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As the economic downturn forces many to slow or stop their shopping, an informal protest against Black Friday is attracting more followers.

Photos of the Nov. 15th anti-Prop 8 protest at City Hall in Austin! (via The Stars at Night are Clear and Bright)

Workers protest against the closure of a Chinese toymaker which has gone out of business with the loss of up to 7,000 jobs.

Opposition groups blocking work at a Tata Motors plant suspend their protests after the government agrees to return land.

A factory which aims to build the world's cheapest car in India faces an open-ended protest over a land dispute.

Hundreds of angry Pakistani investors hold violent protests at plunging share prices.

Timothy Verret sat with a chained collar around his neck in front of the Capitol this weekend, accompanied by his three-legged dog.

Verret, the co-founder of Chain Free Austin, a group that lobbied for a city ordinance to ban the chaining of dogs in Austin, joined about a dozen other demonstrators for a nationwide 24-hour protest against animal cruelty associated with the practice of chaining.