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Plain-clothes police officers detain a protester (C) in central Chisinau
April 8, 2009. The EU said on Wednesday it was deeply concerned about escalating
tensions in Moldova and urged all sides to refrain from actions which could
lead to further disturbances. Reuters |
Riot police stand guard outside the government building as people shout slogans
during a protest in central Chisinau April 8, 2009. Anti-government riots
in Moldova have inflamed a long-standing diplomatic row with Romania,
complicating Bucharest's goal to prod its smaller neighbour towards closer
ties with the European Union. Reuters |
Plain-clothes police officers detain a protester in front of the presidential
offices in Chisinau April 8, 2009. Moldova's Communist president, Vladimir
Voronin, accused neighbouring Romania on Wednesday of trying to overthrow
his government and ordered mass arrests of protesters in Europe's poorest
state. Reuters |
Protesters applaud policemen as they walk out of the parliament building
in Chisinau April 7, 2009. Protesters denouncing a Communist election victory
in Moldova siezed the president's offices on Tuesday and broke into parliament
where they hurled furniture and computers into the street, Reuters reporters
said. Reuters |
Police officers lead away an injured colleague after protesters broke through
a security cordon around the presidential offices in Chisinau April 7, 2009.
Protesters denouncing a Communist election victory in Moldova siezed the
president's offices on Tuesday and broke into parliament where they hurled
furniture and computers into the street, Reuters reporters said. Reuters |
Police officers stumble as they flee from stone-throwing protesters in Chisinau
April 7, 2009. Protesters denouncing a Communist election victory in Moldova
siezed the president's offices on Tuesday and broke into parliament where
they hurled furniture and computers into the street, Reuters reporters said.
Reuters |
ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 7: Undercover Police officers detain a demonstrator
during anti-US protests on April 7, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. President Obama
is on a two-day visit to Turkey to highlight links between Turkey, which
is a Muslim majority country and the United States. The President also voiced
support of Turkey's move to join the EU. Getty |
ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 7: Turkish police officers detain demonstrators during
anti-US protests on April 7, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. President Obama is
on a two-day visit to Turkey to highlight links between Turkey, which is
a Muslim majority country and the United States. The President also voiced
support of Turkey's move to join the EU. Getty |
Israeli border policemen stand on guard as Palestinian school girls walks
by during a protest that broke out after a Palestinian man was killed while
attempting to attack Israeli policemen in the east Jerusalem neighborhood
of Tsur Bahir, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Israeli police on Tuesday fatally
shot the Palestinian motorist as he tried to run over officers guarding the
demolition of the home of a militant who killed three Israelis with a
construction vehicle in July. AP |
Workers protest against former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori outside
the Special Police Headquarters in Lima April 7, 2009. Fujimori was convicted
of human rights crimes on Tuesday, the first time a democratically elected
Latin American president was found guilty in his own country of rights abuses.
A three-judge panel convicted him for ordering a military death squad to
carry out two massacres that killed 25 people during his 1990-2000 rule,
when he was battling guerrillas. Reuters |
Demonstrators hurl stones at the police during a protest against the outcome
of Sunday's election in Chisinau April 7, 2009. Thousands of demonstrators
denouncing a Communist victory in ex-Soviet Moldova's parliamentary election
smashed windows of the president's offices on Tuesday and hurled stones at
police. Reuters |
A police officer wields his shield at demonstrators during a protest in Chisinau
April 7, 2009. Protesters denouncing a Communist election victory in Moldova
seized the president's offices on Tuesday and broke into parliament where
they hurled furniture and computers into the street, Reuters reporters said.
Reuters |
Security forces charge at demonstrators during a protest in Chisinau April
7, 2009. Protesters denouncing a Communist election victory in Moldova siezed
the president's offices on Tuesday and broke into parliament where they hurled
furniture and computers into the street, Reuters reporters said. Reuters |
Protesters try to snatch away the shield of a police officer during a protest
outside the parliament in Chisinau April 7, 2009. Protesters denouncing a
Communist election victory in Moldova seized the president's offices on Tuesday
and broke into parliament where they hurled furniture and computers into
the street, Reuters reporters said. Reuters |
A man kicks into the shields of security forces during a protest in Chisinau
April 7, 2009. Protesters denouncing a Communist election victory in Moldova
siezed the president's offices on Tuesday and broke into parliament where
they hurled furniture and computers into the street, Reuters reporters said.
