March News

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.

Sydney - About 3,000 people attended a ‘No Hunting in National Parks’ rally outside NSW Parliament House, Macquarie St in Sydney.

Fuengirola - Every year the mayoress in Fuengirola announces a "Day of the Dog" in the town, always at roughly the same time of year. This year she planned it for the Day of the Second Republic and citizens were enraged.

In Los Angeles, women march in support of their very right to live while families of those killed by police violence speak out and the case against Chris Dorner continues to collapse.

Manchester - Some had prematurely celebrated the demise of the EDL, especially after the imprisonment of their charismatic leader known as Tommy Robinson on what many had described as politically motivated and trumped up charges.

Washington - Tens of thousands of climate change activists descended on the National Mall in Washington, DC. People came from numerous U.S. states and Canada to protest various actions relating to energy forms.

New York - On Sunday, thousands rallied at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn and then marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to support New York's striking school bus drivers.

Athens - Golden Dawn held a march in Athens on 2 February to commemorate a 1996 military crisis with Turkey over the ownership of two uninhabited islets, which resulted in the deaths of three Greek military pilots.

Emails have begun to circulate among second amendment supporters, calling for armed marches in various states as well as in the nations capitol.

We look back on past protests in both Málaga city and Fuengirola, Spain, and wonder what lies ahead for Spain and the rest of Europe in 2013.