World news about “Occupy Movement” published by euronews.
‘Occupy’ movement marks first anniversary‘Occupy’ Wall Street marks its first anniversary.The movement has failed to sustain momentum after sparking a international conversation about economic… 17/09/2012
Police clear Occupy Hong Kong camp – nocomment Police cleared a few remaining Occupy Hong Kong protesters from an open-air plaza beneath HSBC’s Asian headquarters, nearly a year after the anti-capitalists… 11/09/2012
Occupy Movement marches at Democratic Convention – nocomment Occupy movement protesters took to the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, during the Democratic National Convention, to protest against President Barack… 07/09/2012
The Olympics: white elephant or cash cow? The Olympic Games are a time for the world to come together to celebrate its athletes. The winning of gold, silver and bronze medals decided on a matter of… 19/07/2012
Occupy the euroA demonstrator waits for police to clear a protest camp outside the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach 16/05/2012
Indignant Movement Year Two A social movement unparalleled since the end of the dictator Franco was born in Spain on 15 May last year: ‘los Indignados’, the Indignant Ones. The word… 12/05/2012
Occupy Wall Street protester arrested in New YorkAn Occupy Wall Street protester is arrested in front of Federal Hall, across the street from the New York Stock Exchange. REUTERS/Andrew Burton 18/04/2012
Queen Anonymous defaced in LondonAn official removes a mask placed on a statue of Britain’s Queen Anne while evacuating the ‘Occupy’ camp outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London. REUTERS/Toby… 28/02/2012
Occupy Wall street takes its case to Main Street It has been almost three months since demonstrators first came to America’s financial heart to ‘occupy’ Wall Street. But today the tents have been removed… 15/12/2011
The face of anger over UK cutsA protester stands outside St Thomas’ Hospital in central London, November 30, 2011. REUTERS/Toby Melville 30/11/2011
Occupy Wall Street protest in OaklandA demonstrator with Occupy Oakland blocks traffic near Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, California November 14, 2011. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith 15/11/2011
Have a break, leave the maskAdam Murray, a member of the protest camp outside St Paul’s Cathedral, sits in a coffee shop close to the camp, in central London (November 9, 2011)… 10/11/2011
Anger in Germany’s financial capital – nocomment Some 1,200 supporters of the “Occupy Frankfurt” movement protested in Germany’s financial capital on Saturday November 5 for a more equal distribution of… 06/11/2011
Austerity anger leads to violent clashes in SpainThe effects of the financial crisis have been seen and felt vividly on the streets of Madrid. Protestors, mostly the young, have clashed with police in the… 26/09/2012
Protest turns ugly as police and demonstrators clashIt started as what organisers had said would be a peaceful protest outside the Spanish Parliament. Within hours clashes had broken out between members of what… 25/09/2012
Occupy Wall Street marks first anniversaryOccupy Wall Street protesters marked the movement’s one-year anniversary on Monday by taking to the streets of New York’s financial district. The few… 17/09/2012
Police presence at Occupy Wall Street’s first anniversary partyOn Monday, exactly a year after putting economic inequalities under the global spotlight with its rallying cry of “We are the 99%”, Occupy Wall Street was… 17/09/2012
Court orders Occupy to quit Hong Kong campA court in Hong Kong has ordered the final members of the Occupy protest movement to leave the area in the heart of the city’s financial district where they… 13/08/2012
Police move in on Occupy Frankfurt campPolice have cleared anti-capitalist protesters from the Occupy Frankfurt camp set up 10 months ago. While some left voluntarily, others had to be forcibly… 07/08/2012
Demonstrators march in FrankfurtIn Frankfurt, Germany’s financial capital at least 20,000 demonstrators took to the streets to protest against austerity measures aimed at tackling the… 19/05/2012
‘Blockupy’ Frankfurt protest: 400 arrestedPolice detained at least 400 people on Friday amid anti-capitalist protests in Frankfurt, the city that houses the European Central Bank. Since Wednesday… 18/05/2012
Spain’s ‘indignados’ accuse Bankia of unfair repossessionsA small number of Spain’s “indignados” protesters demonstrated outside the Madrid headquarters of the country’s fourth largest bank, accusing it of unfairly… 14/05/2012
Madrid square cleared on eve of ‘Indignados’ anniversaryPolice moved in to evict protesters from central Madrid on Monday morning, on the eve of the first anniversary of the grassroots ‘Indignados’… 14/05/2012
Spain’s ‘indignados’ demand release of arrested protestersProtesters once again filled Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square on Sunday night, this time calling for the release of around 18 of their number, detained by… 14/05/2012
Protesters ‘Occupy’ European cities in day of action against capitalismAnti-capitalist demonstrations took place in a number of European cities on Saturday, as part of a global day of action. Demonstrators with the Occupy… 13/05/2012
