December 8, 2012
UK Uncut v Starbucks -picture gallery
Demonstrators from anti-tax avoidance group UK Uncut, protested at Starbucks branches across Britain over the company’s lack of corporate tax payments in Britain in the past three years (via guardian.co.uk)

UK Uncut v Starbucks -picture gallery

Demonstrators from anti-tax avoidance group UK Uncut, protested at Starbucks branches across Britain over the company’s lack of corporate tax payments in Britain in the past three years (via guardian.co.uk)

December 2, 2012
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Riot police detain a protester, during riots against budget cuts and alleged corruption. The demonstrations are the largest so far in a string of protests organised over Facebook which started earlier in Maribor, where people demonstrated against the mayor, and have since spread to most other cities. (via Reuters.com)

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Riot police detain a protester, during riots against budget cuts and alleged corruption. The demonstrations are the largest so far in a string of protests organised over Facebook which started earlier in Maribor, where people demonstrated against the mayor, and have since spread to most other cities. (via Reuters.com)

December 2, 2012
Madrid, Spain
Civil servants sing “Christmas carols against cuts” during a protest against government austerity measures, in front of the headquarters of Spain’s centre-right People’s Party (Partido Popular) (via Reuters.com)

Madrid, Spain

Civil servants sing “Christmas carols against cuts” during a protest against government austerity measures, in front of the headquarters of Spain’s centre-right People’s Party (Partido Popular) (via Reuters.com)

December 1, 2012
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Policemen drag away a protester who blocked the entrance to a makeshift camp for asylum seekers. A court has ordered a group of asylum seekers, whose applications for political asylum have been rejected by Dutch authorities, to leave the site. The group, who had exhausted their final options against deportation and had rejected other offers for temporary accommodation, set up this camp at the end of September 2012, local media reported. (via Reuters.com)

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Policemen drag away a protester who blocked the entrance to a makeshift camp for asylum seekers. A court has ordered a group of asylum seekers, whose applications for political asylum have been rejected by Dutch authorities, to leave the site. The group, who had exhausted their final options against deportation and had rejected other offers for temporary accommodation, set up this camp at the end of September 2012, local media reported. (via Reuters.com)

November 26, 2012
London, UK
Protestors clash with police in Oxford Street at a demonstration held to coincide with wider action in Europe. (via BBC News)

London, UK

Protestors clash with police in Oxford Street at a demonstration held to coincide with wider action in Europe. (via BBC News)

November 4, 2012
Athens, Greece
Port police officers light flares and shout slogans during an anti-austerity demonstration as the government unveiled a tough new budget (via guardian.co.uk)

Athens, Greece

Port police officers light flares and shout slogans during an anti-austerity demonstration as the government unveiled a tough new budget (via guardian.co.uk)

November 2, 2012
St. Petersburg, Russia
A photographer takes pictures of Interior Ministry officers during a protest rally to defend Article 31 of the Russian constitution, which guarantees the right of assembly (via Reuters.com)

St. Petersburg, Russia

A photographer takes pictures of Interior Ministry officers during a protest rally to defend Article 31 of the Russian constitution, which guarantees the right of assembly (via Reuters.com)

October 30, 2012
Notre-Dame-des-Landes, France
Anti-airport protesters clash with police amid a cloud of teargas (via guardian.co.uk)

Notre-Dame-des-Landes, France

Anti-airport protesters clash with police amid a cloud of teargas (via guardian.co.uk)

October 30, 2012
Italy: Venice cruise liner row escalates
A row in Venice over the cruise liners that clog the city’s canals has intensified, with supporters planning a rally to defend tourism and opponents saying the ships are turning the area into Disneyland.
Two cruise ships a day currently sail down Venice’s narrow Giudecca canal, offering passengers spectacular views as they tower over St Marks Square but, according to protesters, polluting the delicate eco system of the lagoon and shaking the fragile foundations of the city.
Local demonstrators who took to the Giudecca canal in small boats in September were confronted by a heavy police presence and buzzed by a police helicopter.
In response to their protest, port workers will meet at Venice’s cruise ship port on Tuesday in solidarity with the two million tourists who arrive on 650 ships annually. (via guardian.co.uk)

Italy: Venice cruise liner row escalates

A row in Venice over the cruise liners that clog the city’s canals has intensified, with supporters planning a rally to defend tourism and opponents saying the ships are turning the area into Disneyland.

Two cruise ships a day currently sail down Venice’s narrow Giudecca canal, offering passengers spectacular views as they tower over St Marks Square but, according to protesters, polluting the delicate eco system of the lagoon and shaking the fragile foundations of the city.

Local demonstrators who took to the Giudecca canal in small boats in September were confronted by a heavy police presence and buzzed by a police helicopter.

In response to their protest, port workers will meet at Venice’s cruise ship port on Tuesday in solidarity with the two million tourists who arrive on 650 ships annually. (via guardian.co.uk)

October 28, 2012
Lisbon, Portugal
A protest against austerity measures (via guardian.co.uk)

Lisbon, Portugal

A protest against austerity measures (via guardian.co.uk)

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