NEWS ON GENERAL WORLD PROTESTS
In 607 cities
around the world, in Europe,
Asia,
Africa,
North
America, Latin
America and Oceania
15 february will be a historical day in the world history. Never before so many
people came out on the street to oppose against the threat of war.
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10 Million Join World Protest
Rallies From Africa to Antarctica, People Prepare to March for Peace by
John Vidal, Guardian/UK
Direct actions
Patria industries
head-office occupied in Helsinki by antisovereigntist
Action directe
contre la guerre en Irlande
Anarchists
in the scottisch parliament! by Glasgow Anarchists
Direct Action Against
War
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Africa |
EGYPT
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Cairo [Egypt] : 2.000 |
SOUTH AFRICA
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Capetown [South Africa] : 5.000 [IMC South Africa] |
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Johannesburg [South Africa] : 10.000
Durban [South Africa] : 3.000 [IMC South Africa] |
Africa : [other
cities involved]
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Asia/Middle East |
CHINA
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Hong
Kong [China] : 1.000 Greenpeace Hong Kong organizes a march on the American consulate. |
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Dili [East Timor] : 150
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Calcutta : 10.000 New Delhi |
INDONESIA
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Jakarta
[Indonesia] : 100.000 100.000 Demonstrate in Jakarta by AP and REUTERS [IMC Jakarta] |
ISRAEL
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Tel
Aviv [Israel] : 1.500 [IMC Israel] |
IRAQ
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Baghdad
[Iraq] 1.000.000 Demonstration in front of the offices of the UN, asking the UN inspectors to give in to the pressure of the US. The manifestation is organized by the Italian organization "un ponte per Baghdad" and the American organization "Voices in the wilderness". Many international volonteers and delegations are participating, including a japanese delegation that organizes a peace concert. |
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Babylon [Iraq] |
JAPAN
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A manifestation and a peace parade with performances in Miyashita
Park |
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Amman
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Beyrut
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Kuala
Lumpur [Malaysia] |
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Ramallah |
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Manila
[Philippines] 10.000 Anti-war
protests in Manila by Bert De Belder |
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Damascus : 200.000
|
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Seoul :
10.000
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Taipei
[Taiwan] F15 Anti-war March in Taiwan Taipei city (english) by Taiwan aboriginal workteam |
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Bangkok : 3.000 Tappani : 10.000 |
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Europe |
AUSTRIA
Austria wants to stay neutral and doesn't want to permit the passing of American
troops from Germany to military bases in Italy.
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Vienna
[Austria] : 20.000-30.000 [IMC Austria] |
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Bruxelles
[Belgium] : 100.000 |
BULGARIA
As a member of the security council Bulgary supports the Us. Together
with Spain and the UK the 'war block' is now composed of 4 votes out of 9 to
let a 'war resolution pass'.
CROATIA
Zagreb : 10.000
Rest of Croatia : 4.000
CZECH REPUBLIC
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Prague
[Czech Republic] : 1.000 [IMC Prague] |
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Copenhagen
[Denmark] : 35.000
- 40.000 |
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Helsinki
[Finland] : 15.000 Tampere : 1.000-2.000 Turku : 5.000 [IMC Finland] |
FRANCE
France and Germany are supporting a 'diplomatical solution' for the crisis
in Irak. France has a right of veto in the UN security council that enables
them to block the voting of a war resolution. France however doesn't exclude
the use of violence, but only as a 'last means'. France proposes a new deadline
for the inspections : 14th of March.
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Paris
[France] : 800.000
National manifestation demanding the use of France's veto right
in the security council. Manifestation contre la guerre à Paris Montpellier : 15.000 - 20.000 Lyon : 20.000 Rest of France [IMC Paris] [IMC Lille] [IMC Nice] |
GERMANY
Germany is following the same diplomatical line as France, but doesn't
has a right of veto in the security council.
