It may soon be a crime to wear a mask in Canada. The Harper government supports a bill proposed by Conservative backbencher Blake Richards that would slam protesters in prison for five years if they wear a mask during a demonstration. The legislation is supported by the Conservative majority and will likely become law. Richards said the bill will give the police more... 

An Occupy Wall Street protester wearing the mask of Guy Fawkes demonstrates in Zuccotti Park, near Wall Street in New York October 15, 2011. The Occupy Wall Street movement, which has gained momentum and attracted anti-corporatism protesters across the globe, marked its one month anniversary on Monday. The Occupy Wall street (OWS) movement began on September 17 in the... 

Unite! A woman holds a flag during a protest against the global financial system outside St Paul's Cathedral. Protesters inspired by the growing ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement in the U.S have today taken over the City of London. Thousands have descended on the area known as the Square Mile – under the banner ‘Occupy the Stock Exchange’... 

Protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protest wear Guy Fawkes masks in Zuccotti Park in New York, on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. The anti-corporatism campaign, which began in New York’s financial district under the name Occupy Wall Street, has now spread to more than 1,400 cities across the globe. The website of Occupy Together, an umbrella group for the... 

Yemeni protestors demand the resignation of Ali Abdullah Saleh at a huge demonstration in the capital, Sana'a, October 4, 2011. Anti-regime protesters have staged more massive demonstrations in two major cities in Yemen, demanding the immediate resignation of Ali Abdullah Saleh, Press TV reports. On Thursday, tens of thousands of people packed the streets in the capital... 

'Occupy Wall Street' (OWS) demonstrations Many major US unions express support for the countrywide protests at the dire economic situation, which have been raging on under the banner ‘Occupy Wall Street’ (OWS). The Transit Workers Union (TWU) said that all its 38,000 members had voted unanimously to support and join the OWS demonstrators, British newspaper... 

Students demonstrate and hold a placard reading 'We are making the wealth ourselves' during a general strike on May 6, 2011 in the capital Rome. Millions of Italians are set to go on a general strike in the capital Rome to protest fresh austerity measures adopted by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s government. The day-long strike will be held against a... 

Millions of people took to the streets of cities and towns in Yemen on Friday to show their support for the popular revolution. Millions of people have taken to the streets of cities and towns in Yemen for “Friday of the Victory by God’s Will” demonstrations, which were organized by the Youth Revolutionist group. Protesters held demonstrations in Sana’a,... 

Israeli activists march in a demonstration against the rising cost of living in central Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011. Israelis are planning to stage massive protests against Tel Aviv’s housing and economic policies over the weekend, the organizers have announced. The organizers say they hope the demonstrations will bring over 200,000 people onto the... 

Israelis march in the centre of Tel Aviv on July 25, 2011, to protest against rising housing prices and social inequalities in the Jewish state. Tens of thousands are taking part in nationwide mass protests in Israel to demand the government provide cheaper housing and lower the cost of living. The biggest protest yet, centered in Tel-Aviv, is planned for Saturday night. ­On... 

Dissatisfaction was the biggest common factor for the thousands who rallied in Cairo's Tahrir square yesterday. Elsewhere in Egypt several smaller rallies took place to help defend the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak and to show anger at the new military rulers' slow pace of reforms. There were men on stages calling for faster trials for ministers associated... 

The Shiite Wifaq Party succeeded in staging a demonstration some 10,000 strong in the town of Sar, Bahrain, on Saturday. Movement leader Sheikh Ali Salman called a “big lie” the charge that Wifaq wanted an Iran-style theocracy, countering that it just wanted a civil state. The Wifaq demands for a constitutional monarchy in the small Sunni-ruled island kingdom had... 

Huge crowds across Yemen demanded on Friday that President Ali Abdullah Saleh leave after months of unrest which has put the Arab world’s poorest country on the brink of an economic meltdown. But in a defiant speech to thousands of flag-waving supporters in the Yemeni capital, Saleh declared: “We will confront a challenge with a challenge.” Three people... 

Protesters on the anti-cuts march at the rally in Hyde Park, London. These are the scenes in central London tonight as riot police struggle to control anti-capitalist protesters following the TUC’s national demonstration against the cuts. Violence broke out in iconic London locations after splinter groups of activists broke away from the main demonstration and spread... 

Police officers react during a demonstration outside the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, as they follow calls for a 'Jasmine Revolution.' Jittery Chinese authorities wary of any domestic dissent staged a show of force Sunday to squelch a mysterious online call for a “Jasmine Revolution,” with only a handful of people joining...