05 November 2015
15:54 GMT
In Amsterdam, protesters were joined by several policemen who are guiding them through the city. After a break for coffee, snacks and a group photo, the rally is moving towards Rembrandtplein square.
Short break for group pictures. "One solution, revolution". #MMM2015 pic.twitter.com/ARdRRmKmyE
โ Rohan Nagel (@RohanNagel1997) November 5, 201515:25 GMT
Activists have begun gathering at the Washington Monument in the nation's capital.
We are all in this together. #MMM #NOV5 pic.twitter.com/V4f0oMiFWU
โ Wayward Streamer (@WaywardStreamer) November 5, 2015The #MillionMaskMarch in DC is slowly growing in numbers pic.twitter.com/92SdvgJ2GS
โ Alexey Yaroshevsky (@Yaro_RT) November 5, 2015#WashingtonDC NOW STARTING UP
#MillionMaskMarch #MMM #MMM2015 #Anonymous #Nov05 @YourAnonNews pic.twitter.com/5ZnWvnKF7I
โ Anonymous Aussie (@AnonyAussie) November 5, 201515:03 GMT
The "Anonymous army," as the hacktivist group calls its followers, is expected to take to the streets in more than 671 cities around the world. In London alone, more than 18,000 people have expressed an intention to join the march, according to information on the rally's Facebook page.
News about this year's protest has quickly spread across social media with the hashtags #MMM, #MMM2015, #MillionMaskMarch and #Nov5th.
14:57 GMT
Edward Snowden's lawyer Jesselyn Radack, a whistleblower in her own right, prepares for the march in Washington, DC.
Aft ct, you can find me at the #MillionMaskMarch DC (but you won't be able to.)
#GuyFawkesDay
#MMM2015 pic.twitter.com/yqgQeTBGjO
โ unRฬถAฬถDฬถAฬถCฬถKฬถted (@JesselynRadack) November 5, 201514:45 GMT
Italian activists have also joined the Million Mask March, with protesters in Milan standing on the central square and holding banners in English and Italian.
and the second pic #Milan #Milano #Italy #MMM #MillionMaskMarch #MMM2015
Everywhere! pic.twitter.com/snQ6ugqGW8
โ Jone Pierantonio (@JonePierantonio) November 5, 201514:14 GMT
Protesters in Amsterdam are getting louder as they walk through the streets chanting "Revolution!" and demanding, among other things, the release off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London under asylum.
Standing still to chant. #MMM2015 @YourAnonNews @YourAnonCentral @YourAnonGlobal pic.twitter.com/GNvRyROBc9
โ Rohan Nagel (@RohanNagel1997) November 5, 201514:13 GMT
Happening Now: #Anonymous Legion at Washington Monument getting ready to roll on DC. #Nov5th pic.twitter.com/9me96BoH7F
โ Revolution News (@NewsRevo) November 5, 2015
The Million Mask March takes place every year on November 5 in various cities around the world. It is organized by the "hacktivist" group Anonymous and stands for free speech, equal rights and legalizing marijuana. The marches coincide with Guy Fawkes night, when England commemorates the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament.
The Guy Fawkes masks worn by members of the Anonymous group and protesters come from the 2006 film "V For Vendetta," based on the graphic novel of the same name, in which a freedom fighter attempts to ignite a revolution against an authoritarian British government.
13:09 GMT
Australia has also had a march against corruption and police brutality today. People wearing Guy Fawkes masks, holding placards and demanding, "Stop governmental waste!" have gathered in Adelaide.
#Adelaide #MMM2015 pic.twitter.com/CMeG8JyboI
โ Viceroy (@T2hays) November 5, 2015
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