[THS] More on Protests

[The Harder Stuff in news and commentary]

Moroccan single mother burns herself in protest:

A young Moroccan set herself on fire after being excluded from a social housing
scheme because she was an unmarried mother, a local government official said on
Wednesday.
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE71M4ZF20110223


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Video : Hundreds of Thousands Baharinis march Toward Lulu Roundabot:

 Hundreds of thousands of Bahrainis have poured into the streets of Manama to
stage the largest rally in more than a week of protests against the kingdom's royal
rule.
http://www.abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&Id=227807


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Ex-policemen set Egypt's ministry afire:

They threw fire bombs at a smaller administrative building next to the main offices of
the interior ministry.
http://presstvmobile.com/blog/2011/02/23/ex-policemen-set-egypts-ministry-afire/


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Running scared:
Saudi king announces new benefits:

King Abdullah announces $10.7 billion in pay raises, job creation and loan forgiveness
schemes as he returns to country.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/2011223105328424268.html


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Clashes break out at Greek protests:

Violence breaks out between police and protesters as tens of thousands march in the
capital against spending cuts.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2011/02/201122316141729962.html


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