Protests were also held around the world, including in Australia, Chile, Turkey, South Korea, Malaysia and Greece. In Madrid, the Oscar-winning filmmaker Pedro Almodovar joined a massive protest of up to 400,000 people.

Pedro Almodovar: “According to Bush, this war was going to be quick. It was only going to take a few weeks, and it’s been four years. I think that what’s really disgusting is to read every day on the papers the number of deaths in Iraq. That makes me feel so powerless. I find that frightening.”