Anonymous: How the Guy Fawkes mask became an icon of the protest movement. The group has become increasingly notorious through attacks on organisations including the CIA, Ku Klux Klan and PayPal ...

Masks of Guy Fawkes, the 17th-century English conspirator who has become a symbol of resistance, have been worn in England since the 18th century. But it’s only within the past 15 years that they’ve ...

A protester with the "Occupy Seattle" movement wears a Guy Fawkes mask and takes a photo with a mobile phone as he demonstrates, in downtown Seattle, Oct. 15, 2011.

Guy Fawkes, also known as Guido Fawkes, was a member of the English Catholics who planned the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. The group wanted to blow up the House of Lords but ultimately failed.

— -- Thousands of protesters, donning Guy Fawkes masks walked through the streets of central London on Thursday evening, throwing fireworks and smoke bombs in a protest organized by the anti ...

NewsHour Political Editor Christina Bellantoni snapped a picture of protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks gathered outside of the White House in Washington, D.C. Internet activism and hacktivist ...

Thursday is Guy Fawkes Day in Britain, marking the 410th anniversary of Englishman Guy Fawkes’ failed attempt to blow up Parliament and assassinate King James I. Until recently, the day has been ...

Nov. 5 is Guy Fawkes Day in Great Britain. The mask became a popular symbol of protest after it was featured in the 2006 movie “V for Vendetta.” Mará Rose Williams, mdwilliams@kcstar.com.

The Kingdom of Bahrain has taken the unusual step of banning the importation of stylized Guy Fawkes masks, which were made popular in the 2005 movie V for Vendetta.In the movie, the main character ...