A supporter of Iceland cheers the Group C match between Iceland and Austria during the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 at Sparta Stadion on July 26, 2017 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
People protesting against a new government measure to further restrict abortions in Poland gather as part of "Black Friday" demonstrations nationwide on March 23, 2018 in Poznan, Poland. The women's rights group Dziewuchy Dziewuchom, called on women across Poland to gather for protests in cities nationwide.
From Poland to Iceland, citizens’ groups are taking matters into their own hands and bringing about genuine political change from outside the party system.
The parliament building is pictured on October 29, 2016 in Reykjavik during the snap general election.
Icelanders voted in a snap election that could see the anti-establishment Pirate Party form the next government in the wake of the Panama Papers tax-dodging scandal and lingering anger over the 2008 financial meltdown. / AFP / Halldor KOLBEINS (Photo credit should read HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP/Getty Images)
CHIBA, JAPAN - JUNE 25: Japanese whalers slaughter a 9.58m Baird's beaked whale at the Wada port on June 25, 2006 in Chiba, Japan. Japan and Norway, leaders of pro-whaling nations, took a step toward restoring commercial whaling in a vote at the International Whaling Commission. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
TOPSHOT - French riot police confront protesters during a demonstration against labour law reforms in the French capital Paris on March 31, 2016. France faced fresh protests over labour reforms just a day after the beleaguered government of President Francois Hollande was forced into an embarrassing U-turn over constitutional changes. / AFP / THOMAS SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)
It’s not about Vladimir Putin’s cronies or crooked billionaires. If real reform is going to come, it’ll have to be based on popular anger at the merely well-off using tax havens to move money.
Icelands Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson attends a session of parliament in Reykjavik, Iceland on April 4, 2016.
Iceland's prime minister faced calls to resign after leaked "Panama Papers" tax documents showed he and his wife used an offshore firm to allegedly hide million-dollar investments.
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Some of 2,000 people gather to demonstrate on January 20, 2009 in Reykjavik as members of parliament gathered for their first session of the new year. Police arrested 13 people and used pepper spray to disperse demonstrators protesting today outside parliament to demand the government step down over the country's dire economic crisis. Iceland's once booming financial sector collapsed late last year in the face of the global credit crunch, forcing the government to take control of the major banks as the economy and currency have faltered badly. AFP PHOTO/ HALLDOR KOLBEINS (Photo credit should read HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP/Getty Images)
The Icelandic prime minister is refusing to resign as street protests mount following the release of documents that may implicate him in a corruption scandal.
BEDFORD, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: A re-enactor's armour is removed after a display on the first day of the 'St George's Festival' at the English Heritage's Wrest Park estate on April 26, 2014 near Bedford, England. 'St George's Festival' at Wrest Park takes place on April 26 and 27, 2014 and features reenactments of various eras of British history from medieval times to the First World War. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
