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Protesters blockade Mexico’s biggest TV station
July 27, 2012

Thousands of protesters on Thursday blockaded the studios of Mexico’s most popular TV network, accusing it of biased coverage of the July 1 presidential election.

Shouting “Tell the truth,” the demonstrators, including students and union workers, stopped employees entering the offices of the Televisa studios in Mexico City although they allowed others to leave.

The protesters allege that Televisa supported Enrique Pena Nieto, who won the election by almost 7 percentage points over leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

The protesters promised to continue the blockade for 24 hours.

Televisa, which carried on broadcasting as normal, argues that it covered the election fairly and gave all candidates time on prime-time news shows.

Televisa is the world’s most popular Spanish language network and sells its soap operas around the globe.

Lopez Obrador has claimed that Pena Nieto paid Televisa for favorable coverage and bought votes. He has filed a legal challenge to the vote with an electoral tribunal, asking it to annul the ballot.

The tribunal has until September to rule on the accusations and officially declare Pena Nieto as president. It is widely expected to uphold the vote.

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Comic-Con Christian protest and geeky counter protest

July 16, 2012

This year, a couple of street preachers decided to stand outside the San Diego Comic-Con. They, however, got out preached by a few geek attendees.

The religious protesters carried signs that said, “Jesus bore our sins” and “Jesus saves from Hell.” In protest of the protesters, a few geeks decided to have a little fun at the fundamentalists with signs of their own. While their signs weren’t as professionally made, they made up for it with humor and style.

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