A dummy depicting Chilean President Sebastian Pinera burns during a protest against gender violence and patriarchy in Santiago. AFP
A dummy depicting Chilean President Sebastian Pinera burns during a protest against gender violence and patriarchy in Santiago. AFP
A woman member of the security force reacts after listening to protesters' slogans against her during a protest against Chile's government in Valparaiso, Chile. Reuters
A woman member of the security force reacts after listening to protesters' slogans against her during a protest against Chile's government in Valparaiso, Chile. Reuters
A indigenous woman marches holding a Wiphala flag during anti-government protests against the politics of President Ivan Duque on the eighth consecutive day in Bogota, Colombia. Getty Images
A indigenous woman marches holding a Wiphala flag during anti-government protests against the politics of President Ivan Duque on the eighth consecutive day in Bogota, Colombia. Getty Images
Students march with torches and a Colombian flag on the eighth consecutive day of protests against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque in Cali, Colombia. AFP
Students march with torches and a Colombian flag on the eighth consecutive day of protests against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque in Cali, Colombia. AFP
A protester holds a mask featuring the face of former UK Consulate employee Simon Cheung with the words "We Could All Be Simon" featured above during a petition protest outside the British Consulate General in Hong Kong, China. Protesters gathered to put pressure on the British Government to take action after Cheung announced during a TV interview that he had been tortured whilst detained for 15 days on a business trip to mainland China in August. Getty Images
A protester holds a mask featuring the face of former UK Consulate employee Simon Cheung with the words "We Could All Be Simon" featured above during a petition protest outside the British Consulate General in Hong Kong, China. Protesters gathered to put pressure on the British Government to take action after Cheung announced during a TV interview that he had been tortured whilst detained for 15 days on a business trip to mainland China in August. Getty Images
Anti-government protesters wearing masks depicting Simon Cheng, a former British Consulate employee, hold banners as they attend a rally outside the British Consulate General in Hong Kong, China. Reuters
Anti-government protesters wearing masks depicting Simon Cheng, a former British Consulate employee, hold banners as they attend a rally outside the British Consulate General in Hong Kong, China. Reuters
Demonstrators carry national flags during a protest to demand that a presidential election next month be cancelled until the old ruling guard step aside and the army quit politics, in Algiers, Algeria. Reuters
Demonstrators carry national flags during a protest to demand that a presidential election next month be cancelled until the old ruling guard step aside and the army quit politics, in Algiers, Algeria. Reuters
An Algerian demonstrator, his face covered with a national flag, takes part in an anti-government protest in the capital Algiers. AFP
An Algerian demonstrator, his face covered with a national flag, takes part in an anti-government protest in the capital Algiers. AFP
Lebanese composer and musician Marcel Khalife addresses anti-government demonstrations during a gathering at Khalil Mutran square in the eastern Bekaa Valley city of Baalbeck. AFP
Lebanese composer and musician Marcel Khalife addresses anti-government demonstrations during a gathering at Khalil Mutran square in the eastern Bekaa Valley city of Baalbeck. AFP
Lebanese anti-government protesters shout slogans during a protest outside of the Lebanese TVA building referring to the worsening economic situation, at Adlyeh area in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
Lebanese anti-government protesters shout slogans during a protest outside of the Lebanese TVA building referring to the worsening economic situation, at Adlyeh area in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
Iraqi demonstrators throw stones towards Iraqi security forces during the ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad. Reuters
Iraqi demonstrators throw stones towards Iraqi security forces during the ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad. Reuters
Security forces try to disperse anti-government protesters during clashes in Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
Security forces try to disperse anti-government protesters during clashes in Baghdad, Iraq. AP Photo
Sudanese students protest on the roof of a building overseeing a mosque in the capital Khartoum as hardline cleric Mohamed Ali Jazuli (not pictured) gives a sermon during Friday prayers. Ousted president Omar al-Bashir's party today condemned Sudan's new "illegal government" for ordering its closure and the dismantling of his regime that ruled the country for 30 years. AFP
Sudanese students protest on the roof of a building overseeing a mosque in the capital Khartoum as hardline cleric Mohamed Ali Jazuli (not pictured) gives a sermon during Friday prayers. Ousted president Omar al-Bashir's party today condemned Sudan's new "illegal government" for ordering its closure and the dismantling of his regime that ruled the country for 30 years. AFP

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Protests continue to rage around the world - in pictures

This weekend has seen crowds of people gather in Chile, Colombia, Algeria, Hong Kong and Iraq

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November 30, 2019

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