[Indonesia Report] Protests against anti-Islam film cause closure of U.S. embassy
Friday (Sept 21) United States Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, was closed due to protest by some groups of Indonesians against the film of ‘Innocence of Muslims’. Indonesian’s faction of Justice Prosperous Party (PKS)’s meeting, scheduled on Friday (sept 21), with United States Ambassador to Indonesia was cancelled due to the protesting. “Today PKS faction should have […]
Turkey Civil Servants Protest Against Gov.
Protestors hold banners and shout slogans during a demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 21, 2011. More than 10,000 civil servants staged a protest against the Turkish government in the country’s largest city of Istanbul on Wednesday for the privatization of the health and medical sector. <Photo: Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia