Year of protests

Whether it is Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo or Zuccotti Park in New York, the defining images of 2011 will be those of thousands of ordinary folks gathering to make their voices heard. From Athens to Madrid, from New Delhi to Moscow, people have been on the march and protests became the expression of choice against injustices, real or perceived. Granted, causes haven`t been the same everywhere. The Arab world has seen an explosion of protests against autocratic rule. Breathtakingly, leaders in four major Arab nations were toppled this year - Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen.

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