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Berlin
[Germany] : 500.000 Munchen : 30.000 Stuttgart : 50.000 Dortmund : 6.000 [IMC Germany] |
GREECE
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Athens
[Greece] : 200.000 |
HUNGARY
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|
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Reykjavik [Iceland] |
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Dublin
[Ireland] : 150.000 |
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Roma
[Italy] : 3.000.000 [global tv] [global radio] [IMC Italy] |
LETLAND :
| Talinn : 60 |
LUXEMBOURG :
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Luxembourg [Luxembourg] : 15.000 - 20.000 |
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La Valletta[Malta] |
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Amsterdam
[Netherlands] : 100.000 [IMC Netherlands] |
NORWAY
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Oslo [Norway] : 60.000 |
POLAND
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Porto[Portugal]
: 5.000 |
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Kiev [White Russia] : 2.000 Moscou : [Russia] : 1.000 |
SLOVENIA
Lubliana [Slovenia]
SPAIN : 6.935.400
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Barcelona
[Spain] : 2.000.000 [IMC Barcelona] |
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Madrid
[Spain] : 2.000.000 |
Rest
of Spain :
Lerida 20.000 Gerona 30.000 Tarragona 20.000 Tortosa
600 Total Catalunya 2.070.600
Sevilla 250.000 Granada 150.000 Cádiz 70.000 Cordoba
75.000 Malaga 70.000 Almería 15.000 Jaen 20.000 Huelva
20.000 Algeciras 15.000 Lepe 300 Motril 5.000 Total
Andalucía 690.300
Zaragoza 400.000 Teruel 2.000 Huesca 5.000 Total Aragon
407.000
Valencia 500.000 Alicante 60.000 Castellon 25.000 Elche
20.000 Total Valencia 605.000
Murcia 60.000
Tenerife 60.000 Las palmas 100.000 Total Canarias
160.000
Oviedo 200.000
San Sebastian 16.000 Bilbao 160.000 Alava 18.000 Total
Euskadi 194.000
Pamplona 20.000
La Coruña 16.000 Vigo 100.000 Pontevedra 40.000 Lugo
12.000 Santiago 16.000 Ferrol 15.000 Total Galicia
199.000
Albacete 30.000 Ciudad Real 75.000 Total Castilla la Mancha
105.000
Avila 5.000 Burgos 16.000 Miranda de Ebro 4.500
Salamanca 40.000 Valladolid 15.000 Palencia 5.000 Soria
4.000 Segovia 15.000 Total Castilla 100.000
Badajoz 3.500
Ceuta 500 Melilla 5.000 Plazas Coloniales 5.500 Ibiza
3.000 Mallorca 30.000 Menorca 8.000 Total Illes Balears
41.000
Ponferrada 15.000 Zamora 20.000 Total Leon 35.000
Santander 35.000
SWEDEN
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Stockholm
[Sweden] : 25.000 Göteborg : 20.000-30.000 Malmö : 5.000 [IMC Sweden] |
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TURKEY
The strategical located Turkey asks the US billions of dollars to grant their
territory for the stationing of American military troops. As a member
of the NATO Turkey asks protection agains an eventual attack from Irak. Germany,
France and Belgium do not agree upon such a NATO decision.
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Istanbul
[Turkey] : 5.000
[pictures] Istanbul-Kadikoy:
Anarchists in action against war by Özgür Hayat Ankara [picture] |
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Glasgow
[Scotland] : 61.000 Glasgow Anti War rally banned by @-scot [IMC Scotland] |
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Latin America & the Caribbean |
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Buenos
Aires : 15.000 [IMC Argentina] |
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Sao
Paulo (Brasil) : 30.000 |
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Rio de Janeiro : 15.000 [IMC Brasil] |
CHILE
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Santiago
[Chile] 4 different manifestations in Santiago de Chili : on from the social forum, the communists, the anarchists and attac [IMC Chile] |
ECUADOR
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Quito
[ Ecuador] [IMC Ecuador] |
MEXICO
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Mexico
City [Mexico] : 10.000
- 15.000 Rally on the American embassy. Rest of Mexico : actions in Tijuana, Monterrey, Ciuad Juarez Chihuahua, Mérida, Cancun, Puebla, Guadalajara en bij de piramides van Teotihuacan en andere gemeenten in de staten van Mexico, Morelia, Cuernavaca Tepoztlán, Cuautla, Taxco, Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, Hermosillo, Torreón y SLP [IMC Mexico] |
PERU
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Lima
[ Peru] [IMC Peru] |
Latin America & the Caribbean :
[ohter cities involved]
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USA and Canada |
CANADA
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Calgary
[Canada] |
Edmonton [Canada]
: 10.000
[IMC Alberta]
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Montreal
[Canada] : 150.000 [IMC Montreal] |
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Ottawa
[Canada] [IMC Ottawa] |
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Toronto
[Canada] [IMC Ontario] |
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Vancouver
[Canada] : 30.000 [IMC Vancouver] |
Colorado Springs (USA)
[IMC Rocky Mountain]
Detroit (USA)
[IMC Michigan]
Eugene (USA)
[IMC Eugene]
Lansing (USA)
[IMC Michigan]
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Los
Angeles[USA] : 75.000 - 100.000 San Diego (USA) : 10.000 [IMC LA] |
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Minneapolis (USA) : 10.000 [IMC tc] |
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New
York [USA] :
500.000 Betoging in New York verboden ! by lize [IMC New York city] [IMC New York capital] |
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Philadelphia (USA) : 10.000 [IMC Philadelphia] |
Phoenix (USA)
[IMC Arizona]
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Sacramento (USA) [IMC San Francisco] |
San Francisco [USA]
Betoging op 16 februari
[IMC San Francisco]
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Seattle
[USA] : 55.000 [IMC Seattle] |
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Oceania |
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Auckland[New
Zealand] 10.000 Thousands march for peace around Aotearoa by IMC Aotearoa [IMC Aotearoa] |
AUSTRALIA : 250.000
14 manifestations in the most important cities of the country from 14 to
16 february
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Melbourne
[Australia] 200.000 200 000 March Against War by IMC Melbourne Melbourne anti-war protest draws record crowd by Steven Stevenson [IMC Melbourne] |
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Sydney
[Australia] 300.000 [IMC Sydney] [IMC Brisbane ] |
Canberra : 16.000
Newcastle : 20.000
Lismore : 6.000
Byron Bay : 2.500
Bellingen : 2.500
Hobart : 10.000
Perth : 10.000
Wellington : 5.000
Oceania : [other
cities involved]
