Occupy protests mapped around the world

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Where are the Occupy protests taking place in the world after the camps in Wall Street and Madrid? See the full list of places we have found so far - and help us collect more
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The map below shows events for which there is at least one independent verification, based on readers suggestions and Guardian research. It's possible we're missing details - go to the full list to add or change events

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Occupy protests around the world: full list visualised

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"951 cities in 82 countries" has become the standard definition of the scale of the Occupy protests around the world this weekend, following on from the Occupy Wall Street and Madrid demonstrations that have shaped public debate in the past month.

We wanted to list exactly where protests have taken place as part of the Occupy movement - and see exactly what is happening where around the globe.

As we wrote this week:

Protests inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York and the "Indignants" in Spain have spread to cities around the world. Tens of thousands went on the march in New York, London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Rome, Sydney and Hong Kong as organisers aimed to "initiate global change" against capitalism and austerity measures. There were extraordinary scenes in New York where at least 10,000 protesters took their message from the outpost of Zuccotti Park into the heart of the city, thronging into Times Square.

So, we have started listing all the events we can find verified news reports for. There's not 951 yet, but we do have most of the major ones. You can see them mapped here:

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But what have we missed? If you know of one that should be on the list, you can help by filling in the form below.

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Anonymous protests shut down the us train stations

Bart station Civic Center was closed after protesters gathered there. Police said there had been no arrests. Photo: Jeff Chiu/Associated Press

Four San Francisco underground railway stations closed temporarily on Monday during a demonstration organized by the group anonymous of attacker, alleged police violence and freedom of expression.

Service Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) commuter train cut off mobile phone networks in some stations on Thursday to stop the demonstrators who organise a protest over the fatal shooting of a man by police last month.

"This was a complete silencing of the people," said Carlos Wilson, a 41-year-old gay rights activist who came to protest against the killings and closure of the mobile phone network in the last week.

A few dozen protesters turned on for the operation, during rush hour, which ended when authorities closed the Civic Center station. Three other stations to close later, briefly, apparently due to crowding.

Police said there had been no arrests, although officers arrived dressed in riot gear.

Mobile phone service was left on the station during the operation, and some demonstrators took as a sign of victory. Beck Simmons, a 21-year-old student, said: "I have more cell service now than usual on Bart. I think what they did last time was an empty threat. I have full bars. " Anonymous, a loose knit group that has attacked the financial and Government websites, had called for protestors to descend on station 5 PM.

Would-be protesters were encouraged to download the software for short-range mobile to mobile messaging, in the case of the in-station network was cut off again.

Bart said a website for its users mybart.org,, had been hacked over the weekend, and contact information of at least 2,400 people had stolen.

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