Reuters |
Police detain a man during a violent protest outside the presidential offices
in Chisinau April 7, 2009. Protesters denouncing a Communist election victory
in Moldova siezed the president's offices on Tuesday and broke into parliament
where they hurled furniture and computers into the street, Reuters reporters
said. Reuters
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Police confront demonstrators during a protest against the outcome of Sunday's
election in Chisinau April 7, 2009. Thousands of demonstrators denouncing
a Communist victory in ex-Soviet Moldova's parliamentary election smashed
windows of the president's offices on Tuesday and hurled stones at police.
Reuters |
A police officer looks from behind shields during a violent protest in Chisinau
April 7, 2009. Thousands of demonstrators denouncing a Communist victory
in ex-Soviet Moldova's parliamentary election smashed windows of the president's
offices on Tuesday and hurled stones at police. Reuters |
Police detain a demonstrator during a protest against U.S. President Barack
Obama's visit, in Istanbul April 7, 2009. Obama is on the last leg of his
debut trip on the world stage as president. He is trying to rebuild ties
with Muslims after anger at the invasion of Iraq and war in Afghanistan,
made more urgent by a strengthening al Qaeda and Taliban insurgency. Reuters |
Demonstrators clash with police during anti-U.S. protests in Istanbul April
7, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama is on the last leg of his debut trip
on the world stage as president. He is trying to rebuild ties with Muslims
after anger at the invasion of Iraq and war in Afghanistan, made more urgent
by a strengthening al Qaeda and Taliban insurgency. Reuters |
Police remove a demonstrator during a protest calling for a ceasefire in
Sri Lanka, in central London April 7, 2009. Hundreds of Tamil protesters
staged an overnight protest outside Britain's parliament on Tuesday calling
for London's help in securing a ceasefire between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil
Tiger separatists. Reuters |
Police officers treat a demonstrator during a protest calling for a ceasefire
in Sri Lanka, in central London April 7, 2009. Hundreds of Tamil protesters
staged an overnight protest outside Britain's parliament on Tuesday calling
for London's help in securing a ceasefire between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil
Tiger separatists. Reuters |
Police scuffle with demonstrators during a protest calling for a ceasefire
in Sri Lanka, in central London April 7, 2009. Hundreds of Tamil protesters
staged an overnight protest outside Britain's parliament on Tuesday calling
for London's help in securing a ceasefire between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil
Tiger separatists. Reuters
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Police officers treat a demonstrator during a protest calling for a ceasefire
in Sri Lanka, in central London April 7, 2009. Hundreds of Tamil protesters
staged an overnight protest outside Britain's parliament on Tuesday calling
for London's help in securing a ceasefire between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil
Tiger separatists. Reuters |
British police round up Tamil protesters outside parliament in central London,
on April 7, 2009. British police moved in Tuesday to round up hundreds of
Tamil demonstrators who had spent all night outside parliament, protesting
about human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. At one stage overnight the peaceful
protest had expanded to about 3,000 men, women and children, but by Tuesday
morning it appeared to number only a few hundred. Getty |
British police remove Tamil protesters from Westminster Bridge in central
London, on April 7, 2009. British police moved in Tuesday to round up hundreds
of Tamil demonstrators who had spent all night outside parliament, protesting
about human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. At one stage overnight the peaceful
protest had expanded to about 3,000 men, women and children, but by Tuesday
morning it appeared to number only a few hundred. Getty |
Police scuffle with demonstrators during a protest calling for a ceasefire
in Sri Lanka, in central London April 7, 2009. Hundreds of Tamil protesters
staged an overnight protest outside Britain's parliament on Tuesday calling
for London's help in securing a ceasefire between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil
Tiger separatists. Reuters |
Police scuffle with demonstrators during a protest calling for a ceasefire
in Sri Lanka, in central London April 7, 2009. Hundreds of Tamil protesters
staged an overnight protest outside Britain's parliament on Tuesday calling
for London's help in securing a ceasefire between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil
Tiger separatists. Reuters |
Police detain a demonstrator during anti-U.S. protests in downtown Ankara
April 6, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Turkey on the last
leg of an eight-day trip that marks his debut as president on the world stage,
is a recognition of the secular but predominantly Muslim country's growing
