Dozens of activists have begun to congregate in Madrid’s Plaza de Neptune, 100 meters from the Congress building, to protest Spanish austerity measures. The demonstrators pledged to march around the building, and called for new elections. Protesters said that today is a key day to level criticism against politicians and the Spanish government. The city stationed armored police vehicles bumper-to-bumper around the parliament building, and announced that around 1,300 police would be deployed to counter the protesters. The organizers of the protest dubbed their movement ‘Surround Congress,’ and expressed hopes that thousands would turn out. The protestors called themselves ‘indignants’ and claimed that their democracy had been ‘kidnapped,’ calling for new elections and rallies against the austerity measures enacted by Mariano Rajoy’s government.
Protesters said that today is a key day to level criticism against politicians and the Spanish government. The city stationed armored police vehicles bumper-to-bumper around the parliament building, and announced that around 1,300 police would be deployed to counter the protesters.
The organizers of the protest dubbed their movement ‘Surround Congress,’ and expressed hopes that thousands would turn out. The protestors called themselves ‘indignants’ and claimed that their democracy had been ‘kidnapped,’ calling for new elections and rallies against the austerity measures enacted by Mariano Rajoy’s government.
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#madrid: aerial photo of the crowds swelling at the barricades put up police:#Watch25S #hoyes25S twitter.com/Cafeinomania/s… via @cafeinomania — David Ferreira (@Igualitarista) September 25, 2012
#madrid: aerial photo of the crowds swelling at the barricades put up police:#Watch25S #hoyes25S twitter.com/Cafeinomania/s… via @cafeinomania
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Attention world leaders! This is what democracy looks like and we really tried the easy way! #25S #RodeaelCongreso twitter.com/57UN/status/25… — Stun ☠ (@57UN) September 25, 2012
Attention world leaders! This is what democracy looks like and we really tried the easy way! #25S #RodeaelCongreso twitter.com/57UN/status/25…
#25S protestor knocked unconscious and bleeding from forehead, & now paralyzed twitter.com/Popicinio/stat… Never Forgive Never Forget #ExpectUs! — YourMediaTeam (@OCCUPYCARLISLE) September 25, 2012
#25S protestor knocked unconscious and bleeding from forehead, & now paralyzed twitter.com/Popicinio/stat… Never Forgive Never Forget #ExpectUs!
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