Demonstration News

Kiev - In the largest street action since the 2004 Orange Revolution, demonstrators in Kiev took to the streets to protest the closer ties to Russia being advocated by the government.

Brussels - Firemen in Brussels, Belgium were protesting against national budget cuts in the fire department on Monday. They set fires and thoroughly foamed police officers along the way.

Madrid - Each year, the town of Tordesillas in the Valladolid province of Castile & León, central Spain holds a brutal event dating back to medieval times in which a bull is slaughtered by people on horseback and on foot. Saturday's protest was against this.

As mass demonstrations for and against the reinstatement of the presidency of the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi are set to clash the army has called for a settlement to the ongoing political crisis there.

Madrid - Dubbed 18J, on Thursday thousands of people in 30 cities right across Spain demonstrated in the streets, protesting government corruption and calling for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and his government to resign.

Rio De Janeiro - Michel de Souza is a Brazilian photojournalist. He has captured the protests in Rio over the last few days in a very unique and artistic way. His video is titled "In the Eye of the Hurricane."

Frankfurt - Angry protesters have occupied the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, effectively stopping people from going to work. The beef of the Blockupy Frankfurt Movement is the mishandling of the crisis by the EU's financial institutions.

Toronto - As part of the worldwide March against Monsanto on Saturday, May 25, 2013, Toronto did its bit with around 2,000-3,000 people protesting in the streets against GMOs in general, and Monsanto in particular.

On May 25, 2013, there will be a worldwide March against Monsanto, protesting the giant pesticide company's attempts to take over the world's food supply. Vandana Shiva speaks about the movement against Monsanto and why it is necessary.

Madrid - It's only May, and already the Spanish capital has had the highest number of European street protests, surpassing even Berlin, with 1,628 street demonstrations so far in 2013.