In a single weekend in October 2011, protesters inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement held demonstrations in over 900 cities around the world, in an attempt to draw attention to corporate greed and massive cuts in government spending.

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But Wisconsin has been the focal point of the movement, with noisy demonstrations around its Capitol, legislators fleeing the state in order to cause votes to be canceled and now voters will decide if Republican Walker overreached in stripping unions of a key tool.

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Al-Assad on Tuesday accepted the terms of the peace plan brokered by Annan that included an end to all violence by the government and opposition, the delivery of timely humanitarian aid, the release of arbitrarily detained people, freedom of movement for journalists, respect for peaceful demonstrations and freedom of association.

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He became the figurehead of a protest movement in Seattle last November, when he participated alongside thousands of Americans in demonstrations outside a World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting.

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At the University of Chile, Mr Fielbaum acknowledges that the movement has learned from its mistakes during the past two years and is getting better at marshalling its demonstrations.

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