clout and Washington's desire for its help to solve confrontations and conflicts
from Iran to Afghanistan. Reuters |
Police detain a demonstrator during protests in downtown Ankara April 6,
2009. U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Turkey on the last leg of an
eight-day trip that marks his debut as president on the world stage, is a
recognition of the secular but predominantly Muslim country's growing clout
and Washington's desire for its help to solve confrontations and conflicts
from Iran to Afghanistan. Reuters |
Demonstrators clash with police during anti-U.S. protests in downtown Ankara
April 6, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Turkey on the last
leg of an eight-day trip that marks his debut as president on the world stage,
is a recognition of the secular but predominantly Muslim country's growing
clout and Washington's desire for its help to solve confrontations and conflicts
from Iran to Afghanistan. Reuters |
Demonstrators clash with police during anti-U.S. protests in downtown Ankara
April 6, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Turkey on the last
leg of an eight-day trip that marks his debut as president on the world stage,
is a recognition of the secular but predominantly Muslim country's growing
clout and Washington's desire for its help to solve confrontations and conflicts
from Iran to Afghanistan. Reuters |
Police detain a demonstrator during protests in downtown Ankara April 6,
2009. U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Turkey on the last leg of an
eight-day trip that marks his debut as president on the world stage, is a
recognition of the secular but predominantly Muslim country's growing clout
and Washington's desire for its help to solve confrontations and conflicts
from Iran to Afghanistan. Reuters |
Demonstrators clash with police during anti-U.S. protests in downtown Ankara
April 6, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Turkey on the last
leg of an eight-day trip that marks his debut as president on the world stage,
is a recognition of the secular but predominantly Muslim country's growing
clout and Washington's desire for its help to solve confrontations and conflicts
from Iran to Afghanistan. Reuters |
Conservative activists struggle with police officers during a protest rally
against North Korea's launching of a long-range rocket, near the US embassy
in Seoul on April 5, 2009. North Korea launched a long-range rocket, defying
months of pressure from the US and its allies over what they said was an
illegal ballistic missile test. Getty |
A protester (C) tries to stop a policeman from using a fire extinguisher
as anti-North Korea protesters burn a mock North Korean missile and portraits
of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il at a protest to denounce the North's rocket
launch, near the U.S. embassy in Seoul April 5, 2009. North Korea said it
had successfully put a satellite into orbit on Sunday on a three-stage rocket
that was now circling the Earth transmitting revolutionary songs. Regional
powers said the launch was a disguised test of a long-range missile that
threatened security and violated U.N. resolutions. Reuters |
Indian policemen detain leaders and activists of the Democratic Political
Movement (DPM) during a protest in Srinagar April 5, 2009. Dozens of activists
of the DPM took to the streets in a protest on Sunday against the house arrest
of the hardliner faction of All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference (APHC)
chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and to demand an end to human rights violations
by Indian security forces on Kashmiris. Reuters |
German riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest in Berlin, April
4, 2009. Around 500 people took part in the demonstration to set a sign against
a party meeting of Germany's far-right NPD at the city hall of the German
capital's Reinickendorf district. Reuters |
German riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest in Berlin, April
4, 2009. Around 500 people took part in the demonstration to set a sign against
a party meeting of Germany's far-right NPD at the city hall of the German
capital's Reinickendorf district. Reuters |
Riot police scuffle with a protestor during an anti-Nato protest in Istanbul
on April 4, 2009. NATO leaders sought new ways to tackle the Taliban in
Afghanistan at the alliance's 60th anniversary summit today, as differences
festered over its future secretary general. After a minute's silence to mark
the fallen in allied operations from the Balkans to Afghanistan, leaders
meeting in Strasbourg set their minds on ways to provide security for key
Afghan elections in August. Despite this optimism, the session was delayed
for more than an hour as the leaders huddled in an impromptu meeting to try
to overcome Turkish objections to Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen
as next head of NATO. Also, Obama held an hour-long telephone conversation
with Turkish. Getty |
Turkish riot policemen arrest a protestor during an anti-Nato protest on
Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul on April 4, 2009. NATO leaders sought new ways
