Scavengers Call Coal Riches Home In Jharia India
In Bokapahari and nearby Jharia India villagers scavenge coal from underground fires to survive. They walk at dawn through slag and flames earning 2 to 4 dollars a few hours of work amid 1918 fires and resettlement pressures as government relocation lags.
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Bokapahari
India
Mahesh Prasad Verma
Jharia
Jharkhand
Verma
Sharia
Algerian protesters defy ban amid Algiers rally for reform
Thousands faced riot police in Algiers chanting No the police state and Give us back our Algeria as authorities detain over 400. The turnout signals a turning point amid long bans on protests with some jostling but no major violence.
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Egypt
Ali Rachedi
Front of Socialist Forces
Security forces clash with Yemen protesters amid Mubarak fall
In Sanaa on Saturday police used clubs to beat anti-government demonstrators celebrating Mubarak's resignation and calling for Yemen's president to go. Hundreds sought the Egyptian embassy as security units pushed them back, reflecting wider regional instability and U.S. concerns over governance in Yemen.
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Sanaa
Yemen
Hosni Mubarak
Egypt
Mubarak
U.S
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