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Thousands of small and large global protests against war in general or the [[U.S. plan to invade Iraq]] were held in [[2003]], voicing [[popular opposition to war on Iraq]]. This page informs about the most visible of those protest actions (in reverse chronological order, newest first). For editing and reading convinience, it has been split. Here you can find information about protests after the official start of the war, but see also [[Global protests against war on Iraq (pre-war)]] for protests before the invasion started officially.

== Common slogans and chants ==

Common slogans and chants at the protests include:
:"1,2,3,4, We don't want your [[fuck]]ing / bloody war, 5,6,7,8 [[George W. Bush|Bush]] and [[Tony Blair|Blair]] we really hate"
:"Hey, hey, ho, ho, Bush's war has got to go!"
:"No blood for oil"
:"Support our troops, Bring them home!"
:"Bush, Blair, [[CIA]] - how many people have you killed today?"

Many of these chants have been used at other anti-war demonstrations - some (such as "1234 We don't want your fucking war") originating in the protests against the [[Vietnam War]].

== Day to day protest information ==

=== [[March 28]], [[2003]] protests ===

Global protests don't stop in the second week of war. For example, there was a protest of some 10,000 Iranis in [[Teheran]], [[Iran]], endorsed by the government. 50,000 to 80,000 people protested in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] after the friday prayers.

In [[New York]], [[USA]], peace activists blocked the Fifth Avenue. 200 people were brought to jail after a [[die-in]] in front of the [[Rockefeller Center]]. In [[Bogota]], [[Columbia]] their were violent conflicts in front of the US consulate. Protest marchs and demonstrations happened also in [[Algier]], [[Algeria]] and in [[Bahrain]], [[Palestina]], [[South Korea]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Pakistan]]. In [[Australia]] the police didn't allow protest marchs. In [[Germany]], protests of school pupils continued.

=== [[March 25]], [[2003]] protests ===

Some 100,000 people have  demonstrated in [[Syria]] against the [[USA]], [[Great Britain]] and [[Israel]]. The protest was endorsed by the Syrian government.

In the [[muslim]] country of [[Bangladesh]], 60,000 people demonstrated. 

Media reports also protests in front of the [[South Korea|South Korean]] parliament building, linked to plans to bring South Korean forces into the war. In reaction to the protests, these plans were halted.

=== [[March 24]], [[2003]] protests ===

Media reports talk about at least 20,000 school pupils protesting in [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]. After the protest march it was said there were conflicts between police and protesters in front of an US building in Hamburg. Protesters are said to have thrown stones on police, which in turn reacted with water canons. In the afternoon, 50,000 people protestest in [[Leipzig]]. In [[1989]] big demonstrations on every monday ('Montagsdemos') in Leipzig were part of the movement that brought the [[GDR]] down. Protest marches in the afternoon were also reported from [[Berlin]] and [[Freiburg]].

In [[Rome]], [[Milano]], [[Turin]] and other [[Italy|Italian]] cities, thousands of pupils and schoolteachers didn't go to school, but protestet against the Iraq war. Teachers union says 60 percent of all schools were closed down. The strike was planned weeks ago as a signal against a school reform bill, but was used for anti-war-protest now.

400 anti-war-protesters tried to enter the [[Australia|Australian]] parliament in [[Canberra]] to speak to the prime minister, but were stopped by police.

In the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Andhra Pradesh]], maoistic protesters attacked shops selling coke and US soft drinks. Protests in front of US buildings and in fast food shops were held in [[Indonesia]], also.

In [[Egypt]], 12,000 students of two universities in [[Cairo]] protested as well as 3,000 people in the [[Thailand|Thai]] capital [[Bangkok]].

In [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]], 150 people threw stones at the United States consulate. The stones were supposed to break the windows, but Consulate windows are bullet proof. The protesters attacked a [[McDonald's]] and stoned and fired against a Brazilian bank agency controlled by the Brazilian government and stoned a Spanish bank. Five were arrested.

=== [[March 22]]/[[March 23]], [[2003]] protests ===

Media report about 150,000 protesters in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]] (other sources say 1,000,000); more than 100,000 (other sources: up to 500,000) protesters in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]; some 100,000 protesters in [[Paris]], [[France]]; at least 150,000 protesters altogether in many [[Germany|German]] cities; between 35,000 and 90,000 in [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]; 10,000 to 20,000 in [[Greece]], [[Denmark]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Finland]]. 

