In Singapore, protests against the IMF-World Bank meetings continue despite an ongoing government crackdown. Earlier today, a dozen protesters held a candlelight vigil in protest of the conditions attached to debt relief. Singapore has barred twenty-eight international activists from entering the country. Local activists are also facing pressure. On Sunday, police blocked a protest march by the Singapore Democratic Party to the IMF-World Bank site.

• Singapore Democratic Party leader Chee Soon Juan: “We are very tired but we are very encouraged as well by the the fact that it is very important that we stand our ground and that we persist and not back down in the face of intimidation and bullying by the government.”