Paraguay: Photos from Friday's rally in Asunción

Photos from a demonstration held Friday 9, 2009, in the capital of Paraguay, Asunción, can be found at muzi.com. The demonstration was attended by members of Movimiento Popular Tekojojá (MPT), the Paraguayan Communist Party, Humanist Party, Popular Socialist Convergence Party, Paraguayan-Arab Cultural Association and Islamic Centre of Paraguay, amongst others. One of the slogans at the protest, which took place in front of Panteón Nacional de los Héroes was "Stop the genocide against the Palestinian people. Out with the Israeli army".

A communique issued by the protesting organization was ended with the call "We demand an end to the siege on the Gaza strip, that Israel's cowardly invasion against the Palestinian people is ended." The organizations also decided to continue protests.

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Switzerland: National Manifestation in Berne, January 10

see flyer here. Slogans of the rally are "End military aggression - lift the blockade, apply international law, stop Swiss-Israeli military collaboration"

Manifestation in Dijon, France

Outrage in Italy over Israeli atrocities

"Demonstration against the violence in Gaza"

Demonstration for Gaza, Swedish Radio report (with photos and audio), 2 January 2009, in Gävle (pop 68.000).

Demonstration in Göteborg, western Sweden, 2000 participants

Demonstration against Israel's attacks in Gaza, article in Göteborgs-Posten, January 3, 2009;

Around two o'clock on Saturday afternoon a long demonstration began marching from Götaplatsen towards Gustav Adolfs Torg.

Demonstration in Umeå, northern Sweden

Demonstration in Umeå, northern Sweden, 3 January 3, article from Folkbladet, a local daily newspaper. 440 candles were lit for the victims of the Israeli aggressions.