Beyond Wall Street: 'Occupy' protests go global

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Police subdue a Bolivian from the Isiboro Secure indigenous territory after he and dozens of other protesters blocked an airport runway on Sept. 26. The demonstrators had been on a 370-mile protest march from Trinidad in the northern lowlands to the government seat in La Paz in an attempt to draw attention to the government's plan to build a highway through their territory. President Evo Morales ordered police to stop the march. As police were herding the protesters onto a plane at Rurrenbaque airport to return them home, a large group broke away and blocked the runway with burning wood and tires. (David Mercado/Reuters)

An Indonesian, wearing a hat adorned with chili peppers and tomatoes, joins a demonstration denouncing rising prices and corruption outside the presidential palace in Jakarta on Sept. 26. About 500 protesters also demanded President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono step down. (Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images)

 

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Contending that it's time for Utah to strip away its "uptight" laws, people jog and walk in their underwear from the Gallivan Center to the Capitol in Salt Lake City. Undie Run coordinator Nate Porter says the goal of the event on Sept. 24 was to organize people frustrated by the conservative nature of state politics. (Djamila Grossman/The Salt Lake Tribune/Associated Press)

A man and his daughter skirt a protest in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens on Sept. 25. For Greeks, their summer of discontent may have changed seasons but the rallies and protests continue. The nation's economy is buffeted by staggering debts, with the government unable to meet its obligations without help from the European Union and International Monetary Fund. To receive that help, the government must reduce its generous benefits for workers and retirees. In this protest, police used tear gas to disperse about 3,000 protesters who were denouncing the austerity measures. (Kostas Tsironis/Associated Press)

 

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Activists place banners at the Bank of Greece headquarters facade during a global day of action "against the dictatorship of markets'' in Athens on Sept. 17. Eurozone nations decided to postpone until October a decision on whether to hand over the next piece of an emergency loan package to Greece, worth $11 billion. (Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images)

Police officers clash with demonstrators outside Thessaloniki's International Trade Fair during a protest against austerity measures on Sept. 10. Police fired dozens of tear-gas canisters during violent clashes in Greece's second-largest city. The debt-laden Greek government has vowed to stay the course of austerity, sending a message to its increasingly frustrated lenders it will do everything it takes to avoid a bankruptcy that could further roil world markets. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)

 

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A woman yells at riot police officers during a rally against pilgrimage of Hassidic Jews in the town of Uman, 125 miles south of Ukraine's capital Kiev on Sept. 25. Some 30,000 Hasidic Jews from around the world were expected in Uman to mark the Jewish New Year, or Rosh Hashana, at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman, the great grandson of the founder of Hasidism. (Efrem Lukatsky/Associated Press)

Registered nurses strike outside of the Mills-Peninsula hospital in Burlingame, Calif., on Sept. 22. Tens of thousands of registered nurses held a one-day strike at more than 30 Sutter Health and Kaiser Permanente hospitals in northern and central California to protest proposed cuts to benefits and other concessions sought by hospital management. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

 

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Members of the Canadian Union for Public Employees (CUPE), representing flight attendants from Air Canada, protest labor disputes at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Sept. 20, 2011. The CUPE, which represents Air Canada's 6,800 flight attendants, organized rallies at airports across Canada, some 14 hours ahead of a possible strike. (Mark Blinch/Reuters

Teachers take part in a demonstration against proposed budget cuts in public education in central Madrid September 7, 2011. (Juan Medina/Reuters)

 

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An animal rights activist sits inside a cage to protest against Spanish zoos in central Madrid, Sept. 15, 2011. The placard reads, "Zoos cause sufferings". (Andrea Comas/Reuters)

Villagers argue with police over the arrests of San Pedro Jocopilas during a protest where the villagers blocked the road leading to the village in the Quiche region, 170 km (106 miles) from Guatemala City, Sept. 14, 2011. The villagers are protesting against the fifth re-election of the Mayor of San Pedro Jocopilas Fredy Armando Lopez of the UNE-GANA political party. The villagers are claiming he cheated in the past elections. (Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters)

 

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A protester takes part in a march in Tokyo Sept. 11, 2011, to mark exactly six-months since the March 11 quake and tsunami. Thousands of protesters gathered in central Tokyo to protest the government's handling of the nuclear crisis and tsunami aftermath since the disaster. (Issei Kato/Reuters)

Animal-rights activists stage a protest Sept. 11, 2011 in the central Spanish town of Tordesillas two days before the "Toro de la Vega festival." The festival is one of the oldest in Spain with roots dating back to the fifteenth century. The bull has to be enticed across the river from the village to the plain 'Vega' before it can be killed to honour the 'Virgen de la Pena'. (Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images)

 

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A woman watches Czech riot police from her window, Sept. 10, 2011 during an anti-Roma demonstration in the North Bohemian town of Varnsdorf. About 1,000 far-right protestors and local residents gathered in Vansdorf to protest against the Roma population and rising crime levels in north Bohemia after local Romas were accused of commiting two violent attacks on locals. (Michal Cizek/AFP/Getty Images)

People wear masks during the "Freiheit Statt Angst" (Freedom instead of Fear) protest calling for the protection of digital data privacy in Berlin, Sept. 10, 2011. The masks were handed out by the organizers who asked participants of the rally to wear them to symbolize what they were calling the individual's right to remain anonymous on the internet. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)

 

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A Palestinian protester protects himself from tear gas fired by Israeli security officers during clashes at a protest near a part of the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah, Sept. 9, 2011.(Mohamad Torokman/Reuters)

A student protests in front of a group of riot policemen during a march in Bogota, Sept. 7, 2011. Thousands of students and teachers marched in a nationwide protest against the government's reform of public universities. (Jose Miguel Gomez/Reuters

 

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South Korean protesters with masks

South Koreans wearing Guy Fawkes and "Scream" masks hold up banners during the "Occupy Seoul" rally as part of worldwide protest inspired by Occupy Wall Street - called for in 951 cities and 82 countries.

 

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Occupy Tokyo protesters

Japanese protesters march during a demonstration in Tokyo. Protesters worldwide geared up for a cry of rage on Saturday against bankers, financiers and politicians they accuse of ruining global economies.

 

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Rally in Tokyo

On a day when demonstrators take to the streets from Seoul and Sydney to London and Washington, a Japanese protester bears a banner in solidarity with US protesters who say the top one per cent of Americans earn too much.

 

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"I want a job!" in front of Taipei 101

An activist holding a placard reading "I want a job!" takes part in a protest in front of the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan.

Occupy Hong Kong

A protester with fake US bank notes stuck on his mask takes part in an "Occupy Hong Kong" rally outside the Hong Kong Exchange Square.

 

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Occupy Manila

Protesters display streamers en route to the US embassy in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street in Manila, Philippines.

Australian 99%

Men with placards walk behind police as protesters gather in front of the Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney, Australia.

 

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"Power to the People"

Protesters with banners gather in front of the Euro sculpture at the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, during demonstration to support Occupy Wall Street and rail against corruption and austerity measures.

"Democracy" in Berlin

Participants during demonstration at Brandenburg Gate to support the Occupy Wall Street in Berlin, Germany.

 

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Scandinavian protest

The "Occupy Central" rally in Stockholm, Sweden, as protesters worldwide demonstrated against bankers and politicians they accuse of ruining global economies through greed.

Protesters march past the Colisseum

Tens of thousands march in downtown Rome on global day of protests inspired by the "Indignant" movements.