The NATO summit, which took place on November 20 and 21, was the largest convention ever held in Prague: 46 heads of state 2,500 delegates 3,000 journalists. The Prague Summit was widely referred to as a meeting designed to take forward the further transformation of the Alliance, to discuss NATO's role in the "War on terrorism" and prepare for the enlargement process. Despite very large numbers of riot police effectively occupying the streets of the city and the tightening of border controls, up to 4000 anti-war protesters descended to Prague for a week of actions and demonstrations to show their opposition to NATO's war machine.

On Thursday 21st a defiant demonstration marched around the NATO conference centre in Prague. See imc praha report, pic. Earlier in the day a tiny peace protest summed up just what the anti Nato protesters had been facing in Prague. See peace walk report

On Wednesday 20th Up to 1000 protestors gathered on the streets of the Czech capital Prague where George Bush, among others, were attending the NATO conference protected by 12,000 police, soldiers and even US Air Force jets!. Read Report 1 , Report 2 plus pics. The protests had begun on sunday with a demonstration involving around 200 people.

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