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May 17 was the International Day Against Homophobia. A small demonstration (about 50 people per an news article) was planned in front of the old parliament build on Rustaveli Avenue. A much larger group (estimated by one news source at5,000) from nationalist and church organizations protested the planned demonstration. A very large police presence was meant to keep the peace between the two groups. While there may have been less violence than would otherwise had occurred, overall the police failed. The demonstration was broken up before it really began and the protesters attacked both the police and any vehicle that was thought to be carrying a demonstrator away from the scene (including the car of the US Ambassador).
It is safe to say most of the protesters oppose homosexuality (Patriarch Ilia II referred to it as an 'anomaly and disease' and an 'insult' to Georgian traditions). Even some people who are more sympathetic to the gay rights cause, however, were not fully supportive of the demonstration, which was occurring during a period of national mourning for three soldiers killed in Afghanistan whose bodies had just arrived back in Georgia the day before.
Most of the photos are from Freedom Square Metro station where we were meeting Nino. Several photos were taken in front of the museum on the other side of the Rustaveli. We had planned to go to the museum, but it decided to close until after 2:00 because of the protest.
Matt and I proudly held our signs we made last night in protest to the treatment of animals in the Shrine Circus. We had lots of negative and positive feed back. Many slander comments were made but we laughed and stayed strong. One woman said, "You should be holding anti abortion signs because children's happiness is more important than animals being killed". Her husband was a police officer. With his dog in his car. For at least two and a half hours. Before the circus even started. Yea. Fucking idiot. haha. Another man said "You should see the deer I killed this year, delicious, yum yum yum" while licking his fingers. heh. People didnt respect the fact that we ALL have the freedom of speech to say as we wish. They were shunning us as if we were wrong for simply holding our signs. Another man yelled out from his window that we were pathetic added to the list of many others using the same terms. When they walked past us, he took a photo of me with my sign in a joking way. Then the blow up giant shrine and clown guys came over and farted on us while another shrine snapped a photo and said "gotcha!" We laughed. Its really all you can do when youre surrounded by ignorant blind humans that deplete the value of animals just because they cant tell us in english how much we actually hurt them. I feel that today was a successful and productive day. Tomorrow we're off to do the same thing again.
Demonstrators protested across Brazil on Sunday to denounce corruption and a congressional vote perceived as an effort to intimidate judges and prosecutors leading graft probes.
Dressed mostly in the national colors of yellow and green, thousands marched to demand accountability at a time when Latin America's biggest country is reeling from corruption scandals, political gridlock and a prolonged economic recession.In São Paulo, the country's largest city, about 15,000 people, according to state police, marched down the business thoroughfare of Avenida Paulista, unfurling a long banner reading "Corrupt Congress."
Thousands of protesters fanned out on the streets of Brazilian cities on Sunday to voice indignation with political leaders who are trying to stymie anticorruption investigations.
The protesters focused much of their ire on the politicians at the helm of Brazil’s scandal-ridden Congress, including Rodrigo Maia, the speaker of the lower house, and Renan Calheiros, the powerful head of the Senate, after lawmakers gutted an anticorruption bill last week.(Reuters / New York Times)
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Anonymous Protesters in Guy Fawkes maskes protest outside the Sciencetology offices of British Columbia on Hastings Street.
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The mothers of Argentina's abducted/killed by the government have been protesting in Buenos Aries' main square for the last thirty years.
The full sign (or as much of it as I can see in another photo) reads "bucion de la riqueza la!". Maybe one of my Spanish speaking contacts can help me out here.
My rough translation: "Fuck Patriotism"
There's a movement these days to teach kids patriotism in schools. This makes a lot of people - especially the ones who have studied history - very nervous....
Protester at the 2014 WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
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Protesters causing complete mayhem this morning in the west end so I biked down to shoot some of this ruckus. Personally speaking, I think the protesters are causing more harm than good. Are they not wasting more tax money by protesting? Choppers and cops don't come cheap people.
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Berkeley, CA October 16, 1965: Attack on Marchers: Police subdue a bloodied Hells Angel after some 35 members of the notorious motor cycle club stormed through police barricades and attacked a crowd of demonstrators marching in protest against U.S. policy in Vietnam. The Hells Angels broke loose from behind the barricades shouting "cowards!" and "yellow!" as they swarmed into a crowd of over 2500 anti-war protestors. Several arrests were made and a Berkeley police sergeant suffered a broken leg in the attack before order was finally restored.
Protests took place in Rochdale on Saturday 22 July 2017.
The Force worked to ensure the events took place safely and ensuring the right to protest while minimising any disruption to the local community.
Chief Superintendent Neil Evans, Borough Commander, said: “This has been a challenging day with hundreds of people attending Rochdale town centre for the protest.
“I understand that these events are very emotive and that tensions may run high when there are polarised views and counter-protests.
“However, we have worked jointly with Rochdale Council and the community to ensure the most effective way to facilitate and manage this protest in a balanced and safe manner.
“This has very much been a community focused operation aimed at reducing the impact of the protest on the normal lives of people in Rochdale.
“I would like also like to thank members of the community who have acted as mediators and helped the smooth running of today’s event.
“In order to ensure we could deliver a safe operation we deployed large numbers of police which meant another busy weekend for officers, who have worked long hours in challenging circumstances to look after our communities.
“It was pleasing to see that this protest did not stop the people of Rochdale from going about their normal activities.”
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Hundreds of protestors marched through Melbourne's CBD on August 24, 2013 to protest against harsh new Australian government and opposition policies on refugees and asylum seekers.
Protest to call for the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions on March 2nd, 2017.
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The police were out in their hundreds for this small protest outside the Legislative Council Building. The ratio of Police officers to protesters was probably 10 to 1.
In Bahrain, witnesses say riot police have tried to disperse protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets.
The clashes took place as officers attempted to stop people gathering for a major rally in the capital, Manama.
It follows demonstrations on Sunday, with protesters calling for reform in the island kingdom.
Bahrain has Sunni muslim rulers but the population is 70 per cent Shia, who claim they are regularly discriminated against.
Photos via Al Jazeera's Sara Hassan.
Anti extradition protests in Hong Kong, 2019. Shot on a Mamiya C330F, 55mm, Kodak Tmx 400 and a metz 45cl-4 flash
Over 5000 protesters filled Sproul Plaza to join the Occupy Cal protest and hear Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor, speak. Protestors absolutely filled the plaza, extending all the way to the steps to Lower Sproul. Some clamored onto the roof of the Golden Bear Cafe (on the left). Using Cactus radio triggers and a 430EX flash held on a pole by Aaron in the crowd, I was able to get some light on the otherwise-silhouetted protestors on the roof. This was by far the largest protest I have seen in my 4 years here.
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