Social Media /Network Fueling Protests or why the internet belongs to the people!!!
Social networks used to call thousands to protest in Spain- Euronews May 17, 2011
Hoping to repeat the success of Egyptian people power, various groups in Spain have occupied Madrid's main square of "Puerta del Sol".
Spain's 'indignados' summon spirit of 1968 - Channel 4 News
Spanish protesters occupied Madrid's main square in defiance of a ban on public demonstrations in the run up to the country's local elections.
Some 25,000 mostly young people remain camped out in Puerta del Sol for a seventh day of demonstrations against unemployment and austerity measures.
Spain's electoral commission had ordered the protesters - dubbed "los indignados" or "the indignant" - to leave ahead of the elections on Sunday. Protesters have gathered in Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Bilbao and other cities.
A law prohibiting political events on the eve of elections came into effect at midnight on Friday and has been upheld by the country's supreme and constitutional courts. But the massive crowd signalled their defiance as clocks struck 12, by raising their hands and standing in a silent protest.
Spain is the biggest weak link within the eurozone, it's twice as big as Ireland, Greece and Portugal put together.
Jan Randolph
International cconomist Jan Randolph told Channel 4 News: "Well the prospects for the short-term are awful.
"There's very little opportunity to find work, the pulbic sector is cutting back and the private sector is not hiring.
"So really Spanish youth are going to have to start looking abroad."
He added: "Spain is the biggest weak link within the eurozone, it's twice as big as Ireland, Greece and Portugal put together."
demonstrations Spanish R Evolution 15.05.2011
No comments:
Post a Comment