Anti-G20 Protests In Pittsburgh Ahead Of The Summit

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As was expected, protesters are mounting demonstrations ahead of the G20 summit in Pittsburgh, USA, where leaders of the 19 largest national economies will amass September 24-25 to focus on resolving the global economic crisis and engaging in "socially responsible globalisation." The protesters include representatives from labour, socialist, environmentalist and anti-globalist movements. Protesters are largely demanding more transparency about the actions that G20 is undertaking to combat economic and environmental problems.

Meanwhile, serious differences exist between the G20 leaders gathering in Pittsburgh this week. The US is expected to clash with the European Union over the measures taken to counter-act the global financial crisis. The Pittsburgh Summit is very much a follow-up to the actions already taken after the April G20 meeting in London, UK.

The police presence in Pittsburgh is considerable, counting in the thousands. There have been allegations that demonstrators will not be provided with protest permits. There are also reports of the harassment of protesters by the police. Protests are expected to be peaceful though.

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