The year was also marked by a surge in social and pro-democracy protests globally -- from the anti-austerity demonstrations in Greece, Spain and other European nations, to Occupy Wall Street in the United States, and the mass anti-government rallies in the Arab world and even Russia.
Godina je takođe bila obeležena talasom društvenih i prodemokratskih protesta u celom svetu -- od demonstracija protiv štednje u Grčkoj, Španiji i Evropskim zemljama do pokreta Zauzmimo Volstrit u Sjedinjenim Državama i velikih protesta protiv vlada u arapskom svetu, pa čak i u Rusiji.