A woman protester attempts to dismantle a barbed wire barricade, newly erected by the Egyptian army, near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. International criticism of Egypt’s military rulers is mounting after five days of clashes between police and protesters demanding the generals relinquish power immediately. (Tara Todras-Whitehill)
A voter casts his ballot in capital Monrovia as Liberians exercise their democratic right to choose the second post-war government through a national election on 11 October. More than 1.79 million Liberians have registered to vote in the election.
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QUIET IS THE NEW LOUD Anti-capitalism protesters camp outside Ireland’s central bank in Dublin. Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in the US, the Occupy Dame Street campaigners launched their protest last Saturday (8 October). According to the organisers, the protesters have been told not to harass or even say a cross word to the bank officials filing past their camp. On Saturday (15 October), anti-capitalist ‘Indignados’ will stage protests in cities across the globe.
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Alka Sadat, 24, an award-winning documentary and fiction filmmaker, is smiling while sitting at her desk in Kabul, Afghanistan.
