About 30 protesters who were part of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement in Nashville, Tennessee were released Friday after being arrested on trespassing charges.
The protesters were arrested in the early-morning hours for violating nighttime curfew on a downtown plaza where they have been gathering for the past few weeks.
In the California city of Oakland, medical officials said Friday that the status of Scott Olsen, an anti-Iraq war veteran, has been moved up from critical to fair, after his skull was fractured during a police attempt to evict the protesters from a public square, after the mob turned violent.
Police used tear gas and bean bag bullets to disperse the protesters, to subdue the mob who were throwing rocks, paint and other debris at police.
City officials say they will allow protesters to assemble from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., but that no camping will be allowed overnight on public property.
The "Occupy Wall Street" protests, which began in New York last month, are part of a" loosely" organized movement ran from Vancouver, Canada.
Affiliated protest groups have sprung up in dozens of cities across America, as well as countries around the world. The "Occupy" movement was started June 9th, 2011 by a man in Vancouver, Kalle Lasn and advertised in his anti-capitalist website/magazine "Adbusters."
Protestors have been arrested in several Californian Cities after committing illegal activities including blocking traffic in Carmel, CA, illegally camping in Santa Cruz, CA, and attacking Police in Chicago, IL, Oakland and Los Angeles, CA.
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