Tensions are rising on the Mediterranean Island of Corsica, a province of France, where authorities have banned all public protest after a series of anti-Muslim demonstrations were triggered by attacks on police and Firemen in a primarily Muslim neighbourhood. The unrest comes little more that a week after the “For Corsica” nationalistic coalition of parties swept to power in the Island’s local elections. On Friday, a crowd of 600 gathered by a fire station in a show of support with the authorities, after two firefighters and a police officer were “ambushed” by “several hooded youths” in the low-income, primarily Arab, Jardins de l’Empereur housing estate in the capital of Ajaccio. One of the firefighters at the scene had claimed the youths who attacked them shouted: “Scram, Corsicans, you’re not at home here!” La video de l’attaque de la salle de prière musulmane #Ajaccio pic.twitter.com/4BnmFFa2BD — Nacéra (@NasNacera) December 26, 2015 The protesters who gathered later that day chanted slogans in Corsican meaning “Arabs get out!” and “This is our home!” with a small break away group ransacking a local Muslim prayer room and burning copies of the Koran. The French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, wrote on Twitter that the attack on
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African Migrants Trash Small Italian Town, Demand Free Wifi And A Cleaner
A gang of migrants have revolted in their tiny host town in rural Italy, emptying bins in the street in protest of the fact that they have not been provided with free Wifi or a cleaner. The asylum seekers, who cannot work, are thought to have been requesting a worker to help them maintain their duplex villa in the town of Ceranova, where they have been housed courtesy of the Italian taxpayer for over a year. According to Italian paper La Repubblica, they have also been requesting free Wifi to make Skype calls to their family and friends in sub-Saharan Africa, where they are all from, and to keep them occupied in their plentiful free time. The protests began last week with a rabble of 24 migrants blocking off roads in the town of just 2,100 people. They escalated in the preceding days, with the migrants emptying bins into the streets in an attempt to intimidate the local community. Furious arguments erupted between the local community and the new arrivals, with the town’s mayor, Alessandro Grieco, forced to intervene personally in an attempt to calm matters. “Obviously it’s very important for refugees to have access to the internet and not just so
Showdown: Minnesota Judge’s Ruling Clears Way for Black Lives Matter Protest at Mall of America
Late Tuesday afternoon, Minnesota Judge Karen Janisch refused to halt a large Black Lives Matter protest planned for Wednesday at the Mall of America.
Groups Collide Around Texas Mosque Protests as KKK Enters the Fray
The Ku Klux Klan has entered the fray of groups rallying at the Islamic Center in Irving, Texas. A white supremacist group, the Texas Rebel Knights, planned a rally at the mosque for December 12. A counter-rally to the KKK rally has been planned by re…
What I Saw at the Chicago Black Friday Shutdown
Here’s a collection of photos that I shot yesterday at the protests that shut down Chicago’s Michigan Avenue for over five hours,
Men’s Rights Group Hold Bizarre Anti-Circumcision Protest On International Men’s Day
The political party Justice for Men and Boys held a protest outside Parliament today against the practice of circumcision, or as they labelled it, “male genital mutilation” (MGM) which is a “barbaric illegal human rights violation”. Today is International Men’s Day, and the obscure political party decided that the most pressing issue facing men in the modern world is circumcision – the removal of the foreskin of the penis. Signs on show at the anti-circumcision protest read, “stop the chop”, “circumcision without consent is assault” and “children’s rights not parents’ rights”. Circumcision is considered a birth right in Judaism, and is one of the most ancient practices of the faith. Abraham is purported to have been circumcised and the circumcision of male children is mentioned in the Old Testament books of Genesis and Leviticus. Some health professionals recommend it for non-religious, hygiene and health reasons. However, the Justice for Men and Boys party claim that “the default position of the criminal law is that circumcision is a crime and it requires a parliamentary override to stop it being a crime” and “carrying out MGM is a criminal offence.” On their website they write: “Theresa May MP, Home Secretary, has declined to respond to our
More College Chaos as Black Lives Matter Protesters Block Bill Clinton Event at Michigan State
Close to a hundred Michigan State University students and Black Lives Matter activists filled the halls and blocked access to an event where former president Bill Clinton was scheduled to speak on Wednesday.
Sabado Night LIVE: ¡Protesta! ¡Protesta! ¡Protesta!
Hispanic activist are staging a second protest of GOP candidate Donald Trump’s appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” calling it a “Marcha to Stop the Hate.”