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May Day protests around the world
May Day protests around the world
May Day protests around the world
Crimea May Day. AP Photo
May Day protests around the world
Turkish protesters wearing gas masks use slingshots during clashes with riot police who prevent them from reaching Taksim Square in Istanbul for a May Day rally on May 1, 2014. Turkish police used water canon and tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters who tried to defy a Labour Day ban on demonstrations on Istanbul's Taksim Square, the scene of protests that have dogged the government for months. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC
May Day protests around the world
Members of Russia's Communist party carry banners and flags during a May Day rally in Moscow May 1, 2014. Russians celebrate the coming of Spring and since communist times, Labour Day on the first day of May. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
May Day protests around the world
People hold up red cards against the government on Radnicka street during a May Day rally in Zagreb May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
May Day protests around the world
A participant holding a portrait of toppled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi takes part in a May Day rally in Moscow May 1, 2014. Russians celebrate the coming of Spring and since communist times, Labour Day on the first day of May. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
May Day protests around the world
Local people celebrates May Day in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk on May 1, 2014. The International Monetary Fund has thrown a $17-billion lifeline to recession-wracked Ukraine, whose president has admitted that authorities are powerless to prevent pro-Russian militants over-running the east of the country. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV
May Day protests around the world
Protesters from the Communist-affiliated trade union PAME march during a May Day rally in Athens May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Yorgos Karahalis
May Day protests around the world
People form three eights on Radnicka street during a May Day rally in Zagreb May 1, 2014. The three eights mean eight hours of sleep, eight hours of work and eight hours of free time. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
May Day protests around the world
A girl holds a placard reading "Ukraine for peace and stability !!!" during a rally marking May Day called by left-wing parties in front of the Ukrainian Cabinet of the Ministers in Kiev on May 1, 2014. The International Monetary Fund has thrown a $17-billion lifeline to recession-wracked Ukraine, whose president has admitted that authorities are powerless to prevent pro-Russian militants over-running the east of the country. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY
May Day protests around the world
Turkish protesters take cover as riot police use a water cannon to disperse a May Day rally near Taksim Square in Istanbul on May 1, 2014. Turkish police used water canon and tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters who tried to defy a Labour Day ban on demonstrations on Istanbul's Taksim Square, the scene of protests that have dogged the government for months. AFP PHOTO/OZAN KOSE
May Day protests around the world
Nepalese workers cheer and wave flags as they take part in a rally to mark International Labour Day in Kathmandu on May 1, 2014. International Labour Day is observed globally on May 1. AFP PHOTO/ Prakash MATHEMA
May Day protests around the world
Wearing traditional Russian costumes people sing as they parade to mark May Day in central Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, on May 1, 2014. Crimea's largely Russian-speaking residents voted in March to become part of Russia, in a hastily organised referendum held as Russian troops patrolled the region. AFP PHOTO/ MAX VETROV
May Day protests around the world
Ukraine. AP Photo
May Day protests around the world
Turkish riot policemen take position behind their shields during clashes with protesters who try to reach Taksim Square in Istanbul for a May Day rally on May 1, 2014. Turkish police used water canon and tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters who tried to defy a Labour Day ban on demonstrations on Istanbul's Taksim Square, the scene of protests that have dogged the government for months. AFP PHOTO/OZAN KOSE
May Day protests around the world
Protesters from the Communist-affiliated trade union PAME take part in a May Day rally in Athens May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Yorgos Karahalis
May Day protests around the world
Protesters from the Communist-affiliated trade union PAME cast their shadows on the ground as they wave flags during a May Day rally in Athens May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Yorgos Karahalis
May Day protests around the world
People take part in a May Day demonstration in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk on May 1, 2014. The International Monetary Fund has thrown a $17-billion lifeline to recession-wracked Ukraine, whose president has admitted that authorities are powerless to prevent pro-Russian militants over-running the east of the country. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV
May Day protests around the world
A protester, with cream applied to his face to protect against tear gas, reacts during a May Day demonstration in Istanbul May 1, 2014. Turkish police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber pellets on Thursday to try to stop thousands of people, some armed with fire bombs and fireworks, from defying a ban on May Day rallies and reaching Istanbul's central Taksim square. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
May Day protests around the world
Participants hold Soviet flags during an International Worker's Day, or Labour Day, parade in the town of Slaviansk, east Ukraine May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
May Day protests around the world
President of the Swiss Social Democrats Party (SPS) Christian Levrat (C) takes part in a May Day demonstration walk in downtown Zurich May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
