Mass protests took place on the Iberian Peninsula Saturday against deepening austerity measures. In Spain marches and rallies organised by unions and civil society organisations demanded a referendum on the public spending cuts and tax rises and in Portugal some estimates suggest it was the largest popular protest since the revolutionary days of 1974: Photos, video of day of protest in Spain; Photos, video of Portugal protests.
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Opposition to austerity escalates in Iberian peninsula amid huge protests
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