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Romania set for austerity protests [Jan 21, 2012] Demonstrators started gathering in central Bucharest on Friday and Romania prepared to deploy riot police over the weekend after a week of anti-austerity protests turned violent. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania locks down for more austerity protests [Jan 20, 2012] BUCHAREST - Demonstrators started gathering in central Bucharest on Friday and Romania prepared to deploy riot police over the weekend after a week of anti-austerity protests turned violent. [via YahooNews] More >>

Police fire tear gas at Romanian protesters [Jan 20, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian riot police fired tear gas at protesters who threw bricks and bottles back at them on Thursday in Bucharest's main square where demonstrations against the government's austerity drive have taken place since last week. The police arrested up to 50 people believed to have triggered the violence including throwing metal fencing at them, according to private television ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian PM warns protesters on fifth day [Jan 16, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's prime minister warned anti-austerity protesters gathering for a fifth day on Monday that violence would not be tolerated after 59 people were injured in clashes between demonstrators and riot police at the weekend. The country's worst unrest for more than a decade has seen riot police using tear gas against protesters throwing bricks, smashing windows and setting ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian PM warns protesters on fifth day [Jan 16, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's prime minister warned anti-austerity protesters gathering for a fifth day on Monday that violence would not be tolerated after 59 people were injured in clashes between demonstrators and riot police at the weekend. The country's worst unrest for more than a decade has seen riot police using tear gas against protesters throwing bricks, smashing windows and setting ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania protests over health bill continue [Jan 16, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian protesters clashed with riot police in Bucharest on Sunday and demonstrated in other large cities, as protests spread for a fourth day despite a government decision to cancel an unpopular healthcare reform bill. The protests began on Thursday in support of a deputy health minister who quit after criticizing a draft bill that would have added private firms to the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Protesters, police clash in Bucharest, 59 hurt [Jan 16, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters clashed with riot police in the Romanian capital Bucharest at the weekend and 59 people were injured, paramedics said on Monday. Analysts said the unrest, the worst in the Balkan country for more than a decade, could resume this week but was unlikely to affect the government's austerity programme, one of the protesters' grievances, at this stage ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Police Clash with Crowds Protesting IMF-Backed Cutbacks [Jan 16, 2012] Romanian riot police used tear gas against protesters who threw rocks and set fire to newspaper stands and rubbish bins in central Bucharest in a fourth day of street demonstrations against government austerity measures Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian protesters clash with riot police [Jan 16, 2012] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian riot police used tear gas against protesters who threw rocks and set fire to newspaper stands and rubbish bins in central Bucharest in a fourth day of street demonstrations against government austerity measures Sunday. Protesters also gathered peacefully in several large cities across Romania, including Cluj, Timisoara and Iasi, calling for the resignation of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Eastday-Anti-government protests escalate in Romania [Jan 16, 2012] BUCHAREST, Jan. 15-- Romania's capital city of Bucharest has been the scene of anti-government protests for three days in a row, with more than 2,000 people shouting and clashing with riot police on the central University Square on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania protests spread despite health bill withdrawal [Jan 16, 2012] BUCHAREST (REUTERS) - Romanian protesters clashed with riot police in Bucharest on Sunday and demonstrated in other large cities, as protests spread for a fourth day despite a government decision to cancel an unpopular healthcare reform bill. [via YahooNews] More >>

Thirty injured in Romania protests [Jan 16, 2012] BUCHAREST (AFP) - More than 30 people were injured Sunday during a protest that turned violent in Romania's capital, with demonstrators throwing stones and riot police using tear gas, medical sources said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Police chief fired in Romania after police protest [Nov 11, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's government has fired the riot police chief in Bucharest for failing to prevent thousands of police officers from marching to the president's palace during a protest and shouting, "Get out, you dog!" [via YahooNews] More >>