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Femen protests against Premier Silvio Berlusconi

The Ukrainian women's group, Femen, protests against Silvio Berlusconi. The protest comes on the heels of the G20 summit in Cannes where Italy...

by Antonia Tricarico in Italy on 05/11/2011

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Veteran UK politician Tony Benn speaks to St Paul's protest - London

Veteran socialist campaigner and former Labour MP Tony Benn is warmly received as he addresses the St Paul's occupy London camp, city workers...

by Steve Punter in United Kingdom on 04/11/2011

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Greeks watch a drama live from the parliament

People throughout the country watched live broadcasts as prime minister George Papandreou talked at the Greek parliament saying he was ready to drop...

by Angeliki Panagiotou in Greece on 03/11/2011

BREAKING NEWS

05/11/2011 - Femen protests against Premier Silvio Berlusconi - Italy - The Ukrainian women's group, Femen...
04/11/2011 - Veteran UK politician Tony Benn speaks to St Paul's protest - London - United Kingdom - Veteran socialist campaigner and former...
03/11/2011 - Greeks watch a drama live from the parliament - Greece - People throughout the country watched...
03/11/2011 - G-20 summit begins in Cannes - France - Under heavy security measures and 12,...
02/11/2011 - French police retains and carries out a search on activists - Nice - France - French police are tracking and carrying...
02/11/2011 - International activist meeting during the alternative G20 summit - France - Activists from all across the world had...
01/11/2011 - 15M summit coincides with G20 – Madrid - Spain - The 15M protest group organized a day...
01/11/2011 - Demonstration against the G20 economic summit is peaceful - Nice - France - The demonstration against the G20...
01/11/2011 - Protesters arrive for G20 summit - Nice - France - Protesters are coming to Nice for the...
31/10/2011 - Dancing On the Grave of Capitalism protest at Canary Wharf - London - United Kingdom - Dancing On the Grave of Capitalism...

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With 200 days to the Olympics, Farah Edwards, a survivor of the Bhopal Disaster, asked Lord Coe and Boris Johnson to taste Bhopal drinking water, bottled as B’eauPal mineral water, and ...
Earl Street Climate Camp building reoccupied by protesters - London
Last used by the Climate Camp prior to the 2009 G20 summit, a new building has been squatted to be turned into another protest community centre. Run by a group called 'Well Furnis...
Section 60 Stop & Search Law written clearly inside squatted building
The Section 60 criminal justice and public order act of 1994 involving stop and search power was written on the wall at Occupy Finsbury Square and the Bank of Ideas, a new squat which o...
Occupy Toronto eviction see Police and Protester Dialogue
In a surprising turn of events at the Occupy Toronto site, Toronto Police Service and movement members turned what was expected to be a repeat of the 2010 G20 violence into an example i...
Indian women harvest rice
Indian women harvest rice in a field at Karoioni village, in Nagaon. 15th November 2011
G20 Summit ends in Cannes
G20 summit ended in Cannes with a press conference given by the president of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy. Cannes, France. 4th November 2011
Femen protests against Premier Silvio Berlusconi
The Ukrainian women's group, Femen, protests against Silvio Berlusconi. The protest comes on the heels of the G20 summit in Cannes where Italy agreed to financial reform monitoring...
Veteran UK politician Tony Benn speaks to St Paul's protest - London
Veteran socialist campaigner and former Labour MP Tony Benn is warmly received as he addresses the St Paul's occupy London camp, city workers and tourists, at a lunch time open air...
Greeks watch a drama live from the parliament
People throughout the country watched live broadcasts as prime minister George Papandreou talked at the Greek parliament saying he was ready to drop a proposed referendum on the country...
G20 Summit ends first day in Cannes
The G20 summit of the world's leading nations ended its first day with some important decisions and the French president Nicolas Sarkozy suggesting taxing financial transactions. F...
G-20 summit begins in Cannes
Under heavy security measures and 12,500 policemen and security staff, the G-20 Summit opens in Cannes, France. The G20 is a group of finance ministers and central bank governors from ...
Festive demonstration against tax havens on the French-Monaco border
A peaceful demonstration was held against tax havens in Cap D'Ail, on the border between France and Monaco. The demonstration is part of bigger protests against the G20 summit taki...
Tension between the activists and the French police in Nice
Anti-G20 protests are confined to Nice as police seal off Cannes. Police said 5,500 people turned out; organisers counted 12,000. Riot police and helicopters confined the demonstrators ...
International activist meeting during the alternative G20 summit
Activists from all across the world had a meeting today in the alternative G20 summit. Nice France. 2nd November 2011
French police retains and carries out a search on activists - Nice
French police are tracking and carrying out searches on Spanish activists on eve of G20 summit in Nice. France. 2nd November 2011
Demonstration against the G20 economic summit is peaceful - Nice
The demonstration against the G20 Economic summit was without incident moving through the streets of Nice followed by a heavy police presence to ensure there was no trouble. France. 1...
Protesters arrive for G20 summit - Nice
Protesters are coming to Nice for the G20 economic summit. The logistics are being put in place to accommodate lengthy demonstrations against what some allege are illegal policies put ...
G20 Occupy Protest held in Cannes
A protest was held in the city termed the G20 Occupy Protest as leaders of the G20 nations prepared to meet later in the week. The rally was peaceful despite a large police presence. Fr...
15M summit coincides with G20 – Madrid
The 15M protest group organized a day long summit for the people in Sol to coincide with the G20 economic summit in Cannes. Speeches throughout the day focused on the alleged illegitim...
Dancing On the Grave of Capitalism protest  at Canary Wharf - London
Dancing On the Grave of Capitalism protest carries on throughout the Canary Wharf. Marchers wore various costumes as they support the Occupy London Stock Exchange ongoing protests. UK....