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A supporter of defeated presidential candidate Mousavi is beaten by government security men as fellow supporters come to his aid during riots in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 14, 2009.— AP
An injured backer of Mir Hossein Mousavi covers his bloodied face during riots in Tehran on June 13, 2009. — OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI/AFP/Getty Images
Thousands of anti-government protesters defied a state of emergency, gathering in large crowds in Bangkok after they forced the cancellation of a 16-nation Asian summit meeting and clashing early Monday with the police, who fired on the crowds.
The protesters attacked a car that apparently was carrying Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as he left the Interior Ministry after announcing the emergency decree, which bans gatherings of more than five people in Bangkok and its suburbs. — NY Times
Protests in Moldova Explode, With Help of Twitter
A crowd of more than 10,000 young Moldovans materialized seemingly out of nowhere on Tuesday to protest against Moldova’s Communist leadership, ransacking government buildings and clashing with the police.
The sea of young people reflected the deep generation gap that has developed in Moldova, and the protesters used their generation’s tools, gathering the crowd by enlisting text-messaging, Facebook and Twitter, the social messaging network. — NY Times
G20 Protests
Police in riot gear use their batons against demonstrators around the Bank of England — TimesOnline
