Major protest actions worldwide
Indonesia, February 9: Up to 50,000 protested in front of the US embassy. This was the biggest anti-war rally in Indonesia.
Switzerland, January 26: Some 1,500 demonstrators rallied at the World Economic Forum as US Secretary of State Colin Powell delivered a speech.
Indonesia, January 26: Some 2,000 people rallied in front of the US embassy to assail US plans to invade Iraq.
Greece, January 26: Thousands of people from various groups rallied in the southern part of the country.
Australia, January 25: Almost a thousand people rallied in Australia as the Australian government sent soldiers to the Middle East in support of the US.
Germany, January 25: Thousands marched in the streets. Demonstrators blocked roads leading to NATO facilities and picketed in front of US buildings. Up to 10,000 joined a protest action in the city of Cologne.
France, January 19: Up to 200,000 rallied in Paris and 41 other cities in France. In Paris, 25,000 persons marched.
Japan, January 19: Some 5,000 persons marched in the central commercial district of Tokyo.
Scotland and London, January 19: Up to 10,000 persons launched separate marches.
Ireland, January 19: More than 2,000 protested their government's decision to grant the US permission to use Shannon Airport against Iraq.
Spain, January 19: Up to 30,000 rallied in Madrid.
Belgium, January 19: Some 10,000 persons marched in Brussels.
Sweden, January 19: Four-thousand rallied in Gottenburgh. "Drop Bush, not bombs," they cried. Syria, January 19: Some 15,000 marched through the central city.
Egypt, January 19: Some 1,000 rallied in the city of Cairo and called on their government not to allow the US and Great Britain to use the Suez Canal.
Lebanon, January 19: Eight-thousand rallied in front of the United Nations office in Northern Beirut.
Russia, January 19: Hundreds rallied in front of the US embassy.
Italy, January 18: Five-thousand Italian protesters gathered in the city of Florence. Protests were also held in the cities of Milan, Bologna, Rome and Naples.
U.S.A., January 18-19: Various US groups designated these dates as coordinated national days of protest in commemoration of Martin Luther King, an activist who led the people's movement against the oppression of African-Americans like himself as well as the US war in Vietnam.
According to the international coalition ANSWER that organized the rally, up to 500,000 demonstrated in Washington, DC. This was one of the biggest rallies in US history since the Vietnam war in the 1970s. Ahighlight of the affair was the participation of many Filipinos living in the US. Up to 350,000 likewise rallied in San Francisco and tens of thousands of others in 38 cities in the US.
Canada, January 18: No less than 52,000 persons rallied in 30 cities in Canada. The biggest rallies were held in Montreal (25,000) and Vancouver (15,000).
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