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Hundreds protest in Madrid against labor reform.
The new centre-right government approved labor reforms in Spain on Friday, causing mass opposition protests in Madrid. 10th February 2012
Protest against Slovakian Government corruption in Dublin City centre
Slovakian nationals mounted a protest march along Dublin's O'Connell Street. The organisers of the march, protesting against corruption in Slovakian politics, spoke to the ass...
Demolished lives after Israeli authorities bulldoze – East Jerusalem
Israeli authorities demolished several houses in the Palestinian village of Anata. More than 50 homeless people now struggle to rebuild their lives with no where to go. Israel. 31st Ja...
Palestinians hold a protest in support of Khader Adnan at Red Cross
Palestinian protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in support of Khader Adnan, a Palestinian held in Israeli prison who is on hunger strike, in front of the Jerusalem Red Cross...
Living on the edge in Kenya's Turkana region
The 850,000 residents of northwestern Kenya's vast and parched Turkana region face some of the most inhospitable living conditions on Earth. Loiyangalani. Images taken between 2010...
Cinema Jerusalem opens after 25 years of closure
Cinema Jerusalem was the first cinema in the city of East Jerusalem. Now, it has reopen its doors to an audience, after the closure 25 years ago, but with a new look. Israel. 9th Februa...
Palestinians protest at Red Cross in support of prisoner Khadr Adnan
Palestinian protesters hold national flags and placards with slogans in Arabic during a demonstration outside the International Red Cross offices in east Jerusalem against the detention...
Demo at Ofer Prison Junction in support on Khader Adnan - Ramallah
Approximately 30 people gather in front of Ofer Prison Junction in support of Khader Adnan, a Palestinian activist, on hunger strike since mid-December in Israeli jails. Palestinian Ter...
Demonstration of doctors and paramedic staff - Karachi
Protesters gather during a protest demonstration of doctors and paramedical staff in favor of their demands at the Civic Centre in Karachi. Pakistan. 9th February 2012
Knesset Celebrates 63 Years in an Open House Event - Jerusalem
Thousands of Israelis visit the Knesset for an Open House event on the occasion of the parliament’s 63rd birthday. Knesset Speaker Reuven Rubi Rivlin: ”I promise the public an exception...
Fatal accident closes Highway 427 - Toronto
The Ontario Provincial Police closed Highway 427 following a fatal head-on collision between a southbound car and a northbound car that crossed the centre median. Canada. 6th February 2...
Trafalgar Square wardens flex potential photography by-law - London
In an example of the enforcement of potential by-laws governing Trafalgar Square, a group of friends making a birthday film for themselves were ordered to stop filming and told to leave...
Pasban announce a march to the American consulate on 10th February
Pasban hold a press conference at the Karachi press club as Pasban’s President Altaf Shakoor announces a march to the American consulate, in protest against the detention trial and sen...
King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery arrives at Woolwich barracks
The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery arrived at the Woolwich Barracks from north west London barracks, where they have been based since their formation by King George VI in 1947,...
Religious Extremists Target The Holy Cross - Jerusalem
In an intensifying wave of religious intolerance, two cars belonging to members of the Monastery of the Cross were vandalized overnight. Car tires were slashed and they were littered wi...
Views of Mexico's archaeological zone of Tula
Tula is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 305.8 square km, and as of 2005, the municipality had a total p...
Ukrainians say 'Release Hunger Strikers' at embassy - London
Protesters at the Ukrainian Embassy call for the immediate release and fair treatment of Somali refugees on hunger strike in the Lutsk Detention Centre who have been beaten and intimida...
15-tonne sign arrives at the Titanic Signature Building - Belfast
With only 56 days before opening, a15-tonne sign arrives at the Titanic Belfast, which is a living monument to Belfast’s moving maritime legacy on the site of the former Harland and Wol...
RAJUK start demolishing shanties along Gulshan Lake
State-run housing authority RAJUK start dismantling the structures built illegally along the lake in Dhaka’s posh Gulshan area, in line with the High Court’s order to demarcate the lake...
Rally for Fair Election
Protesters against unfair election campaign organized a march in the centre of Moscow, which ended up in Bolotnaya Square. Moscow, Russia. 4th February 2012