to tackle the Taliban in Afghanistan at the alliance's 60th anniversary summit
today, as differences festered over its future secretary general. After a
minute's silence to mark the fallen in allied operations from the Balkans
to Afghanistan, leaders meeting in Strasbourg set their minds on ways to
provide security for key Afghan elections in August. Despite this optimism,
the session was delayed for more than an hour as the leaders huddled in an
impromptu meeting to try to overcome Turkish objections to Danish Prime Minister
Anders Fogh Rasmussen as next head of NATO. Also, Obama held an hour-long
telephone conversation with Turkish President Abdullah Gul today. Getty |
Turkish riot policemen arrest a protestor during an anti-Nato protest at
Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul on April 4, 2009. NATO leaders sought new ways
to tackle the Taliban in Afghanistan at the alliance's 60th anniversary summit
today , as differences festered over its future secretary general. After
a minute's silence to mark the fallen in allied operations from the Balkans
to Afghanistan, leaders meeting in Strasbourg set their minds on ways to
provide security for key Afghan elections in August. Despite this optimism,
the session was delayed for more than an hour as the leaders huddled in an
impromptu meeting to try to overcome Turkish objections to Danish Prime Minister
Anders Fogh Rasmussen as next head of NATO. Also, Obama held an hour-long
telephone conversation with Turkish President Abdullah Gul today. |
Russian riot police encircle a member of the Kremlin-loyal youth organisation
"Young Russia" who is dressed up as a mummy and carried in a coffin to an
anti-NATO protest in front of the U.S. embassy in Moscow April 4, 2009. Reuters |
Protestors of the left wing chain thenselves to the Bosphorus bridge as they
chant slogan during an anti-Nato protest in Istanbul on April 4, 2009. NATO
leaders sought new ways to tackle the Taliban in Afghanistan at the alliance's
60th anniversary summit today, as differences festered over its future secretary
general. After a minute's silence to mark the fallen in allied operations
from the Balkans to Afghanistan, leaders meeting in Strasbourg set their
minds on ways to provide security for key Afghan elections in August. Despite
this optimism, the session was delayed for more than an hour as the leaders
huddled in an impromptu meeting to try to overcome Turkish objections to
Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as next head of NATO. Also, Obama
held an hour-long telephone conversation with Turkish President Abdullah
Gul today. Getty |
French riot police evicts an anti-NATO demonstrator during a protest next
to the congress centre where leaders are meeting in Strasbourg, April 4,
2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is
celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany
and France. Reuters |
Anti-NATO activists stage a protest in front of a squad of riot police in
downtown Strasbourg, eastern France, Saturday April 4, 2009, during NATO's
60th-anniversary summit. Police held back protesters with tear gas and detained
two dozen people in a pre-dawn clash before a summit of leaders of 28 NATO
nations on the French-German border. AP |
An anti-NATO demonstrator plays the drums as French riot police block a group
staging a protest next to the congress centre where leaders are meeting in
Strasbourg, April 4, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit
co-hosted by Germany and France. Reuters |
A group of anti-NATO activists, rear, face riot policeduring a protest in
downtown Strasbourg, eastern France, Saturday April 4, 2009, during NATO's
60th-anniversary summit. Police held back protesters with tear gas and detained
two dozen people in a pre-dawn clash before a summit of leaders of 28 NATO
nations, on the French-German border. The banner fully reads : " NATO = Legal
terrorism". AP |
BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY - APRIL 03: Policemen arrest a protester during a
demonstration against the NATO summit on April 3, 2009 in Baden-Baden, Germany.
According to the police around 300 demonstrators protest ahead of the NATO
summit attended by 28 leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama. Getty |
BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY - APRIL 03: 03: 03: Policemen arrest a protester during
a demonstration against the NATO summit on April 3, 2009 in Baden-Baden,
Germany. According to the police around 300 demonstrators protest ahead of
the NATO summit attended by 28 leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama.
Getty |
BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY - APRIL 03: 03: Policemen arrest a protester during
a demonstration against the NATO summit on April 3, 2009 in Baden-Baden,
Germany. According to the police around 300 demonstrators protest ahead of
the NATO summit attended by 28 leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama.
Getty |
A youth dressed as a clown kneels in front of a French riot police as anti-NATO
demonstrators protest in the southern suburbs of Strasbourg April 3, 2009.
