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Iraq: 15 February – Poland – Warsaw demosntrates in its thousands
Poland, which has one of the most pro-Bush governments of Eastern Europe, saw two anti-war demonstrations on the 15 February: one in Gdansk and the biggest one in Warsaw.
Articles by Karl Debbaut, Warsaw
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Iraq: 15 February – Portugal – Biggest demonstration since 1974 revolution
Lisbon saw one of biggest demos since the 1974 revolution (which overthrew the fascist regime), when more the 100,000 protesters took to the take the streets against the war on Iraq.
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Iraq: 15 February – Scotland – 80,000 protest as Blair addresses Scottish Labour conference
At least 80,000 people marched in the biggest demonstration Scotland has seen in 30 years. They came from all corners of the country, from the Islands to the cities to the smallest towns and villages. […]
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Iraq: 15 February – South Africa – Thousands demosntrate in three cities against war
Anti-war activists made their contribution to the worldwide opposition to the impending US war on Iraq in three demonstrations in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town on 15 February.
ARCHIVE | Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna was the CWI section in Sweden until 2019
Iraq: 15 February – Sweden – 80,000 march in Stockholm
In the biggest demonstrations in Sweden for many decades, 80,000 marched in Stockhom, 30,000 in Gothenburg and 2,700 in Umeå. In total, there were demos in around 40 cities. All over the country, the demos […]
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Iraq: 15 February – US – Half a million protest against war in New York
Today’s anti-war protests in the US and around the world were massive, in many places the largest protests in decades and the largest anti-war protests since the Vietnam War. In total, there were demonstrations in […]
ARCHIVE | Socialist Alternative was the CWI section in the USA until 2019
Iraq: No to war – Mayor Bloomberg bans New York anti-war march
Mayor Bloomberg’s administration in New York (and the Bush administration standing behind the Republican city boss) has shown their true ‘democratic’ colours by banning the right to march and protest against the war on Iraq. […]
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Iraq: No to war – Australia – Melbourne kicks off anti-war weekend with huge protest
Media estimates put the number of anti-war demonstrators in central Melbourne today (14 February) at between 100,000 to 200,000. Organisers are quoted as saying the demonstration was well over the 200,000 mark.
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Iraq: No to war – Portugal – Union and anti-war protests shake right-wing government
One week after 60,000 workers and youth went onto the streets of Lisbon as part of a struggle for jobs, decent wages and to stop the bosses’ offensive, many thousands of workers and youth we […]
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Iraq: No to war – The arrogance of the US empire
Colin Powell presented his speech to the UN Security Council on 5 February 2003. On the same day, according to the Spanish daily El Pais (14 February 2003), at the UN headquarters, an incident occurred […]