May Day protests around the world
Pakistani labour unions workers march during a May Day rally to mark International Labour Day in Lahore on May 1, 2014. Hundreds of trade, labour and factory workers staged Labour Day rallies in Pakistan on May 1, calling for better working conditions and hike in their wages. AFP PHOTO/Arif ALI
May Day protests around the world
Pakistani brick kiln workers shout slogans as they march during a May Day rally to mark International Labour Day in Lahore on May 1, 2014. Hundreds of trade, labour and factory workers staged Labour Day rallies in Pakistan on May 1, calling for better working conditions and hike in their wages. AFP PHOTO/Arif ALI
May Day protests around the world
Russian Trade Unions' members carry a poster with a portrait of President Vladimir Putin which reads "We trust Putin!" on the Red Square in Moscow on May 1, 2014, during their May Day demonstration authorised by authorities. Russian workers paraded today on Red Square marking May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, for the first time since 1991, the latest Soviet tradition to be revived as a wave of patriotism sweeps the country. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV
May Day protests around the world
Russian Trade Unions' members parade on the Red Square in Moscow on May 1, 2014, during their May Day demonstration authorised by authorities. Russian workers paraded today on Red Square marking May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, for the first time since 1991, the latest Soviet tradition to be revived as a wave of patriotism sweeps the country. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV
May Day protests around the world
Russian Communist Party activists carry red flags and banners during their traditional May Day rally in central Moscow on May 1, 2014. AFP PHOTO/KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV
May Day protests around the world
Russian Communist Party activists carry red flags and banners during their traditional May Day rally in central Moscow on May 1, 2014. AFP PHOTO/KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV
May Day protests around the world
A South Korean worker wearing traditional funeral clothing holds a placard reading "We don't need this kind of president!" during a May Day rally in Seoul on May 1, 2014. The rally drew around 5,000 people who denounced President Park Geun-Hye and urged her to take reponsibility for the government's "bungled and incompetent" response to the Sewol ferry disaster that claimed the lives of hundreds of schoolchildren. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE
May Day protests around the world
South Korean workers and union activists march with a banner reading "Condolences to the victims of the Sewol ferry, and we long for the return of those unaccounted for!" during a May Day rally in Seoul on May 1, 2014. The rally drew around 5,000 people who denounced President Park Geun-Hye and urged her to take reponsibility for the government's "bungled and incompetent" response to the Sewol ferry disaster that claimed the lives of hundreds of schoolchildren. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE
May Day protests around the world
Dancers perform a service for the victims of the sunken South Korean ferry "Sewol" during a May Day rally in Seoul on May 1, 2014. The rally drew around 5,000 people who denounced President Park Geun-Hye and urged her to take reponsibility for the government's "bungled and incompetent" response to the Sewol ferry disaster that claimed the lives of hundreds of schoolchildren. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE
May Day protests around the world
A pro-Russian armed man waves to participants of an International Worker's Day, or Labour Day, parade in the town of Slaviansk, east Ukraine May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
May Day protests around the world
Protesters shield themselves from police water cannon during a May Day demonstration in Istanbul May 1, 2014. Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas on Thursday to prevent hundreds of protesters from defying a ban on May Day rallies and reaching Istanbul's central Taksim Square, the focal point of weeks of protests last summer. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
May Day protests around the world
A Turkish protester wearing a gas mask throws back a tear gas canister that was fired by riot police to disperse a May Day rally in Taksim Square in Istanbul on May 1, 2014. Turkish police used water canon and tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters who tried to defy a Labour Day ban on demonstrations on Istanbul's Taksim Square, the scene of protests that have dogged the government for months. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC
May Day protests around the world
A riot police officer gestures amidst tear gas during a May Day demonstration in Istanbul May 1, 2014. Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas on Thursday to prevent hundreds of protesters from defying a ban on May Day rallies and reaching Istanbul's central Taksim Square, the focal point of weeks of protests last summer. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
May Day protests around the world
Protesters chant slogans and display banners during a May Day rally in Taipei on May 1, 2014. Thousands of workers marched from the presidential office to the labour ministry in Taipei on May 1 demanding better wages and to ban companies from hiring cheap temporary or part-time workers. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH
May Day protests around the world
Indonesian Workers' Unions (KSPI) members march during a May Day rally at the business district in Jakarta May 1, 2014. Thousands of union members filled the streets of Indonesia's capital to demand higher wages, better health care and more workplace protections, according to local media. REUTERS/Beawiharta
May Day protests around the world
A protester displays a poster during a May Day rally in Taipei on May 1, 2014. Thousands of workers marched from the presidential office to the labour ministry in Taipei on May 1 demanding better wages and to ban companies from hiring cheap temporary or part-time workers. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH
