zoltan Heder, who was photographing the events of Occupy Los Angeles and the LAPD evicting the protesters, was beaten by the police and had his camera taken. Heder was then detained and charged with "assault www.presstv.ir .......................................................... Occupy LA: The Death of Mainstream Media 12.01.2011 Stephen Box RETHINKING LA -The LAPD's full-force eviction of Occupy LA from City Hall Park left a very crowded high road in its wake as the Mayor, the LAPD, and the occupiers all shared credit for their commitment to respect, restraint, and cooperation as the two month long occupation came to an end. An estimated 1400 LAPD officers participated in the well planned operation to evict the Occupy LA encampment which had swelled to about 1000 participants who had prepared for the confrontation with training in nonviolent civil disobedience. As the LAPD shed its hard core reputation and as the Occupy LA movement held to its nonviolent principles, it was the media who caved in and who were left behind as casualties on the battlefield. Two nights earlier, the evening of the Mayor's deadline, it was the media who drew the LAPD's first threat of arrest when they swarmed to the Occupy LA encampment in such numbers that they <b>...</b>


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India police break up mass hunger strike


Police in India have broken up a mass hunger strike led by the country's most famous yoga guru by detaining him briefly and using tear gas on his supporters. Baba Ramdev, who has a following of over 30 million has been fasting in the Indian capital New Delhi since Saturday to press the government for tougher action against rampant corruption. Al Jazeera's Prerna Suri reports from India


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Raw and uninterrupted clip of Carlos Miller's arrest


I was arrested covering the Occupy Miami eviction. Police deleted my video. I recovered the video. Read full story here. www.pixiq.com


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Wall Street Crackdown: Police beat back protesters, dozens arrested


Police in the US have been filmed beating back protesters at a mass demonstration in New York, in the biggest event yet in the three-week-long rally called 'Occupy Wall Street'. There are also reports pepper spray's been used, and police have confirmed they've made dozens of arrests at the rally. Thousands have been taking part in sustained protests to demand social and economic change. Activists say they're fed up with breaking their backs at work, while the Wall Street bankers' bonuses keep flowing. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Police Crackdown on OWS Protesters & Journalists on Movement's 3-Month Commemoration in NYC


DemocracyNow.org - Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters gathered Saturday in New York City to mark the three-month commemoration of the now-global movement. More than 50 people were arrested as demonstrators spent the day trying to occupy a new space following their eviction last month from Zuccotti Park. While covering the protest for Democracy Now!, two reporters were harassed by officers with the New York City Police Department. After an officer "jammed his fist into my throat and yelled at me to get back," Ryan Devereaux says he "was certain I was going to be hurt, or arrested, or both" even though he was wearing Democracy Now!-issued press credentials. At the same time, another officer reportedly hit videographer Jon Gerberg, credentialed by the NYPD, three times in the kidneys as he filmed the protest. "It goes to show you that it doesn't matter if you're wearing the credentials that 'Democracy Now!' has or you're wearing the credentials that are supposed to protect you, the NYPD seems to think it's okay to treat you as second-class citizen," Devereaux says. This comes after a number of journalists were roughed up by police as they covered the recent eviction of Zuccotti Park. Major news publications, including, the Associated Press and the New York Times, have called on NYPD to treat reporters with more respect. Towatch the complete daily, independent news hour, read the transcript, download the podcast, and for more the complete Democracy Now! archive of <b>...</b>


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Police State Crackdown, Second Raid on Occupy Oakland 11-14-11


mediaroots.org Abby Martin of Media Roots went to Occupy Oakland at 4:00 am to cover the second police raid on the encampment and crackdown against the peaceful protesters at Frank Ogawa Plaza. The footage shows the intensity in the air leading up to the raid and the insane amount of police presence that showed up to crackdown and destroy the camp. Mayor Jean Quan's legal adviser resigned at 2 am in protest to the heavy police response. www.mediaroots.org http


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Police crack down on Ugandan protesters


Activists in Uganda have been inspired by the Arab Spring to organise strikes in the country. However, protests over the last six months, which have been fuelled by rising costs and political corruption, have often been put down brutally by police and the army. Al Jazeera's Malcolm Webb reports from Kampala.


