Pictures of the year: Protests

A man is doused by a water cannon during clashes as people gather at the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos parkmore

Police detain Patsy Stevenson as people gather at a memorial site in Clapham Common Bandstand, following the kmore

A protester confronts riot police officers during a demonstration against France's restrictions, including commore

Demonstrators clash with police officers during a protest by activists of the National Corps political party imore

Activists are surrounded by police as they protest against the eviction of a family from their home in the El more

Police officers detain a person during a protest, as violence following the jailing of former South African Prmore

A protester sprays a fire extinguisher as demonstrators clash with riot police officers during a protest againmore

Demonstrators face security forces during an anti-government protest in Baghdad, Iraq, May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Tmore

Laser beams are shot through the air as demonstrators hurl rocks during a protest demanding government action more

People pull out Shell Ye Win, 24, who was shot during the security force crack down on anti-coup protesters inmore

Anti-government protesters escape from a police water cannon with purple dye and tear gas during a protest agamore

A woman reacts while holding a hammer during a protest in support of Victoria Salazar, a Salvadoran woman who more

A Palestinian demonstrator carries a tire amid preparations for a night protest against Israeli settlements inmore

Angry parents and community members protest after a Loudoun County School Board meeting was halted by the schomore

A demonstrator raises an axe towards riot police during anti-government protests, as Colombia commemorates Indmore

Demonstrators embrace during a protest against Chile's government on the second anniversary of the protests anmore

People scuffle with police during a protest against Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, an intermore

People hold placards during a "Stop Asian Hate" rally, following the deadly shootings, in Atlanta, Georgia, Mamore

A demonstrator skateboards in front of a burning police vehicle during a protest against a new proposed policimore

Law enforcement officers detain a man during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navmore

Armenian law enforcement officers stand guard outside the government office during an opposition rally to demamore

A person dressed as Uncle Sam attends an anti-mandatory coronavirus vaccine protest held outside New York Citymore

Extinction Rebelion activists stand in front of police officers as they protest during the UN Climate Change Cmore

An image of assassinated President Jovenel Moise is seen in the background as locals maneuver past a burning bmore

An aerial view of a barricade of burned cars and debris on a round-about blocking the traffic on highway N1 afmore

A police officer tries to detain the supporters of the women's wing of India's main opposition Congress Party more

A person participates in a protest against the use of Bitcoin as legal tender, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Smore

Women clash with police officers behind riot shields during a protest in support of Victoria Salazar, a Salvadmore

A military supporter points a sharp object as he confronts anti-coup protesters during a military support rallmore

A group holding a "Back the Blue" demonstration scuffles with counter-protestors outside a police station in tmore

Police officers on motorcycles surround an injured companion during a demonstration against a police crackdownmore

A protester, who identified herself as a New York City school teacher, demonstrates against the mandate that tmore

Members of the far-right Proud Boys clash with counter-protesters during rival rallies in Portland, Oregon, Aumore

Law enforcement officers stand in front of participants during a rally in support of jailed Russian oppositionmore

A demonstrator takes part in a protest against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and his handling of the coronmore

A demonstrator is bitten by a police dog while fighting with police during a protest against coronavirus restrmore

Israeli police detain a Palestinian protester amid ongoing tension ahead of an upcoming court hearing in an Ismore

New York City Fire Department (FDNY) union members, municipal workers and others demonstrate during a protest more

Greek university students clash with riot police during a demonstration against government plans to set up unimore

Ocean Rebellion activists protest against destructive industrial fishing during the UN Climate Change Conferenmore

A riot policeman uses pepper spray on a demonstrator during a protest against Chile's government in Santiago, more

A person does a handstand in front of a burning pile of tyres during a protest  against prospect of military rmore

Activist Steve Bray demonstrates with a toilet outside the gates of Downing Street, after MP's voted in Parliamore