LIVE AND UNCENSORED – Egypt Protest Photos 4


[Image]Thousands of Egyptians perform Friday prayers during a rally in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. Tens of thousands of protesters chanting, “Leave, leave!” are rapidly filling up Cairo’s Tahrir Square in what promises to be a massive demonstration to force Egypt’s ruling military council to yield power. The Friday rally is dubbed by organizers as “The Last Chance Million-Man Protest,” and comes one day after the military offered an apology for the killing of nearly 40 protesters.
[Image]Egyptian protesters carry a giant Egyptian flag with Arabic writing that reads, in part, “Egypt is greater than you,” in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
[Image]Protesters, including a wounded man, chant slogans and wave Egyptian national flags during a rally in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
[Image]Egyptians, including a man perched on a lamp post, perform Friday prayers during a rally in Cairo’s Tahrir square, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
[Image]Pro-reform leader and Nobel peace laureate Mohamed El-Baradei, center, is surrounded by protesters during his arrival for Friday prayers in Cairo’s Tahrir square, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
[Image]Egyptian women pray during Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
[Image]Protesters, including a man holding tear gas cannisters, chant slogans and wave national flags during a rally in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
[Image]Egyptian men pray next to a t-shirt vendor during Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
[Image]An Egyptian woman stands next to a cotton candy vendor before Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
[Image]A man holds up a shoe, which is seen as a sign of disrespect, with pictures of Egyptians including Gamal Mubarak, center, during Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
[Image]A veiled Egyptian woman waits for Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
[Image]An Egyptian protester wears a safety mask around his neck as he performs Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
[Image]An Egyptian girl stands as protesters perform Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.[Image]
[Image]A protester displays an Egyptian flag in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
[Image]A protester reads a newspaper in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
[Image]Demonstrators chant slogans as thousands spend the night in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011.

Live and Uncensored – Egypt Protest Photos 3


[Image]Demonstrators are lit by a laser lights as thousands spend the night in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Police and the protesters, who are demanding that Egypt’s ruling military council step down, are observing a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens have died. (Bela Szandelszky)
[Image]A wounded protester is treated at a field hospital near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Police and protesters demanding that Egypt’s ruling military council step down are observing a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens have died. (Manu Brabo)
[Image]Demonstrators chant slogans as thousands spend the night in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Police and the protesters, who are demanding that Egypt’s ruling military council step down, are observing a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens have died. (Bela Szandelszky)
[Image]Protesters try to climb a concrete barricade erected by Egyptian Army soldiers in the street leading to the interior ministry from Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Police and protesters demanding that Egypt’s ruling military council step down are observing a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens have died. (Manu Brabo)
[Image]Egyptian Army soldiers stand guard atop a concrete block barricade while protesters chant slogans, near Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Police and protesters demanding that Egypt’s ruling military council step down are observing a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens have died. (Bernat Armangue)
[Image]A protester waves an Egyptian national flag as they gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Police and protesters demanding that Egypt’s ruling military council step down are observing a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens have died. (Bernat Armangue)[Image]
[Image]Protesters gather as Egyptian Army soldiers build a concrete block barricade on the street between Tahrir Square and the interior ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Police and protesters demanding that Egypt’s ruling military council step down are observing a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens have died. (Khalil Hamra)
[Image]Egyptian protesters stand behind a barbed wire barricade in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Police and protesters demanding that Egypt’s ruling military council step down are observing a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens have died. (Mohammed Abu Zaid)
[Image]An Egyptian officer, left, attempts to talk to protesters behind a newly erected barbed wire barricade by the Egyptian army near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. International criticism of Egypt’s military rulers is mounting after five days of clashes between police and protesters demanding the generals relinquish power immediately. (Tara Todras-Whitehill)
[Image]A woman protester attempts to dismantle a barbed wire barricade, newly erected by the Egyptian army, near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. International criticism of Egypt’s military rulers is mounting after five days of clashes between police and protesters demanding the generals relinquish power immediately. (Tara Todras-Whitehill)
