Protesters Decry ACTA, Want to Stop Ratification

Ljubljana/Maribor, 4 February - Protests were staged in Ljubljana and Maribor on Saturday in opposition to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), a controversial accord that was signed in Tokyo last week and provoked an outcry by privacy advocates and civil liberties groups. The protesters demanded that the ratification procedure be halted.

Ljubljana Protesters gathered at the Kongresni trg square to voice opposition against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Photo: Nada Mihajlovič/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gathered at the Kongresni trg square to voice opposition against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
Photo: Nada Mihajlovič/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gathered at the Kongresni trg square to voice opposition against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Photo: Nada Mihajlovič/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gathered at the Kongresni trg square to voice opposition against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
Photo: Nada Mihajlovič/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gathered at the Kongresni trg square to voice opposition against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Photo: Nada Mihajlovič/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gathered at the Kongresni trg square to voice opposition against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
Photo: Nada Mihajlovič/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gathered at the Kongresni trg square to voice opposition against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Photo: Nada Mihajlovič/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gathered at the Kongresni trg square to voice opposition against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
Photo: Nada Mihajlovič/STA

Ljubljana Protesters gathered at the Kongresni trg square to voice opposition against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Photo: Nada Mihajlovič/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gathered at the Kongresni trg square to voice opposition against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
Photo: Nada Mihajlovič/STA

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