Police clashed with disaffected youths near Strasbourg ahead of a NATO summit
on Friday, after street battles the day before prompted a lock-down of the
French city. Reuters |
BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY - APRIL 03: Police and demonstraters are involved in
a scuffle during a demonstration against the NATO summit on April 3, 2009
in Baden-Baden, Germany. Police said that around 300 demonstrators protest
ahead of a two-day NATO summit attended by 28 leaders including US President
Barack Obama. Getty |
BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY - APRIL 03: Police and demonstraters are involved in
a scuffle during a demonstration against the NATO summit on April 3, 2009
in Baden-Baden, Germany. According to the police around 300 demonstrators
protest ahead of the NATO summit attended by 28 leaders including U.S. President
Barack Obama. Getty |
BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY - APRIL 03: Police and demonstraters are involved in
a scuffle during a demonstration against the NATO summit on April 3, 2009
in Baden-Baden, Germany. According to the police around 300 demonstrators
protest ahead of the NATO summit attended by 28 leaders including U.S. President
Barack Obama. Getty |
BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY - APRIL 03: A policeman frisks a protester in a
demonstration against the NATO summit on April 3, 2009 in Baden-Baden, Germany.
According to the police around 300 demonstrators protest ahead of the NATO
summit attended by 28 leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama. Getty |
French riot police stop a bus carrying some 50 members of the so-called 'clowns
army' from going downtown Strasbourg to protest against a two-day NATO summit
April 3, 2009. NATO leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama meet in
Strasborg, France and the German town of Baden-Baden and Kehl for a two-day
summit to mark the 60th anniversary of the military alliance. Reuters |
BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY - APRIL 03: A protester tries to provocate the police
during a demonstration against the NATO summit on April 3, 2009 in Baden-Baden,
Germany. According to the police around 300 demonstrators protest ahead of
the NATO summit attended by 28 leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama.
Getty |
Sikh women scuffle with police during a protest against Jagdish Tytler and
Sajjan Kumar, who were accused of leading anti-Sikh riots in 1984, outside
India's ruling Congress party headquarters in New Delhi April 2, 2009. The
protest was held over Congress' decision to field Tytler and Kumar as candidates
for the April/May general election. Reuters |
Kashmiri protesters throw stones at Indian paramilitary soldiers during a
protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, April 3, 2009. Government forces fired
rubber bullets and tear gas to quell hundreds of demonstrators protesting
against Indian rule in Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir on Friday, injuring
at least 13 protesters, officials said. AP |
Indian policemen detain an activist from the hardliner faction of All Parties
Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference (APHC) during a protest in Srinagar, April
3, 2009. Four activists from the hardliner faction were detained by Indian
police during a protest march against the house arrest of the faction chairman
Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Reuters |
A Sikh protestor argues with a policeman during a protest against Jagdish
Tytler and Sajjan Kumar, who were accused of leading anti-Sikh riots in 1984,
outside India's ruling Congress party headquarters in New Delhi April 2,
2009. The protest was held over Congress' decision to field Tytler and Kumar
as candidates for the April/May general election. Reuters |
An anti-government protester and a supporter of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin
Shinawatra chants slogans during a protest outside the headquarters of King
Power duty-free shop Friday, April 3, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 200
protesters took part in the protest against the firm's owners and warned
them to stop supporting the pro-government politicians. AP |
An anti-NATO demonstrator displays a banner reading "No to NATO, no to war"
during a protest in Baden-Baden on April 3, 2009, the first day of the NATO
summit. The summit, which marks the organisation's 60th anniversary, is taking
place on April 3 and 4, 2009 in Strasbourg and the neighbouring German cities
of Baden-Baden and Kehl. Getty |
Police officers move protesters back in central London's financial district,
Thursday April 2, 2009. At the Bank of England in central London, demonstrators
returned to the scene of violent clashes to express their anger at the death
of a man near a protest camp late Wednesday. Organizers say they observed
a minute of silence and set up a wall of condolences before yelling "Shame
on you!" at police. The circumstances surrounding the 47-year-old man's death
were unclear. AP |
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: A protester is bitten by a police dog near to