250,000 protesters demonstrated in [[New York]], [[USA]] according to the German [http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,241866,00.html Spiegel online] magazine. There were protests in [[Washington]], [[Chicago]] and other cities, too. [[CNN]] reported a march of over a thousand protesters in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] passed by their headquarters, upset over that network's coverage of the war.

There were reports about massive conflicts between protesters and police in the gulf state of [[Bahrain]] for the second day.

=== [[March 21]], [[2003]] protests ===

Demonstrations were organized for a second day in a row in various US cities including: [[Seattle, Washington]]; [[Portland, Oregon]]; [[Atlanta, Georgia]]; [[San Francisco]]; and [[Los Angeles]]. In the last two cities, demonstrators closed parts of the city to traffic.

Following the demonstrations, San Francisco police claimed to have discovered a cache of [[molotov cocktail]]s which they claimed were going to be used by demonstrators.

=== [[March 20]], [[2003]] protests ===

The day after the [[U.S. plan to invade Iraq|war on Iraq]] officially started with the U.S. bombardement, thousands of protests and demonstration around the world were held. 

Demonstrations occured in many cities across the U.S. In some cities -- including [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Chicago]], [[San Francisco]], and [[Portland, Oregon]] -- demonstrators blocked traffic in the city centers with the goal of shutting the cities down, resulting in the arrests of over 2000 people nationwide. Other cities, such as [[Boston]], [[Atlanta, Georgia]], and [[Carmel, California]], demonstrations were more peaceful, while in still other cities, people engaged in counter-demonstrations, stating that they were supporting the soldiers, many of whom were members of [[National Guard]] units, ordered into battle.

Approximately 300 protesters demonstrated outside of the Federal Building in [[San Francisco, California]]. Many of the protesters apparenty began vomitting on the sidewalks and plaza areas in front of the building and behind the building. Spokesmen told reporters that it was the protesters way of saying that war in Iraq "made them sick". 
Seven demonstrators were arrested after attempting to block about 20 federal employees and other visitors trying to enter the building. 

Over 100 protesters were arrested in [[Philadelphia]] after blocking the enterances to the federal office buildings.

In the morning of [[March 20]], [[2003]], school pupils all over Germany organized spontaneous marches in [[Berlin]] (20,000 participants),
[[Stuttgart]] (15,000 participants), [[Freiburg]] (10,000 participants) and [[Kassel]] (5,000 participants). Actions started also in [[Heidelberg]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Leipzig]] and [[Nuremberg]]. In [[Switzerland]] 40.000 students and pupils demonstrated. In [[Italy]] the public services union announced a strike. In [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]], 4.000 people protested.
Also in Luxembourg, a total of about 15,000 students (according to the tageblatt newspaper) staged a 'walk-out' and spontaneous march to protest in front of the US embassy (those in the capital). (FYI: Luxembourg has a total population of about 460,000)

In the afternoon, in many cities in [[Europe]] protest marchs and actions were held. In [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], 60.000 people protested. All in all, some 200.000 people joined protests on [[March 20]] in Germany. In [[Paris]], [[France]], 20.000 people meet in front of the U.S. embassy. In [[Greece]], 150.000 persons protested.

== Pre-war protests ==

The [[US invasion of Iraq|2003 war on Iraq]] is said to be the first war with massive globale protests before its beginning. More about these pre-war protests can be found on [[Global protests against war on Iraq (pre-war)]].

== See also ==

*[[2003 invasion of Iraq]] and [[U.S. plan to invade Iraq]].
*[[American popular opinion of war on Iraq]].
*[[American government position on war on Iraq]].
*[[Catholic Church against war on Iraq]].
*[[Worldwide government positions on war on Iraq]].
*[[Popular opposition to war on Iraq]].
*[[The UN Security Council and the Iraq war]].
*[[Non-violence]].
*[[Pacifism]].
*[[Independent Media Center]].

== External links ==

* [http://www.moveon.org MoveOn] - Democracy in Action.
* [http://www.unitedforpeace.org/ United For Peace] - A U.S. resource for anti-war activists
* [http://www.nion.us Not In Our Name] - A Statement of Conscience Against War and Repression
* [http://www.notinourname.net/ Not In Our Name] - NO War on the World NO Detentions & Round-ups NO Police State Restrictions
* [http://www.transnational.org/ TFF] - The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research

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