[Image]Protesters gather behind a barbed wire barricade, newly erected by the Egyptian army, near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. International criticism of Egypt’s military rulers is mounting after five days of clashes between police and protesters demanding the generals relinquish power immediately. (Tara Todras-Whitehill)
[Image]Protesters gather behind a barbed wire barricade, newly erected by the Egyptian army, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. International criticism of Egypt’s military rulers is mounting after five days of clashes between police and protesters demanding the generals relinquish power immediately. (Tara Todras-Whitehill)
[Image]Protesters shout through a barbed wire barricade, newly erected by the Egyptian army, near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. International criticism of Egypt’s military rulers is mounting after five days of clashes between police and protesters demanding the generals relinquish power immediately. (Tara Todras-Whitehill)
[Image]A protester watches Egyptian Army soldiers build a concrete block barricade on the street between Tahrir Square and the interior ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Police and protesters demanding that Egypt’s ruling military council step down are observing a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens have died. (Khalil Hamra)
[Image]Egyptian Army officers ask protesters to leave the top of a concrete block barricade on the street between Tahrir Square and the interior ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Police and protesters demanding that Egypt’s ruling military council step down are observing a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens have died. (Khalil Hamra)
[Image]A protester looks through a concrete block barricade erected by the Egyptian Army on the street between Tahrir Square and the interior ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Police and protesters demanding that Egypt’s ruling military council step down are observing a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens have died. (Khalil Hamra)
[Image]Protesters gather around Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Police and protesters demanding that Egypt’s ruling military council step down are observing a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens have died. (Mohammed Abu Zaid)
[Image]A protester prays moments after waking up in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Police and protesters demanding that Egypt’s ruling military council step down are observing a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens have died. (Bernat Armangue)
[Image]Egyptian protesters set a fire during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, late Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in Cairo.

Unveiled – Egypt Protest Photos 2


[Image]Protesters gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Egyptian police are clashing with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in Cairo. Tens of thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square have rejected a promise by Egypt’s military ruler to speed up a presidential election to the first half of next year. They want Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi to step down immediately in favor of an interim civilian council. (Tara Todras-Whitehill)
[Image]An injured protester, center, is aided by men on a motorcycle during clashes with Egyptian riot police, not pictured, near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]An injured protester is carried by other men during clashes with the Egyptian riot police, not pictured, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]Egyptian riot policeman clash with protesters near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]An Egyptian protester using scrap metal as a shield takes cover from tear gas during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]An Egyptian protester, center, uses a sling shot during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]Egyptian protesters take cover from tear gas during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]Egyptian protesters throw stones at security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]An Egyptian riot policeman throws a rock at protesters during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]A protester takes a break during clashes with Egyptian riot police, not pictured, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]An injured Egyptian cleric from Al-Azhar, the country’s most prominent Islamic institution, wears a scarf as a mask to shield him from tear gas during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]A wounded protester is aided by a comrade during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]A protester walks away from tear gas fired during clashes with Egyptian riot police, not pictured, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]Female medics and doctors distribute supplies during nearby clashes with Egyptian riot police, in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]An Egyptian protester waves a national flag during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]Protesters sit on a partially demolished wall during a temporary cease-fire with the Egyptian riot police, not pictured, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]Protesters sit on a barricade during a temporary cease-fire with the Egyptian riot police, not pictured, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.
[Image]Protesters sit on the sidewalk during a temporary cease-fire with the Egyptian riot police, not pictured, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.