Spain’s ‘indignados’ set for 1st anniversary protestsSpain’s ‘indignados’, the anti-austerity protest movement that inspired the global ‘Occupy’ movement, are gearing up for four days of protests to mark the… 12/05/2012
Spain ‘indignados’ gear up for first anniversarySpain’s ‘indignados’ and anti-austerity protesters worldwide are gearing up for four days of demonstrations in the run-up to the movement’s first… 12/05/2012
Police clear Occupy London protestA four-month protest economic injustice outside one of the British capital’s most famous landmarks has been broken up by police. Officers and bailiffs moved… 28/02/2012
French steel workers hold sit-in protestAround 200 workers have been staging a sit-in at an ArcelorMittal steel plant in northeast France. The company announced last week that it is to extend a… 20/02/2012
Occupy protesters dig-in at DavosAnti-capitalist demonstrators are hardy creatures, neither the wet nor the cold puts them off mounting a protest. Igloos have replaced tents for their… 25/01/2012
City wins ruling to remove Occupy London campAnti-capitalist protesters in London have rejected a High Court ruling which ordered the eviction of their camp outside St. Paul’s Cathdedral. Defiantly… 19/01/2012
White House locked down by smoke bomb attackOccupy DC protesters are believed to have thrown a smoke bomb onto the White House grounds during a protest in the American capital last night. The … 18/01/2012
White House hit by smoke bomb attackThe White House was locked down on Tuesday night after what appeared to be a smoke bomb was tossed over the fence into the building’s compound. The device… 18/01/2012
Primaries spark more protests by Occupy activistsNot everyone in New Hampshire has election fever. In downtown Manchester activists of the “Occupy” movement set up a camp, taking possession of an area of… 11/01/2012
Occupy activists arrested in New YorkNew Year’s Eve in New York saw dozens of anti-Wall street protesters arrested only streets way from where revellers were celebrating. Around 68 were… 02/01/2012
Occupy protests cause fresh disruption on US West CoastA month after being cleared off the streets, the US Occupy movement has staged fresh protests at some of the country’s busiest ports. On the West Coast… 13/12/2011
Anti-corporate rallies from New York to LACities across the United States staged protests on Thursday in a day of action to mark two months of grass-roots demonstrations against economic… 18/11/2011
St Paul’s protesters defy deadlineAnti-capitalist protesters camped outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London have defied a deadline to leave or face legal action. The demonstrators were given… 18/11/2011
At least 50 arrested at new Wall Street protestsThey may have been evicted from their protest camp in New York, but that has not stopped them from attempting to continue demonstrating. Hundreds of Occupy… 17/11/2011
Eviction order served on London protestersThey have been given 24 hours to pack up their tents and leave. The City of London has issued legal papers on anti-capitalist protesters outside St Paul’s… 16/11/2011
Evicted Wall St protesters return minus their tentsHundreds of Wall Street protesters returned to Zuccotti park in central New York only hours after being evicted by police. The mood was defiant as the… 16/11/2011
Occupy Wall Street will fight onMembers of the Occupy Wall Street movement have regrouped, and are vowing to continue their struggle. It comes after protesters were successfully dislodged… 15/11/2011
Protesters cleared from Wall StreetPolice have moved in and cleared a protest site in New York’s financial district. The members of Occupy Wall Street had been camped there since… 15/11/2011
Dawn raid on Occupy Wall StreetPolice have moved in to clear protesters from Zuccotti Park in New York’s financial district. Members of the Occupy Wall Street movement have been camped… 15/11/2011
Riot police clear out Occupy Oakland protestRiot police have cleared out a weekend-old anti-capitalism demonstration in Oakland, California. Protesters appeared to put up little resistance to the dawn… 14/11/2011
Arrests at new Occupy Wall Street protestAt least 20 people have been arrested after scuffles broke out during an Occupy Wall Street protest in New York. Hundreds of people marched as part of a… 06/11/2011
Indignados keep up protestsIf the euro crisis is not going away, nor are the “indignados” or “occupy” protests. In Germany thousands rallied in Berlin and in Frankfurt, in front of… 05/11/2011
US town holds general strikeHundreds of protesters in the Californian town of Oakland have called what they described as a “General Strike”. Teachers, trade unionists and trades people… 03/11/2011
Archbishop backs ‘Robin Hood’ taxThe Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has given his support to a multi-billion-pound, so-called ‘Robin Hood’ tax on financial transactions. In an… 02/11/2011
Archbishop of Caterbury calls for ‘Robin Hood’ taxThe Archbishop of Caterbury, Rowan Williams, has given his support to a muti-billion pound so called “Robin Hood” tax – also known as a Tobin tax – on… 02/11/2011
The Occupy Movement: what’s your slogan?The Occupy Movement has grown from a small gathering of a thousand or so people in Wall Street to a global, coordinated campaign. The self-styled… 02/11/2011
