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
Cairo [Egypt] : 2.000 SOUTH AFRICA
Capetown [South Africa] : 5.000
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. |
INDIA
Calcutta : 10.000
INDONESIA
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. |
JAPAN :
25.000 Rally
in Japan for Peace (english) by Peacenik
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A manifestation and a peace parade with performances in Miyashita
Park |
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Kuala
Lumpur [Malaysia] |
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Manila
[Philippines] 10.000 Anti-war
protests in Manila by Bert De Belder |
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Taipei
[Taiwan] F15 Anti-war March in Taiwan Taipei city (english) by Taiwan aboriginal workteam |
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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 Manifestation organized by the social forum in Austria. [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] : 40.000-50.000 |
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Helsinki
[Finland] : 15.000 [IMC Finland] |
Tampere : 1.000-2.000
Turku : 5.000
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.
Demonstrations
in 55 cities of France.
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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 [IMC Paris] [IMC Lille] [IMC Nice] |
Lyon : 20.000
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 Initial Report: Anti-War Demo in Berlin by asdföjkl [IMC Germany] |
Munchen : 30.000
Stuttgart : 50.000
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Dortmund
[Germany] : 6.000 6000 Dortmunder Schüler gegen den Krieg [IMC Germany] |
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Rest
of Greece :
Thessaloniki: 40.000 Patras: 3.500 Volos: 3.000 Iraklio:
4.000 Rethimno: 2.000 Rhodes: 2.000
HUNGARY
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Reykjavik [Iceland] |
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Dublin
[Ireland] : 150.000 |
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Roma
[Italy] : 3.000.000 RAI weigert uitzending over nakende massabetoging in Rome by lize Rome is getting ready to say no to war by global radio [global tv] [global radio] [IMC Italy] |
LUXEMBOURG :
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Luxembourg [Luxembourg] : 5.000 |
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La Valletta[Malta] |
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Amsterdam
[Netherlands] : 100.000 [IMC Netherlands] |
NORWAY
Trondheim : 11.000
Bergen : 8.000
Lillehammer : 1.200
Stavanger : 5.000
Tromsö : 3.000
POLAND
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Porto[Portugal]
: 5.000 |
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Lubliana
[Slovenia] |
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Barcelona
[Spain] : 1.500.000 [IMC Barcelona] |
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[more
(spanish)] [manifestation
map] |
Rest
of Spain :
Algeciras 15.000 Andalusia 20.000+ Cadiz 100.000 Ferrol
15.000+ Huesca 5.000+ Lugo 12.000 Madrid 50.000 Malaga
50.000 Oviedo 200.000 Las Palmas 100.000 Santander 35.000
Seville 250.000
[noallaguerra]
SWEDEN
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Stockholm
[Sweden] : 25.000 [IMC Sweden] |
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Bern
[Switzerland] : 35.000-40.000 The coalition 'not in my name' unifies hundreds of organizations, unions and parties for a big manifestation n Bern. [more] [IMC Switzerland] |
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Istanbul
[Turkey] : 5.000 |
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Londen
[England] : 1.750.000 |
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Glasgow
[Scotland] : 61.000 The manifestation will end at the congress building where Tony Blair will held a speech for the Labour Party. If the war starts, a lot of direct actions will take place, such as the blocking of the city centers. Glasgow Anti War rally banned by @-scot [IMC Scotland] |
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Latin America & the Caribbean |
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Sao
Paulo (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] 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] |
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Montevideo
[ Uruguay] [IMC Uruguay] |
Latin America & the Caribbean :
[ohter cities involved]
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USA and Canada |
CANADA
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Calgary
[Canada] |
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Edmonton
[Canada] [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] [IMC Vancouver] |
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Chicago
[USA] [IMC Chicago] |
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 [IMC LA] |
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New
York [USA] :
500.000 Betoging in New York verboden ! by lize [IMC New York city] [IMC New York capital] |
Philadelphia (USA)
[IMC Philadelphia]
Phoenix (USA)
[IMC Arizona]
Sacramento (USA)
[IMC San Francisco]
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San
Francisco [USA] Betoging op 16 februari [IMC San Francisco] |
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Seattle
[USA] [IMC Seattle] |
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Oceania |
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Aotearoa
[New Zealand] 13.000 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] 50.000 [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 : [ohter
cities involved]