CONFIDENTIAL-Egypt Protest Photos


[Image]Protesters keep a pathway clear to move injured people during nearby clashes with Egyptian riot police in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Egypt’s ruling military moved up the date for transferring power to a civilian government to July next year and consulted Tuesday with political parties on forming a new Cabinet. But the major concessions were immediately rejected by tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square threatening a “second revolution.” (Tara Todras-Whitehill)
[Image]Women protesters stand in a group during nearby clashes with Egyptian riot police in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Egypt’s ruling military moved up the date for transferring power to a civilian government to July next year and consulted Tuesday with political parties on forming a new Cabinet. But the major concessions were immediately rejected by tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square threatening a “second revolution.” (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
[Image]Egyptian protesters perform prayers as they are guarded by other protesters who hold the national flag at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Egyptian politicians say the ruling military has moved up the date for transferring power to a civilian government to July 1, 2012. (Ahmed Ali)
[Image]Protesters demonstrate during clashes with Egyptian riot police, not pictured, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Egypt’s ruling military moved up the date for transferring power to a civilian government to July next year and consulted Tuesday with political parties on forming a new Cabinet. But the major concessions were immediately rejected by tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square threatening a “second revolution.” (Tara Todras-Whitehill)
[Image]Protesters chant slogans during clashes with the Egyptian riot police near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011.Egypt’s civilian Cabinet has offered to resign after three days of violent clashes in many cities between demonstrators and security forces, but the action failed to satisfy protesters deeply frustrated with the new military rulers. (Khalil Hamra)
[Image]A protester runs to throw a tear gas canister away during clashes with the Egyptian riot police near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011.Egypt’s civilian Cabinet has offered to resign after three days of violent clashes in many cities between demonstrators and security forces, but the action failed to satisfy protesters deeply frustrated with the new military rulers. (Khalil Hamra)
[Image]Protesters run for cover during clashes with the Egyptian riot police near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Egypt’s civilian Cabinet has offered to resign after three days of violent clashes in many cities between demonstrators and security forces, but the action failed to satisfy protesters deeply frustrated with the new military rulers. (Khalil Hamra)
[Image]Protesters carry a wounded man during clashes with the Egyptian riot police near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011.Egypt’s civilian Cabinet has offered to resign after three days of violent clashes in many cities between demonstrators and security forces, but the action failed to satisfy protesters deeply frustrated with the new military rulers. (Khalil Hamra)
[Image]A protester on a motorcycle chants slogans during clashes with the Egyptian riot police near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Egypt’s civilian Cabinet has offered to resign after three days of violent clashes in many cities between demonstrators and security forces, but the action failed to satisfy protesters deeply frustrated with the new military rulers. (Khalil Hamra)
[Image]An Egyptian riot police officer fires tear gas during clashes with protesters near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Egypt’s civilian Cabinet has offered to resign after three days of violent clashes in many cities between demonstrators and security forces, but the action failed to satisfy protesters deeply frustrated with the new military rulers. (Khalil Hamra)
[Image]Egyptian protesters and riot police face off in Alexandria, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Security forces fired tear gas and clashed Monday with several thousand protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in the third straight day of violence that has killed dozens of people and has turned into the most sustained challenge yet to the rule of Egypt’s military.
