Women Who Protest

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Women in Yemen carry kerosene lamps to protest power outages and demand the removal of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Photo: Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi/Reuters

A young girl prays with a group of women demonstrating against Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Photo: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Women in Libya show their support for Muammar Gaddafi and protest coalition air strikes.

Photo: Ismail Zetouni/Reuters

An elderly woman protests financial abuses and tax havens outside the Madrid stock exchange.

Photo: Andrea Comas/Reuters

Women in Brasilia, Brazil, protest sexism, rape and sex crimes.

Photo: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters

Women in Bahrain lead an anti-government protest calling for democracy.

Photo: Hamad Mohammed/Reuters

Outside the Saudi embassy in Beirut, protesters encourage Saudi women to fight for their civil rights.

Photo: STR New/Reuters

Prostitutes in Bolivia have had their lips sewn shut to protest human rights violations.

Photo: David Mercado/Reuters

Andean women lead anti-mining demonstrations against the Peruvian government to ward off pollution threatening the country's lakes.

Photo: Pilar Olivares/Reuters

An Austrian woman is covered in molasses (representing oil) to protest Canada’s tar sands development.

Photo: Herwig Prammer/Reuters

A British woman hangs from fishing hooks to protest the killing of sharks for their fins in Hong Kong.

Photo: Siu Chiu/Reuters

A woman reenacts a crucifixion to protest the drug cartel wars in Mexico.

Photo: Stringer Mexico/Reuters

The Iranian women’s soccer team protests FIFA by refusing to remove their headscarves. The team forfeited a 2012 Olympic qualifier to Jordan for their actions.

Photo:Ali Jarekji/Reuters

Women in Ahmedabad, India, protest rising prices of cooking oil.

Photo: Amit Dave/Reuters

Women in Hong Kong protest discriminatory hiring practices of Italian fashion house Prada.

Photo: Siu Chiu/Reuters

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