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| Worldwide 'Occupy' protests held over financial crisis | Worldwide 'Occupy' protests held over financial crisis |
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| Protesters in cities across the world are taking to the streets to demonstrate against alleged corporate greed and government cutbacks. | Protesters in cities across the world are taking to the streets to demonstrate against alleged corporate greed and government cutbacks. |
| Organisers say rallies will be held in 951 cities in 82 countries from Asia and the Americas, to Africa and Europe. | Organisers say rallies will be held in 951 cities in 82 countries from Asia and the Americas, to Africa and Europe. |
| Hundreds of people have already protested in Australia and New Zealand as well as other Asian cities. | Hundreds of people have already protested in Australia and New Zealand as well as other Asian cities. |
| Many protest groups are taking their names from the high-profile Occupy Wall Street rally in New York. | Many protest groups are taking their names from the high-profile Occupy Wall Street rally in New York. |
| Organisers of the 15 October worldwide protests said on their website that the aim was to "initiate the global change we want". | Organisers of the 15 October worldwide protests said on their website that the aim was to "initiate the global change we want". |
| "United in one voice, we will let politicians, and the financial elites they serve, know it is up to us, the people, to decide our future," it said. | "United in one voice, we will let politicians, and the financial elites they serve, know it is up to us, the people, to decide our future," it said. |
| Criticisms | Criticisms |
| In the Australian city of Sydney, some 2,000 people - including representatives of Aboriginal groups, communists and trade unionists - took to the streets outside the central Reserve Bank of Australia, Reuters news agency reports. | In the Australian city of Sydney, some 2,000 people - including representatives of Aboriginal groups, communists and trade unionists - took to the streets outside the central Reserve Bank of Australia, Reuters news agency reports. |
| Around 1,000 people gathered in Melbourne, and hundreds were marching in the New Zealand cities of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. | Around 1,000 people gathered in Melbourne, and hundreds were marching in the New Zealand cities of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. |
| 'Occupy' protests were also being held in South Korea, the Phillipines and in Hong Kong. | 'Occupy' protests were also being held in South Korea, the Phillipines and in Hong Kong. |
| As many as 1,500 people had said, via Facebook, they would participate in the "Occupy Taipei" protest planned outside Taiwan's tallest building. | As many as 1,500 people had said, via Facebook, they would participate in the "Occupy Taipei" protest planned outside Taiwan's tallest building. |
| The BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei says such a demonstration is unusual for Taiwan, which has a tradition of looking to family rather than the state for welfare support. | The BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei says such a demonstration is unusual for Taiwan, which has a tradition of looking to family rather than the state for welfare support. |
| But, our correspondent says, the island's wealth gap is at its worst in history and many middle-class Taiwanese have begun to question whether the system is fair. | But, our correspondent says, the island's wealth gap is at its worst in history and many middle-class Taiwanese have begun to question whether the system is fair. |
| Large protests are expected later in the day in the European cities of Madrid, London, Rome and Athens. | Large protests are expected later in the day in the European cities of Madrid, London, Rome and Athens. |
| It remains to be seen if any of the demonstrations turn into protest camps, such as Occupy Wall Street, which began with a small group of activists in New York's financial district a couple of months ago and has now grown to include several thousand people at times, from many walks of life. | It remains to be seen if any of the demonstrations turn into protest camps, such as Occupy Wall Street, which began with a small group of activists in New York's financial district a couple of months ago and has now grown to include several thousand people at times, from many walks of life. |
| Naomi Colvin, an organiser of the protest outside the London Stock Exchange, said the nature of the rally would be dependent on those that turn up. | Naomi Colvin, an organiser of the protest outside the London Stock Exchange, said the nature of the rally would be dependent on those that turn up. |
| "We take the position that we will convene a general assembly in London and like all the other protests which have happened elsewhere, it is the general assembly which is the decision-making body," she told the BBC. | "We take the position that we will convene a general assembly in London and like all the other protests which have happened elsewhere, it is the general assembly which is the decision-making body," she told the BBC. |
| "If the general assembly, made up of everybody who comes today, decides that we want to try and stay, then we will make some efforts to try and stay." | "If the general assembly, made up of everybody who comes today, decides that we want to try and stay, then we will make some efforts to try and stay." |
| Protests over the global crisis first began in the Spanish capital Madrid back in May, when hundreds took over the city's Puerta del Sol square. | Protests over the global crisis first began in the Spanish capital Madrid back in May, when hundreds took over the city's Puerta del Sol square. |
| Forming a movement called "Indignant", the protesters said they wanted to demonstrate at the influence of powerful financial institutions over policy-making, and the impact of Spain's deepest economic crisis in decades. | Forming a movement called "Indignant", the protesters said they wanted to demonstrate at the influence of powerful financial institutions over policy-making, and the impact of Spain's deepest economic crisis in decades. |
| Observers say that, while protesters in Spain had concrete demands such as seeking a cut in working hours to tackle unemployment, many of the 'Occupy' protesters are vague in their demands. | Observers say that, while protesters in Spain had concrete demands such as seeking a cut in working hours to tackle unemployment, many of the 'Occupy' protesters are vague in their demands. |
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