[Image]Protesters gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Security forces fired tear gas and clashed Monday with several thousand protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in the third straight day of violence that has killed dozens of people and has turned into the most sustained challenge yet to the rule of Egypt’s military.(Khalil Hamra)
[Image]Protesters evacuate a wounded man during clashes with Egyptian riot police to a field hospital near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Security forces fired tear gas and clashed Monday with several thousand protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in the third straight day of violence that has killed at least two dozen people and has turned into the most sustained challenge yet to the rule of Egypt’s military. (Tara Todras-Whitehill)
[Image]Canadian volunteer nurse, Merikel, below right, helps an Egyptian medical team to treat an injured protester at a field hospital at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Egyptian riot police clashed Monday with thousands of protesters demanding that the ruling military quickly announce a date to hand over power to an elected government. (Amr Nabil)
[Image]Egyptian protesters throw stones at Egyptian riot police, unseen, in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Police are clashing for a third day in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square with stone-throwing protesters demanding the country’s military rulers quickly transfer power to a civilian government. (Ahmed Ali)
[Image]Protesters throw stones as they take cover during clashes with Egyptian riot police near the interior ministry in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. Firing tear gas and rubber bullets, Egyptian riot police on Sunday clashed for a second day with thousands of rock-throwing protesters demanding that the ruling military quickly announce a date to hand over power to an elected government. The police battled an estimated 5,000 protesters in and around central Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
[Image]Tear gas surrounds Egyptian riot police as they stand guard during clashes in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. Thousands of police clashed with protesters for control of downtown Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Saturday after security forces tried to stop activists from staging a long-term sit-in there. The violence took place just nine days before Egypt’s first elections since the ouster of longtime President Hosni Mubarak in February. (Khalil Hamra)
[Image]Egyptian riot police clash with protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. Egyptian riot police beat protesters and dismantled a small tent city set up to commemorate revolutionary martyrs in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Saturday. The clashes occurred after activists camped in the central square overnight following a massive Friday rally. The military tolerates daytime demonstrations in the central square, a symbol of the country’s Jan. 25-Feb. 11 uprising.

Live at the Locations – Women Protest Worldwide Photos 7

[Image]Members of the Galician pro-indepence group Ceive stage a protest in favor of the transfert of jailed Galician independentist to Galician jails, next to a polling station in the village of Escravitude, some 20 kms from Santiago de Compostela, northwestern Spain, on November 20, 2011. Spaniards voted in rain-swept elections Sunday that were all but certain to hand a thundering victory to the right and topple yet another debt-laden eurozone government. Bowed by a 21,5 percent jobless rate, economic stagnation and deep spending cuts, the first voters of the 36 million-strong Spanish electorate headed to polls ready to punish the ruling Socialists. Getty
[Image]A protester gestures during clashes with Egyptian riot police, not seen, near the interior ministry in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. Firing tear gas and rubber bullets, Egyptian riot police on Sunday clashed for a second day with thousands of rock-throwing protesters demanding that the ruling military quickly announce a date to hand over power to an elected government. (Tara Todras-Whitehill)
[Image]A protester overcome with tear gas inhalation is helped inside a cafe during clashes with the Egyptian riot police, not seen, near the interior ministry in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. Firing tear gas and rubber bullets, Egyptian riot police on Sunday clashed for a second day with thousands of rock-throwing protesters demanding that the ruling military quickly announce a date to hand over power to an elected government. (Tara Todras-Whitehill)
[Image]Wounded protesters are seen in a field hospital during clashes with Egyptian riot police in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. Firing tear gas and rubber bullets, Egyptian riot police on Sunday clashed for a second day with thousands of rock-throwing protesters demanding that the ruling military quickly announce a date to hand over power to an elected government. (Khalil Hamra)
[Image]Occupy Oakland protester Abby Balanda demonstrates during a march through Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. Anti-Wall Street protesters in Oakland pushed down a chain-link fence surrounding a city-owned vacant lot where they planned a new encampment on Saturday. (Noah Berger)
