US: Pro-Palestine Protesters At Ole Miss Met With Larger Crowd Of Counter-Protesters

Around 50 students staged a pro-Palestinian protest on the University of Mississippi campus quad on Thursday, May 2. The protesters were met with a larger group of counter-protesters, getting shouted and taunted. The pro-Palestinian protesters were escorted out of the quad after a water bottle and other objects were thrown at them, according to reports.

Tokyo assembly member subjected to sexist heckles

Tokyo assembly member subjected to sexist heckles

TOKYO, Japan - Ayaka Shiomura, a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member, speaks with reporters in Tokyo on June 20, 2014, before submitting a written request to the assembly speaker asking him to take punitive measures over sexist remarks she was subjected to during an assembly session. Shiomura, a 35-year-old Your Party assembly member, was ridiculed during a session on June 18 while she was posing questions on maternity support measures. The hecklers said, "You should get married first," and, "Can't you have babies?"

Ichiro welcomes hecklers, proud to represent Japan at WBC

Ichiro welcomes hecklers, proud to represent Japan at WBC

SAN DIEGO, United States - Team Japan manager Sadaharu Oh (R) speaks at a news conference at Petco Park in San Diego on March 19, one day before the final of the World Baseball Classic between Japan and Cuba. At left is outfielder Ichiro Suzuki.

Ichiro welcomes hecklers, proud to represent Japan at WBC

Ichiro welcomes hecklers, proud to represent Japan at WBC

SAN DIEGO, United States - Team Japan manager Sadaharu Oh (R) speaks at a news conference at Petco Park in San Diego on March 19, one day before the final of the World Baseball Classic between Japan and Cuba. At left is outfielder Ichiro Suzuki. (Kyodo)

Tokyo assembly member subjected to sexist heckles

Tokyo assembly member subjected to sexist heckles

TOKYO, Japan - Ayaka Shiomura, a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member, speaks with reporters in Tokyo on June 20, 2014, before submitting a written request to the assembly speaker asking him to take punitive measures over sexist remarks she was subjected to during an assembly session. Shiomura, a 35-year-old Your Party assembly member, was ridiculed during a session on June 18 while she was posing questions on maternity support measures. The hecklers said, "You should get married first," and, "Can't you have babies?" (Kyodo)