the Bank of England as anti capitalist and climate change activists demonstrate
in the City of London on April 1, 2009 in London, England. Protesters marched
through London demanding action on poverty, climate change and jobs, as world
leaders arrived in London ahead of the G20 summit. |
An anti-G20 summit demonstrator lies injured near the Bank of England in
London April 1, 2009. Demonstrators clashed with riot police and smashed
bank windows in Britain's financial centre on Wednesday ahead of a G20 meeting
in protest against a system they said had robbed the poor to benefit the
rich. Reuters |
A demonstrator scuffles with police during protests outside the Bank of England
in London April 1, 2009. Riot police staged baton charges to try to disperse
several hundred protesters gathered around the Bank of England in the heart
of London's financial centre on Wednesday after a day of protest around the
G20 summit. Reuters |
Police in riot gear scuffle with demonstrators during protests outside the
Bank of England timed to coincide with tomorrow's G20 summit meeting in London
April 1, 2009. Demonstrators clashed with riot police and smashed bank windows
in Britain's financial centre on Wednesday in protest against a system they
said had robbed the poor to benefit the rich. Reuters |
Demonstrators clash with police during protests near the Bank of England
in London April 1, 2009. Thousands of demonstrators converged on London's
financial district on Wednesday, chanting "abolish money" and "storm the
banks" in a heavily policed protest to coincide with the G20 summit of world
leaders. Reuters |
A demonstrator blows soap bubbles as he sits in front of police in riot gear
near the Bank of England during a protest in London April 1, 2009. Demonstrators
clashed with riot police and smashed bank windows in Britain's financial
centre on Wednesday ahead of a G20 meeting in protest against a system they
said had robbed the poor to benefit the rich. Reuters |
A demonstrator scuffles with riot police during a protest near the Bank of
England in London April 1, 2009. Demonstrators clashed with riot police and
smashed bank windows in the country's financial centre on Wednesday in protest
against a system they said had robbed the poor to benefit the rich. Reuters |
Police in riot gear use their batons against demonstrators near the Bank
of England in London April 1, 2009. Thousands of demonstrators converged
on London's financial district on Wednesday, chanting "abolish money" and
"storm the banks" in a heavily policed protest to coincide with the G20 summit
of world leaders. |
Police in riot gear use their batons against demonstrators near the Bank
of England in London April 1, 2009. Thousands of demonstrators converged
on London's financial district on Wednesday, chanting "abolish money" and
"storm the banks" in a heavily policed protest to coincide with the G20 summit
of world leaders. Reuters |
A police officer climbs over barriers during a protest in London April 1,
2009. Thousands of demonstrators converged on London's financial district
on Wednesday, chanting "abolish money" and "storm the banks" in a heavily
policed protest to coincide with the G20 summit of world leaders. Reuters |
Police confront protestors outside the Bank of England in the City of London,
Wednesday April 1, 2009, as thousands of demonstrators converged on the centre
of the city to protest against the G20 scheduled for April 2. **UNITED KINGDOM
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Anti-riot policemen block a theater artist members who protest outside the
US Embassy in Manila April 1, 2009 to dramatize the sufferings and passion
of the people as the predominantly Catholic Philippines observe the Holy
Week next week. The protesters criticized the government for allegedly neglecting
the plight of the poor as prices of basic goods and services continue to
soar amid the global economic crisis. Reuters |
A woman sits on a bench as police clashes with demonstrators during a protest
in Berlin, March 28, 2009. Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Berlin
and Frankfurt to protest against globalisation and deepening global recession.
Reuters |
A Corsican demonstrator fights with French policemen during clashes after
a protest in Ajaccio March 28, 2009. Thousands of Corsicans marched on Saturday
to support Yvan Colonna, whose conviction for murdering a senior French official
was upheld in an appeal trial deemed unfair by many on the restive Mediterranean
island. Reuters |
An Israeli soldier argues with a Palestinian demonstrator at a protest marking
Land Day in the West Bank village of Jayyus near Qalqilya, Monday, March
30, 2009. The march marked the 33rd anniversary of "Land Day" which commemorates
the killing of six Arab citizens of Israel by the Israeli army and police
on March 30, 1976 during protests over Israeli confiscations of Arab land.
AP
Israeli soldiers evacuate Palestinian demonstrators from their lands as they
demonstrate to mark Land Day in the occupied West Bank village of Idna, north
of Hebron, on March 30, 2009. Land Day commemorates the killing of six
Palestinians during a 1976 protest against land confiscations. Getty |
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