[Image]An Occupy Oakland protester, who declined to give her name, pitches a tent to establish a new encampment in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. Police raided the group’s previous camp on Monday. Anti-Wall Street protesters in Oakland pushed down a chain-link fence surrounding a city-owned vacant lot where they planned a new encampment on Saturday. (Noah Berger)
[Image]A police officer arrests a demonstrator affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement as they block the entrance to the New York Stock Exchange on Broad Street, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 in New York. Two days after the encampment that sparked the global Occupy protest movement was cleared by authorities, demonstrators marched through New York’s financial district and promised a national day of action with mass gatherings in other cities. (Mary Altaffer)
[Image]Police officers arrest a demonstrator affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 in New York. Two days after the encampment that sparked the global Occupy protest movement was cleared by authorities, demonstrators marched through New York’s financial district and promised a national day of action with mass gatherings in other cities. (Mary Altaffer)[Image]
[Image]Naked Israeli women pose for a photograph in Tel Aviv, November 19, 2011, to show solidarity with Egyptian blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, who put naked pictures of herself on the Internet, support free expression and protest against Islamic extremism. The banner reads: “Love With No Boundaries”. Picture taken November 19, 2011. Reuters
[Image]Tibetan Buddhist nun Palden Choetso sits in a house, in this handout picture taken in 1998 and recently released by the http://www.freetibet. org organisation. The 35-year-old Tibetan Buddhist nun burned herself to death on a public street an hour’s drive away on November 3, 2011, the latest in a string of self-immolations to protest against Chinese religious controls over Tibet. In China, eleven Tibetan monks and nuns — some former clergy — have resorted to the extreme protest since March this year. At least six have been fatal. Reuters
[Image]Activists are blocked by the police during a march against the use of fur on November 19, 2011 in Paris, France. The march, in its third year, is held to protest the use of animal fur in fashion and animal cruelty. Getty
[Image]Pro-Syrian regime protesters shout pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad slogans during a demonstration to show their soldarity with their president, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday Nov. 20, 2011. Residents in the Syrian capital awoke to two loud explosions Sunday amid reports from activists that the Damascus headquarters of the ruling Baath party had been hit by several rocket-propelled grenades. But eyewitnesses said the party headquarters appeared intact and reported no significant security deployments.
[Image]Women supporters hold placards during a protest organised by Awami National Conference in Srinagar on November 19, 2011. The protesters demanded revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act in restive Kashmir. The draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was introduced in 1990 to give the army and paramilitary forces sweeping powers to detain people, use deadly force and destroy property. Violence is at its lowest in Indian Kashmir since the start of the insurgency that has so far left more than 47,000 people dead by official count but separatists putting the toll twice as high. Getty
[Image]Spain’s ‘indignant’ protesters demostrate in the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on November 19, 2011 against spending cuts, high unemployment and political corruption, a week before a general election. Spain’s so-called ‘indignant’ protest movement was born when thousands of people set up camp in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square ahead of May 22 municipal elections. Getty
[Image]A female protester gestures as she argues with Egyptian riot police officers in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. Egyptian riot police beat protesters and dismantled a small tent city set up to commemorate revolutionary martyrs in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Saturday. (Khalil Hamra)
[Image]Egyptian women wave flags during a rally in Cairo’s Tahrir square, Egypt, Friday, Nov.18, 2011, in a protest against what they say are attempts by the country’s military rulers to reinforce their powers. The rally Friday was dominated by the country’s most organized political group, the Muslim Brotherhood.
[Image]Egyptian Laila Soueif, at left, the mother of prominent blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah who was jailed by Egypt’s ruling generals, who is on hunger strike to protest her son’s detention, as they celebrate Alaa’s 30th birthday in Cairo’s Tahrir square, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. At Friday’s rally in Tahrir square, protesters gathered to celebrate the birthday of one of the most prominent revolutionary bloggers to be jailed by the military prosecutor. (Amr Nabil)
[Image]Bahraini demonstrators gesture Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, in A’ali, Bahrain, in front of a replica of the massive protest encampment that was demolished by government forces last spring in the crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising, complete with tents and a model of the landmark pearl monument (unseen). Thousands of Shiite-led protesters calling for greater rights streamed into the area outside the capital of Manama in one of the largest demonstrations in weeks against the Gulf kingdom’s rulers.