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Sitra, Bahrain 22-11-2011 Riot police crackdown on a final funeral procession.wmv


Today, Novermber 22, 2011 was the final funeral procession* for martyr Ali Yousif Bada'a who died in the early hours of November 19 after riot police car crushed him with their 4-wheel-drive vesicle into a wall. Before the funeral reaches it's destination riot police used tear gas, rubber pullets and vesicles to crackdown on mourners. This comes one day before the Bahraini royal independent commotion (formed and paid to by Bahrain authorities - the same authorities accused of serious human rights violation and torture) announces their report which faces public anger from protesters who think it will not be fair to them. *In Bahrain and some neighboring countries, the final funeral processions are held 3 days after the actual funeral procession (where the dead personal is buried). Also on the 40th day of death another funeral procession is held.


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Brutal police crackdown on Occupy Wall Street protesters


Police in the US have been filmed beating back protesters at a mass demonstration in New York, in the biggest event yet in the three-week-long rally called 'Occupy Wall Street'. There are also reports pepper spray's been used, and police have confirmed they've made dozens of arrests at the rally. Thousands have been taking part in sustained protests to demand social and economic change. Activists say they're fed up with breaking their backs at work, while the Wall Street bankers' bonuses keep flowing.


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Georgia Violence: Video of brutal police crackdown on Tbilisi protests


At least two dead and dozens hospitalised - protesters in Georgia have found out the hard way why they shouldn't speak out against their leadership. Police showed little restraint in a crackdown on crowds who'd turned out for what's been called Georgia's 'Day Of Rage' - demanding that President Saakashvili resign.


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Police Crackdowns on Occupy Protests From Oakland to NYC Herald "The New Military Urbanism"


www.democracynow.org - After a wave of raids across the country in which police in riot gear broke up Occupy Wall Street encampments and arrested protesters, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan acknowledged in an interview with the BBC that she participated in a conference call with officials from 18 cities about how to deal with the Occupy movement. As police forces violently crack down on protests across the United States and Europe, Democracy Now! looks at the increasing influence of military technology on domestic police forces. Stephen Graham is professor of Cities and Society at Newcastle University in the UK His book is, "Cities Under Siege: The New Military Urbanism." "Why the Occupy movement is so powerful, what it's demonstrating, is that by occupying public spaces around the world — and particularly these extremely symbolic public spaces — it's reasserting that the city is the foundation space for democracy," Graham says. For the complete interview, read the transcript, download the podcast, and for additional Democracy Now! reports about the Occupy Wall Street movement, visit www.democracynow.org FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com Daily Email News Digest: www.democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.democracynow.org


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4/20 Smoke-out: Boulder Crackdown


4/20 smoke-out celebrations will be ongoing around the country, but the University of Boulder's massive 4/20 weed party is under a threat of a police crackdown that could levy big fines on students caught attending. Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola break down what the real motive is. And if you liked this video, "Like" it as well! :) Subscribe to TYT U for more videos:www.youtube.com Submit a video to TYT U! We love hearing from students and faculty www.youtube.com Follow us on twitter! twitter.com twitter.com twitter.com


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Eviction @ #Occupy Wall Street, LRAD used Journalists kicked out as police beat sitting protestors


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Police crackdown, US activists lose rights


The United States prides itself on the rights to free speech and protest. However, as more preemptive arrests of activists occur, are US citizens losing their rights? Over the weekend RT correspondent Kaelyn Forde and cameraman Jon Conway were arrested, trying to do their jobs. Author and activist David Swanson says there is a police crackdown on activists and protestors that violates our first amendment rights.


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RT camera caught in police crackdown on protesters in Minsk


Thousands of people flocked to the central square of Minsk on Sunday night, angry at Aleksandr Lukashenko's overwhelming victory - his fourth in a row. However, riot police have gained control over the square and cleared the protesters. Some people were cornered by the policemen and beaten. At the moment the situation has calmed down. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com


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Oakland Police Violent Crackdown on Occupy Protesters Mirror


Peaceful protesters in Oakland attacked by Riot Police Why were police so heavy-handed compared to police in other cities dealing with the occupy movement.


