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Opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership explodes on Twitter

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Digital Journal - 12/27/13, Justin King
 

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Activists from around the world will begin attempting to create a twitterstorm in opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Twitter tonight. The opposition is coming from activists on both the left and right wing of the political spectrum.

The twitterstorm operation is set to begin at 7PM Eastern and will attempt to make the hashtag #StopTheTPP trend on Twitter, in hopes of raising awareness of the secretive trade deal being brokered among a dozen nations. The nations involved are the US, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei Darussalam. The Office of the United States Trade Representative hosts a blanket statement about the trade deal on its website stating in part:

Thailand Protests Continue As Calls Grow for Regime Change

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Occupy.com - 12/30/13, Farah Hyder
 


BANGKOK – In a bid for what many here are calling vital democratic change, protesters by the thousands are continuing their push on to the streets of Thailand's capital despite violent protests earlier this month that reportedly left one police officer dead and scores of protesters injured.

On Thursday, nearly 2,000 anti-government demonstrators gathered at locations across the capital which again turned violent. Police reported 129 people injured, including 25 police officers. A police spokesman had previously reported 35 officers injured, but some of the injured had been counted twice.

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Thousands of Cambodians rally to demand PM steps down

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Reuters - 12/29/13, Prak Chan Thul
 

Sam Rainsy (center, R), president of the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) and party vice-president Kem Sokha (center, L), stand on a vehicle as they lead a protest in Phnom Penh December 29, 2013. REUTERS-Stringer

Sam Rainsy (center, R), president of the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) and party vice-president Kem Sokha (center, L), stand on a vehicle as they lead a protest in Phnom Penh. Credit: REUTERS/Stringer

 

(Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Cambodian opposition supporters, backed by striking garment-factory workers, rallied on Sunday to demand long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen step down and call an election.

The garment workers have in recent days joined the opposition protests to press their demand that the government raise the minimum wage to $160 a month from $95, as recommended on December 24.

PHOTOS: 100,000 South Koreans Protest Election Scandal, Labor Clampdown

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Global Voices - 12/28/13, Lee Yoo Eun
 

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A series of different protests as well as a mass strike organized by labor groups rocked South Korea on December 28, 2013. 

From noon till late at night, about 100,000 citizens and labor workers angrily demonstrated against the current government's election manipulation scandal and clampdowns on labor groups as well as moves toward privatization of the nation's railway system, though the administration denies such claims. Some observers are calling the outbreak of demonstrations proof that public anger has nearly “reached its boiling point” [ko].

Turkish court blocks govt attempt to control judiciary

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RT - 12/27/13

 

People hold up placards as they take part in a protest against corruption in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul on December 25, 2013. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)

People hold up placards as they take part in a protest against corruption in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul on December 25, 2013. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)

 

A Turkish court has blocked a government attempt to force police and prosecutors to disclose investigations to their superiors. The move comes amid a high-profile graft scandal that has brought down members of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s cabinet.

As public outrage over the developing corruption scandal continues to grow, Erdogan has denied any wrongdoing and has denounced the investigation as a plot orchestrated by foreign and Turkish forces to discredit his government ahead of local elections in March.

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China eases notorious one-child policy, abolishes labor camps

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RT - 12/28/13

 

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China’s top legislative committee has loosened the rules around its controversial one-child policy and abolished labor camps, according to state media.

The National People's Congress approved the decisions at the end of a six-day meeting, according to Xinhua news agency.

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Bulgarians hold nationwide anti-govt. protests

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Press TV - 12/27/13, CAH/AB

Students stage an anti-government protest in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, November 13, 2013.

Students stage an anti-government protest in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, November 13, 2013.
 

Bulgarians have taken to the streets across the country to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski and his cabinet.

The protests dubbed “Resignation at Christmas” were held in several major cities on Thursday, including in the capital Sofia, where two simultaneous rallies took place.

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Barclays fined $3.75 million for failing to retain records

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Los Angeles Times - 12/26/13, Ricardo Lopez
 

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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined Barclays Capital $3.75 million over poor record retention practices, the regulator said Thursday. Above, a man walks past a a Barclays Bank branch in London earlier this month.
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority on Thursday said it fined Barclays Capital Inc. almost $4 million for what it called "systemic failures" in records retention.

FINRA, the largest independent regulator for securities firms doing business in the U.S., fined the London-based bank $3.75 million after an investigation found that the firm failed to preserve electronic records, emails and instant messages for the required minimum time of 10 years.

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