[Image]Muslims rally in Foley Square during a protest of ethnic profiling by law enforcement on November 18, 2011 in New York City. Muslims held a rally and Friday prayers and were joined by protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street. Getty
[Image]Animal activists, painted in “blood”, lie on a pile of fur during a protest in Belgrade November 18, 2011. The protest was held in conjunction with the “anti-fur” campaign in Europe. Reuters
[Image]Syrians living in Turkey write ‘Freedom’ with their blood during a protest against the government of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in front of the Syrian consulate in Istanbul, on November 18, 2011. Turkey added its voice Friday to warnings that civil war threatens Syria, while France’s top diplomat called for stepped up sanctions against Damascus, which he said had left it too late to reform. Getty
[Image]Opponents of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra hold banners as they shout during a protest in central Bangkok November 18, 2011. Opponents of Thaksin Shinawatra said on Thursday they could take to the streets if the government led by his sister tried to push through an amnesty that would let him return from exile a free man. Reuters
[Image]Muslims listen during a rally in Foley Square to protest against the NYPD surveillance operations of Muslim communities, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, in New York. Hundreds of Muslims gathered in prayer Friday to oppose a decade of police spying on Muslim communities. The crowd filled about three-fourths of Foley Square in lower Manhattan, not far from City Hall. Demonstrators were scheduled to march on police headquarters (Bebeto Matthews)
[Image]Dorli Rainey, 84, left, who was pepper-sprayed by police last Tuesday while taking part in an “Occupy Seattle” protest, speaks Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, in front of police headquarters in downtown Seattle. Rainey and several dozen others marched to the station Friday and held the rally to call attention to how protesters have been treated. (Ted S. Warren)
[Image]Virila Perez, left, and Francisco Gonzalez, who work as municipal trash collectors, demonstrate against proposed lay-offs by lying on broken glass in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday Nov. 18, 2011. Asuncion’s municipal government is proposing cuts in employment to reduce the cost of municipal workers to 60% of the city budget. The sign covering them reads in Spanish “Until the final fight, overcome or die.” (Jorge Saenz)
[Image]Annette Jones waits with other demonstrators to be arrested during a protest organized by Occupy Chicago and Stand Up Chicago November 17, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The demonstration was one of many protests held nationwide to mark the second month of the Occupy Wall Street protests. Getty
[Image]Occupy Seattle protestors demonstrate at the University Bridge, temporarily shutting it down, after meeting others from Seattle Central Community College during a national day of action, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, in Seattle. Traffic was snarled around Seattle’s University District as two rallies marched toward the bridge. (Kevin P. Casey)
[Image]Eugene Police officers carry an Occupy Eugene protester away after arresting her for blocking the entrance to a Chase Bank in Eugene, Ore. Nov. 17, 2011. Occupy Eugene protesters spent an afternoon demonstrating at bank offices, and 17 were arrested. (Chris Pietsch)
[Image]A Occupy Portland protester is arrested by Portland Police officers after protesters take over a Wells Fargo bank Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, in Portland, Ore. Occupy Wall Street demonstrators held modestly sized, but energetic rallies around the country Thursday to celebrate two months since the movement’s birth and signal that they aren’t ready to quit yet, despite police raids that have destroyed some of their encampments. (Rick Bowmer)
[Image]Occupy Wall Street protesters walk across the Brooklyn Bridge after a rally in Foley Square, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 in New York. Organizers with the Service Employees International Union and progressive groups staged similar bridge marches in several cities in an event that was planned weeks ago, but happened to coincide with rallies marking two months since the start of the Occupy movement (Henny Ray Abrams)
[Image]Protesters willing to be arrested, including Donna Cassult, left, of Minneapolis, linked arms and sat on the roadway of the 10th Ave. Bridge in Minneapolis and waited for police to place them in custody Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Demonstrators peacefully shut down the 10th Ave. Bridge during rush hour to call attention to the need for more jobs and racial equality in employment.
[Image]Police officers arrest a demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 in New York. Two days after the encampment that sparked the global Occupy protest movement was cleared by authorities, demonstrators marched through New York’s financial district and promised a national day of action with mass gatherings in other cities. (Mary Altaffer)
[Image]20-year-old Egyptian blogger Aliaa Mahdy. Photograph: Aliaa Mahdy