May Day protests around the world
A protester displays a placard reading "oppose the dispatch workers" during a May Day rally in Taipei on May 1, 2014. Thousands of workers marched from the presidential office to the labour ministry in Taipei on May 1 demanding better wages and to ban companies from hiring cheap temporary or part-time workers. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH
May Day protests around the world
France's far-right National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen (C), her father Jean-Marie Le Pen (L) and Henin-Beaumont mayor and FN secretary general Steeve Briois (R) march during the party's May Day rally in Paris on May 1, 2014. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD
May Day protests around the world
A little boy holds flowers near the honour guard as members of Belarus Communist Party lay flowers at a monument to Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin to mark the May Day in central Minsk, on May1, 2014. AFP PHOTO / VIKTOR DRACHEV
May Day protests around the world
Riot police take up position during a May Day demonstration in Istanbul May 1, 2014. Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas on Thursday to prevent hundreds of protesters from defying a ban on May Day rallies and reaching Istanbul's central Taksim Square, the focal point of weeks of protests last summer. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
May Day protests around the world
A protester attends a Labour Day rally in Dhaka May 1, 2014. Thousands of activists and garment workers marched through the streets demanding compensation for survivors and families of victims of various disasters in the textile industry, while calling for a safer workplace environment, local media reported. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
May Day protests around the world
Frejus mayor and member of France's far-right National Front (FN) David Rachline attends the party's May Day rally in Paris on May 1, 2014. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD
May Day protests around the world
A woman holds red carnations while shouting slogans as she takes part in a May Day rally organised by the Communist party in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on May 1, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY
May Day protests around the world
Migrant workers from Indonesia wear masks and carry placards during a Labour Day rally in Hong Kong on May 1, 2014. Over a thousand protesters gathered for the annual May Day rally in Hong Kong's landmark Victoria Park to walk towards the government headquarters waving colourful flags and placards, while singing a Chinese version of the famous "Do you hear the people sing?" from the musical Les Miserables, calling for better working conditions and better wages. AFP PHOTO / ANTHONY WALLACE
May Day protests around the world
A Femen activist is forced to lie on the ground as French policemen disperse the feminist group's protest against France's far-right National Front (FN) during the party's May Day rally in Paris on May 1, 2014. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD
May Day protests around the world
Palestinians working in Israel wait to cross the Israeli-controlled Jalama checkpoint on International Labour Day near the West Bank city of Jenin May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
May Day protests around the world
Indonesian Workers' Unions (KSPI) members hold placards during a May Day rally at the business district in Jakarta May 1, 2014. Thousands of union members filled the streets of Indonesia?s capital to demand higher wages, better health care and more workplace protections, according to local media. REUTERS/Beawiharta
May Day protests around the world
An Indonesian Workers' Unions (KSPI) member takes part in a May Day rally with his face painted at the business district in Jakarta May 1, 2014. Thousands of union members filled the streets of Indonesia?s capital to demand higher wages, better health care and more workplace protections, according to local media. REUTERS/Beawiharta
May Day protests around the world
Leicester Morris Men drink beer between dances at Bradgate Park in Newtown Linford, central England May 1, 2014. The May Day Morris celebration is a traditional rite thought to be connected to changing seasons and fertility. REUTERS/Darren Staples
May Day protests around the world
Protestors display messages reading "No GST" during a May Day rally in Kuala Lumpur on May 1, 2014. Malaysia's opposition and activists demonstrate on May Day, also known as Labour Day, against the rising cost of living due to reduced subsidies and increased taxes. AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN
May Day protests around the world
Russian Trade Unions' members parade on the Red Square in Moscow on May 1, 2014, during their May Day demonstration authorised by authorities. Russian workers paraded today on Red Square marking May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, for the first time since 1991, the latest Soviet tradition to be revived as a wave of patriotism sweeps the country. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV
May Day protests around the world
Members of the Myanmar Labour Union march during a May Day protest in central Yangon, May 1, 2014. Around 200 members of the labour union participated in the protest in which they demanded that their employers pay them at least 5,600 kyat ($6). REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
May Day protests around the world
Members of the Myanmar Labour Union march during a May Day protest in central Yangon, May 1, 2014. Around 200 members of the labour union participated in the protest in which they demanded that their employers pay them at least 5,600 kyat ($6). REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
May Day protests around the world
People walk with flags and banners past the Kremlin during a rally in Moscow May 1, 2014. Russians celebrate the coming of Spring and since communist times, Labour Day on the first day of May. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
May Day protests around the world
Myanmar May Day. AP Photo
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