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Protest against ACTA in Dublin

A few hundred activists marched, despite the rain, through Dublin, to protest against the new Irish ACTA legislation and the censorship of the...

by Michael Debets in Ireland on 04/02/2012

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Polish protest against Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - Wroclaw

Over one-thousand people attended the second protest against the ACTA agreement in Wroclaw. Participants marched to Wroclaw's Market Square...

by Tomasz Grzyb in Poland on 03/02/2012

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Protest against the proposed ACTA Internet Laws

Demonstrators gather to protest against ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), a bill that would threaten freedom of the Internet. Paris, France...

by Tom Craig in France on 28/01/2012

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04/02/2012 - Protest against ACTA in Dublin - Ireland - A few hundred activists marched,...
03/02/2012 - Polish protest against Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - Wroclaw - Poland - Over one-thousand people attended the...
28/01/2012 - Protest against the proposed ACTA Internet Laws - France - Demonstrators gather to protest against...
25/01/2012 - No for ACTA-demonstrations in Poland - Poland - Thousands of Wroclaw residents...
22/01/2012 - STOP ACTA action in Polish internet - Poland - Hackers created website with a URL very...
22/01/2012 - Polish government websites hacked in protest over ACTA law - Poland - Polish government and parliament...
18/01/2012 - Stop SOPA protest at San Francisco City Hall - United States - On a day when many websites were...
18/01/2012 - Wikipedia joins blackout protest at US anti-piracy moves - United Kingdom - Wikipedia has taken its English-...
18/01/2012 - Popular internet sites shutdown to protest SOPA and PIPA - United States - Various popular websites such WordPress...
18/01/2012 - Wikipedia blacked out for 24 hours in protest of SOPA & PIPA - United Kingdom - The English version of Wikipedia has...

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NY Tech Changing Political Landscape
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Protest against ACTA in Dublin
A few hundred activists marched, despite the rain, through Dublin, to protest against the new Irish ACTA legislation and the censorship of the Internet that is going to follow the intro...
Anti-ACTA protests in Slovenia
Around 3000 protesters marched the streets of Ljubljana to protest against ACTA. Ljubljana, Slovenia. 4th February 2012.
Thousands march against ACTA in Slovenia
About 3,000 protesters took to the streets to protest against the ACTA anti-piracy agreement. Ljubljana, Slovenia. 4th February 2012
Protests against the Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement ACTA in Gothenburg
Protests against the Anit-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) which the Swedish Pirate Party claims is a way for the government to spy on its citizens. Gothenburg, Sweden. 4th Februar...
Polish protest against Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - Wroclaw
Over one-thousand people attended the second protest against the ACTA agreement in Wroclaw. Participants marched to Wroclaw's Market Square where they sang the Polish national anth...
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Wat Bang Phra tattoo ceremony held in Thailand - Bangkok
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Protest against the proposed ACTA Internet Laws
Demonstrators gather to protest against ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), a bill that would threaten freedom of the Internet. Paris, France. 28th January 2012
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An estimated 4,000 motorcycle riders from around Southern California gathered to help make a bedridden thirteen year old boy's wish to see and hear motorcycles roar past his home c...
STOP ACTA action in Polish internet
Hackers created website with a URL very similar to the PM daughter's, Kasia Tusk blog, Original is makelifeeasier.pl and fake makelifeasier.pl. They wrote there "Tell Your dad...
Anonymous protest against Megaupload shutdown
Anonymous protest against Megaupload shutdown. Madrid, Spain. 21st January 2012
Polish government websites hacked in protest over ACTA law
Polish government and parliament websites were hacked by an anonymous group of hackers protesting against ACTA law. Gdansk, Poland. 22nd January 2012
Google censors logo on USA search page to protest SOPA
Internet giant Google blacked out its logo on its search page for USA users, joining the anti-SOPA and anti-PIPA protests. USA. 18th January 2012
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The FITUR 2012 tourism trade fair opened with news of a reported 8% increase in tourists visiting Spain in 2011. Disappointment was expressed at the absence of an official stand from Fr...
Stop SOPA protest at San Francisco City Hall
On a day when many websites were blacked out in protest over the proposed US lawmakers Stop Online Piracy Act, a rally was held at City Hall. USA. 18th January 2012