Nuclear Protest Photos 2
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Austria
Anti nuclear demonstrators hold a banner during a protest marking the 25th
anniversary of the nuclear accident in Chernobyl in Vienna, Austria, on Monday,
April 25, 2011. Austria is an ardent opponent of nuclear power and has no
operating plants of its own. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) |
Belarus
An opposition supporter holds a placard during an anti-nuclear protest in
Minsk, Belarus,Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The banner reads: '' Say no to
Lukashenko''. On Tuesday Ukraine marks the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl
nuclear disaster, which spread radiation over much of northern Europe. (AP
Photo/Sergei Grits) |
Bosnia
Anti nuclear demonstrators from Bosnia hold a banner with text 'We do not
want another Chernobyl on Balkans' during a protest marking the 25th anniversary
of the nuclear accident in Chernobyl in western town of Banja Luka 240 kms
northwest of the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, on Tuesday, April 26, 2011.
Bottom text reads " better to be active today then radioactive tomorow"(AP
Photo/Radivoje Pavicic) |
Bulgaria
A woman reacts as she passes by anti-nuclear demonstrators wearing protective
outfits during a protest in front of the Romanian embassy in Sofia, Saturday,
April 16, 2011. Bulgarian environment activists staged anti-nuclear protests
in front of the Romanian and Turkish embassies, under the motto "The Balkans
free of Nuclear Power Plants". The sign reads "Belene NPP - nuclear danger".
(AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) |
Finland
Around 900 demonstrators gather to protest against nuclear power in Helsinki
on Tuesday, 26th April, 2011. The day marks the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl
nuclear disaster in 1986. Banner reads: Finland get rid of nuclear power.
(AP Photo/Lehtikuva, Antti Aimo-Koivisto) |
Hong Kong
Protesters raise black balloons and placards with Chinese words reading,
"Don't let nuclear power to harm our next genaration " during a rally organized
by the environmental group Greenpeace to demand the government to immediately
stop a plan of nuclear expansion by 2020 in Hong Kong Sunday, April 24, 2011.
(AP Photo/Vincent Yu) |
India
Indian police officers use batons on a villager opposing a government plan
to build a nuclear power plant in Jaitapur, Maharashtra state, India, Tuesday,
April 19, 2011. Residents of Jaitapur have been protesting the proposed plant
since the government's plans became public four years ago. The opposition
has grown since Japan's nuclear crisis, with critics noting that Jaitapur
is in a seismic zone. (AP Photo) |
Japan
A masked man takes part in an anti-nuclear power plant protest rally in Tokyo
Saturday, April 30, 2011. Anti-nuclear plant demonstrations have become more
frequent, including during the Golden Week holidays, which continue through
the weekend and next week. The placard in the background reads: "No nuclear
plant." (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa) |
Japan
Police officers man a street corner as an advertisement truck passes by during
an anti-nuclear power plant protest rally in Tokyo Saturday, April 30, 2011.
(AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa) |
Lithuania
People hold placards during an anti-nuclear protest march in Vilnius, Lithuania,
Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Several hundred people marked the anniversary of
the Chernobyl disaster and to protest Belarus' and Russia's plans to build
new nuclear power plants close to the Lithuanian borders. The placard reads,
" No nuclear power plants" (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) |
Philippines
A protester displays a poster of alleged victims of radiation during a rally
commemorating those who died as a result of the Chernobyl meltdown 25 years
ago Tuesday, April 26, 2011 near the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines.
The protesters called for the shutting down of all nuclear plants and the
abandonment of nuclear as a source of fuel. (AP Photo/Pat Roque) |
Poland
A handful of anti-nuclear activists protest in front of the Industry Ministry
in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 against government plans to
build Poland's first ever nuclear plant by 2022 near the northern town of
Zarnowiec. The protest was held to mark 25 years since the disaster at the
nuclear plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) |
South Korea
South Korean mothers stage an anti-nuclear energy rally to protect their
children from radioactive exposure in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April
19, 2011. Fears over possible radiation contamination are growing in South
Korea, the country closest to Japan, after Japanese nuclear power plants
were damaged by earthquakes last month.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) |
Taiwan
Demonstrators march in a protest against Taiwan's use of nuclear power plants,
Saturday, April 30, 2011, in Taipei, Taiwan. The demonstrators demanded that
Taiwan's government scrap plans to operate a newly built nuclear power plant
and turn the facilities into a museum to highlight the dangers of nuclear
power. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) |
Ukraine
EDS NOTE NUDITY - Ukrainian police hold back activists from the women's rights
organization "Femen" during a protest close to the site of the international
donors conference to clean up the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Kiev,
Ukraine, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Poster reads "Yanukovych is worse than
radiation". On April 26, Ukraine marks the 25th anniversary of the fatal
explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Ukrafoto) |
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