Pictures: Population White Paper Protest, 16 Feb 2013

A large crowd braved a drizzle to gather at the Speakers' Corner at Hong Lim Park in Singapore on Saturday 16 Feb 2013 in a rare protest against a government white paper on population.

The crowd began to gather in the afternoon for the protest organized by Gilbert Goh, a 51-year-old known as an unemployment counselor. Organizers lined up a list of 12 speakers, including activists and opposition party members.

Organizers said close to 7,000 turned up for the protest, which has been rare in Singapore.

Many came with umbrellas, braving the light drizzle in the afternoon. One of the banners reads, "Save Singapore -- Say No to 6.9 million," referring to a projection of the population in the city state by 2030.

Pictures provided by:  Occupy Singapore

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