Photographing the Protests. All of them.

We’re lucky to have a front row seat for all of these protests — there’s literally a PhotoShelter member on the ground capturing each of them. Below are just a few of their images:

 

Yemen

Photo by Martin von den Driesch: Turmoil in Yemen, June 20, 2011- A young girl shows the Victory sign, while protesters in the background wait for the next speaker to appear on stage. For months, protesters of all colors have been staying in tents at Change Square, demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh and an end to his regime.

 

England

Photo by Janine Wiedel: Right wing English Defence League (EDL) march through Tower Hamlets in London East End on March 9, 2011 despite banning the marching.

 

Japan

Photo by Pierre Boutier: Kids from Japan show posters of Iraqi kids sick by the radiation bombing in Iraq War. More than 50,000 protesters came to demonstration at Meiji Park on September 29, 2011 against nuclear policy after the Fukushima nuclear accident.

 

India

Photo by Prashanth Vishwanathan: Supporters of social activist Anna Hazare shout slogans against corruption in New Delhi, India, on April 7, 2011. Hazare had vowed to fast to the death to rid India of the corruption he says is its biggest curse.

 

Greece

Photo by Ricardo Nuno: Riot policemen walk amid the smoke of a grenade canister thrown by protesters during the demonstrations outside the parliament in Athens on June 29, 2011. Greece’s parliament approved unpopular austerity measures, despite violent protests.

 

Pakistan

Photo by Jason Tanner: These protests in Karachi, especially at night, are usually small and quite spontaneous. This particular protest, organized by local small business traders on August 11, 2011, blocked one of the major roads in the city in an effort to draw attention to both the on-going violence and load shedding that results in power blackouts for anywhere up to 12-16 hours per day.

 

Syria

Photo by Muammar Awad/APA Images: Dozens of Palestinians from Jerusalem protest in front of the Damascus Gate on August, 18, 2011 against the repression and massacres perpetrated by the Syrian regime against the Palestinian and Syrian people living in Syria.

 

Spain

Photo by Pablo Blazquez: Police prevent protesters from entering Puerta del Sol Square during a march in central Madrid late August 19, 2011 against a visit by Pope Benedict XVI and police violence during previous demonstrations. The activists were angry over the cost of the World Youth Day celebrations led by the pope, and over police crackdowns on their previous demonstrations.

 

France

Photo by Maryam Ashrafi/Webistan Photo Agency: After walking more than 1200 km (about 745 mi) from Spain, the “Indignants” reached Paris on September 17, 2011. One of the march’s most important objectives is to demand a better political and economic system. Their road will continue to Brussels where they will claim a participative, real, and direct democracy.

 

United States

Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein: Activists from around the country converge on the financial district in downtown New York City for a week of planned demonstrations around Wall Street to protest corporate greed during the height of a deep recession. While their numbers are small, they did manage to disrupt the morning commute to work by jamming up the narrow streets around Wall Street, September 19, 2011.

 

Photo by Liz Miller: People participate in the SlutWalk NYC March and Rally on October 1, 2011 in New York City, New York. The movement is an effort to end rape culture, aligning itself with diverse communities, activists, and survivors who live with and fight the effects of rape.

 

Bahrain

Photo by Michael Graae: Protesters run from tear gas and live rounds after being fired upon by police during a march to Pearl Roundabout in Manama, Bahrain on February 19, 2011.

 

Surely we’ve missed quite a few. Have you captured more of the worldwide protests happening this year? Please share a link below.