Protests in Madrid, Spain (via http://yfrog.com/z/hsx7xp)

Background info: via reddit

• Some pictures (all times are GMT+2).

  • Madrid, 20:30:
    • http://yfrog.com/h264025032j
    • http://lockerz.com/s/102471150
    • http://yfrog.com/h796294519j
  • Barcelona, 21:00:
    • http://twitgoo.com/2a3j3r
  • Seville, 21:30:
    • http://twitpic.com/4yyvle
  • Barcelona, 23:00:
    • http://yfrog.com/h0xhkeksj
  • Madrid, don’t know the time (thanks to Ravenloft):
    • http://yfrog.com/z/hsx7xp

• Some hashtags being used:
  #nonosmovemos (we won’t move)
  #acampadasol (camping at Sol, the square of the pictures)
  #nolesvotes (don’t vote them)
  #spanishrevolution
  #yeswecamp

• Some ustream live streaming channels:

  • One
  • Two

• Okay, as this is the top comment right now, some background:

  • There was a demonstration last Sunday in differente cities all over the country. In Madrid a minimum of 15000 people [1]. The police used excessive force [2].
  • Some people decided to camp that night in Madrid (at Puerta del Sol, the square at the center of the city where the demonstration took place).
  • At 5 am the police broke the camp up (using, IMHO, the proper force, not more).
  • These days Twitter has been in flames, but traditional media has ignored us (even public radio and TV) didn’t pay enough attention at first (now they are). And, those who spoke about it, said we were “some antisystem violent left-winged extremists”).
  • After the camp break up, another demonstration was planned for this afternoon (May 17th) at 8 pm (all over the country again).
  • The streaming from several street webcams has been cut (Madrid and Barcelona, at least). What a coincidence that the webcams showing the demonstrations are the only ones offline.
  • People demonstrating belong to every social class, age and sex. You can see 45 yr unemployed women, 35 yr well dressed medium-high class men, students, pensioners… just everything.
  • Some people (and media) are starting to compare it to Mayo del 68 (May 1968 in France).
  • Okay, people are starting to talk about frequency inhibiting in Madrid and Barcelona. (May be true, but most people think it’s just antenna saturation).

This was the original comment I posted:

I think they are shouting: “This shit isn’t democracy” (“esta mierda no es democracia”).