Bucharest joined other cities across the world during an international day of rallies against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). A controversial international accord billed as a way to beat online piracy has sparked a fightback led by Internet users in ex-communist countries.
A few hundred people have been gathering for the last couple of days to protest austerity measures in Bucharest. What sparked the protest was the forced resignation of the founder of Romania's emergency medical services, Raed Arafat, a Palestinian-born doctor, who had publicly criticized health reforms proposals.