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Oakland Policeman Throws Flash Grenade Into Crowd Trying To Help Injured Protester


Footage from the Occupy Oakland protest, October 25th, 2011. After protesters ran to the aid of a badly-injured person, Oakland Police deliberately lobbed a flash grenade into the crowd. Whatever you think of the Occupy movement, police behavior of this kind is criminal and should be prosecuted. The original footage was shot by Ben Cruz. Here's an article identifying the cop who threw the grenade: www.eastbayexpress.com


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Pepper Spray Fallout at UC Davis; Police Chief Put on Leave After Crackdown on Student Protesters


UC Davis is trending after a video of police officers in riot gear pepper-spraying peaceful protesters went viral. The students were staging the protest in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement and to show their solidarity with UC Berkeley students who were met with police batons in a similar demonstration earlier in November. Amid calls for her resignation, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi has set a 30-day deadline for a special task force investigation of the incident. The university?s police chief has been placed on administrative leave.


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Occupy Boston: More video of cop crackdown on Veterans for Peace


Video courtesy: www.youtube.com For latest updates follow RT on twitter.com and www.facebook.com Anti-Wall Street protests in Boston have turned violent with police accused of beating war veterans during a peaceful demonstration.


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Police crack down on protestors at UM


Police took away at least 13 activists today moments before they began demonstrating for the release of China's human rights activist Ai Wei Wei before the arrival of Chinese premier Wen Jiabao at Universiti Malaya. The protestors, of whom none are Universiti Malaya students, had assembled outside the Dewan Tumku Canselor on campus and raised a banner which read 'Welcome Premier Wen'. www.malaysiakini.com


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Occupy Oakland Crackdown: Cop war-zone tactics?


Police in Oakland, California, have been trying hard to scare off Occupy Wall Street protesters that kept coming back to the city hall. The activists wanted to re-establish a tent camp torn down earlier. 97 people have been arrested. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Occupy Oakland crackdown: Riot cops clear out camp


US police are losing patience with the anti-corporate 'Occupy' movement, two months after it flared up and spread across America. Officers in riot gear raided a protester camp in the city of Oakland, dismantling tents and arresting activists. RT's Lucy Kafanov's been covering the 'Occupy' demonstrations. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Brutal crackdown on Brooklyn Bridge, 700 protesters arrested


For latest updates, follow RT on twitter.com and www.facebook.com The Brooklyn Bridge has been shut down in one direction after protesters camped out near Wall Street spilled onto the roadway. Police have made hundreds of arrests and were continuing to stop people from blocking the roadway Saturday evening. The protesters are railing against corporate greed, global warming and social inequality. The group has been camped near Manhattan's downtown financial district for two weeks and has clashed with police on earlier occasions.


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Silent Killers? People go missing after brutal police crackdown


The fate of many opposition supporters remains unknown in Georgia, nearly two weeks since a brutal police crackdown on protesters in the capital, Tbilisi. While President Saakashvilli claims to be a champion of democracy in the country, human rights groups say finding out what's happened to the missing people is practically impossible. And as RT's Sara Firth reports some families fear they will never see their loved ones again.


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Occupy Oakland crackdown - up close look


Early Monday morning Oakland police cracked down on Occupy Oakland. After several warnings police arrested several protesters and tore down tents in an attempt to silence the movement.


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Maple Spring: 'Canada vs totalitarian govt crackdown'


Nearly 700 arrests have been made overnight in Canada, during the latest protest in Quebec against a huge planned rise in student tuition fees. The rallies have been on-going for more than 100 days. Police in Montreal dispersed unsanctioned protests and arrested 518 demonstrators on Wednesday night. The arrests were also made in Quebec City, where some 170 were detained, and in Sherbrooke. There were no reports of injuries or casualties. READ MORE: on.rt.com Andrew Gavin Marshall talks to RT. He explains that the situation in Quebec is only part of a huge social protest. Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Watch RT LIVE on our website rt.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.


