From Portugal to Greece, activists and workers furious with the new conditions of austerity governments are imposing on their societies took to the streets in what was dubbed the continent’s first ever united General Strike.
Europe Rises Up: Day of Anti-Austerity Rage Grips the Continent
From Portugal to Greece, activists and workers furious with the new conditions of austerity governments are imposing on their societies took to the streets in what was dubbed the continent's first ever united General Strike.
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Riot policemen advance as a flare was thrown at them during clashes with protestors outside the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon during a general strike, Nov. 14, 2012.