Uyghur-Canadians are banding together to protest the recent crackdown by Chinese authorities on demonstrations in their homeland, events that have been an “awakening” for the tiny community. Nearly all of the Toronto 120 Uyghurs demonstrated outside the Chinese consulate in Toronto while another 30 of Alberta’s Uyghurs gathered at the Chinese consulate in Calgary. The…
A group of Muslims who prayed in front of the Colosseum during protests against the Israeli offensive in Gaza has been accused of threatening behavior by center-right politicians. Approximately 50 Muslims prayed by the Roman amphitheater during the demonstration, refueling a similar incident in Milan earlier this month. “The pseudo-prayers in Milan and in front…
Hundreds of people protested in central Athens regarding the treatment of immigrants by Greek police, following the recent deaths of two South-Asians near a police office. Protest organizers said that a 24-year old Bangladeshi man died when he fell in a ravine after a scuffle near an immigrant police station on January 3rd. His death…
The same people that organized a major 2003 protest against the war in Iraq are now promoting a demonstration to demand that Israel end of the war against Gaza. The city of Madrid followed similar plans in Barcelona and other Spanish cities, with demonstrators embodying an anti- or “no to war” spirit, similar to feelings…
Government officials and Jewish leaders are concerned that the conflict in Gaza may spill over in Europe, as demonstrations and protests amount, and attacks against Jews and synagogues have been reported. Rallies have been held in London, Paris, Berlin, Glasgow, Rome, Athens, Milan, several Scandinavian capitals, and several other cities – often drawing tens of…