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Crackdown Coaching: Bahrain's brutal British tactics


The pictures are familiar, regime forces cracking down on protesters, but this time they emanate from Bahrain. Activists trying to mark the one-year anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising were dispersed by heavily armed police. And as Ivor Bennet reports, the weapons, as well as the tactics, may have been imported from the UK. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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Honk for Justice: The Crackdown. Fullerton, CA


Fullerton police don't like the Kelly Thomas protesters, so they started giving out tickets to drivers who honk in support.


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"People screaming, crying, bleeding" - journalist describes Occupy DC crackdown


Last week the National Park Service police started executing a ban on overnight camping at the Occupy DC camp. McPherson Square had been the headquarters of the movement until this past weekend when riot police viciously removed protesters to allegedly address health concerns. Many believe law enforcement was picking on individuals and slowly dismantling the movement. Andrew Blake, RT web writer, joins us to discuss the build up to the Occupy DC crackdown and give us his take on what happened this weekend. Like us and/or follow us: twitter.com www.facebook.com


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(In HD) Bersih 2.0 Rally 2011: Malaysian Police Crack Down On Protesters At Bersih Rally


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Inside Occupy Wall Street Raid: Eyewitnesses Describe Arrests, Beatings As NYPD Clear Camp


www.DemocracyNow.org - The Democracy Now! team rushed down to Zuccotti Park in the middle of the night to report on the police crackdown on Occupy Wall Street. We were there until the early hours of the morning, witnessing the arrests in the streets in Lower Manhattan and the dismantling of the encampment — and the hauling away protesters' belongings. "They can't pull one over our eyes. They can't put nothing in our eyes that's going to blind [us to] what's going on here. And the same goes for all the people who are out there," a protester told Democracy Now! after the police twice pepper-sprayed him in the face. For the complete interview, read the transcript, download the podcast, and for additional Democracy Now! reports about the Occupy Wall Street movement, visit www.democracynow.org FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com Daily Email News Digest: www.democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.democracynow.org


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Oakland Revolt: Occupy cop crackdown


The city of Oakland, California, is reeling after one of the biggest protests the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement has seen. About 80 demonstrators were arrested and several injured after what started as a peaceful rally was met with a heavy-handed police response at the end of the day. Hours before that, thousands of anti-corporate protesters forced a shutdown of America's fifth largest sea port. That's as the general strike - America's first in over half a century - also paralyzed several businesses in Oakland's downtown. RT correspondent, Lucy Kafanov, was at the very heart of unfolding events throughout and describes how they developed. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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OWS gather steam from nationwide protest cop crackdown


Hundreds of arrests, accusations of police brutality and dozens of injuries - this is how the 'Occupy' movement in the US marked its two-month anniversary this week. Officers in riot gear tore down camps and broke up mostly peaceful demos against the unequal distribution of wealth in major American cities. At the heart of the campaign, in New York, a crowd of activists took to the subway and tried to block off the Stock Exchange. Evidence has been emerging of disproportionate police action in response to the rallies. At the University of California, a group of students staging a sit-down protest were pepper-sprayed in the face. In an earlier incident, an officer was filmed beating an Iraq war veteran so hard he suffered a ruptured spleen, although he seemed to pose no threat. And yet, as Anastasia Churkina reports, the crackdown is not deterring protesters. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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'Cameron's crackdown on social media won't fix social problems'


Tensions have deepened in the UK between politicians and police over the recent street mayhem which saw more than one thousand six hundred arrests. David Cameron said the police made mistakes with the tactics. But top cops hit back, slamming the Prime Minister for claiming credit for quelling the rioters. Instead they said the return of the politicians from their holidays didn't make any difference. In a move that's only likely to add fuel to the flames, Cameron's now turned to the advice of US police chiefs, on how to tackle gang violence. Jeremy Corbyn from the UK Labour Party says there's a whole list of measures currently on the table which will only make a bad situation worse. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com


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NYPD vs OWS: Crackdown but no backdown


New York police officers have been arresting Occupy Wall Street demonstrators who took to the streets Wednesday to decry a crackdown against fellow protesters in Oakland, California, RT correspondents reported. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com


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