Anti-government protests spread through Middle East

Inspired by demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt, protesters are taking to the streets in Bahrain, Iran, Yemen and Ivory Coast.

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Feb. 18, 2011

Bahraini protesters face off against army tanks near the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain. Many protesters prayed and shouted "peaceful, peaceful." Soldiers fired tear gas and shot heavy weapons into the air as thousands of marchers defied a government ban and streamed toward the landmark square that had been the symbolic center of the uprising.

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Feb. 19, 2011

Bahraini children join anti-government protesters and hold candles lit in memory of those killed as they gather in Manama.

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Feb. 19, 2011

Bahraini anti-government protesters sit with candles lit in memory of those killed.

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Feb. 19, 2011

Bahraini protesters celebrate at the Pearl roundabout after the military pulled out. The deputy chief of Bahrain's armed forces ordered the military to withdraw from the streets of the capital, seemingly opening the way for Bahrain's monarchy to open negotiations with protesters.

Hasan Jamali / Associated Press

Feb. 19, 2011

U.N. peacekeepers drive past supporters of Alassane Ouattara as they demonstrate and burn tires in the Abobo neighborhood in Abidjan.

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Feb. 19, 2011

Alassane Ouattara supporters burn tires in protest in the Abobo neighborhood in Abidjan.

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Feb. 19, 2011

Bahraini riot police chase protesters at the Pearl roundabout soon after the military pulled out in Manama.

Hasan Jamali / Associated Press

Feb. 19, 2011

Yemeni anti-government demonstrators shout slogans during a demonstration in Sanaa demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press

Feb. 19, 2011

Bahraini protesters remove barbed wire near the Pearl roundabout in Manama.

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Feb. 19, 2011

A Bahraini protester holds up flowers toward riot police near the Pearl roundabout after the military pulled out in Manama.

Hasan Jamali / Associated Press

Feb. 19, 2011

An anti-government demonstrator hurls a stone at supporters of the Yemeni government, not pictured, during clashes in Sanaa.

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Feb. 19, 2011

Bahraini protesters pray and chant slogans as another protester, right, places a Bahraini flag at the Pearl roundabout.

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Feb. 19, 2011

A Bahraini protester works on art with stones celebrating love for the country.

Hasan Jamali / Associated Press

Feb. 19, 2011

Protesters stand near burning tires at a road block in the Abobo part of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Ivorian security forces fired live bullets and teargas to disperse protesters in Abidjan calling for President Laurent Gbagbo to step down, wounding at least one of them, witnesses said. His rival, Alassane Ouattara, has called for Egypt-style mass protests to oust Gbagbo, who has refused to step down as leader of the world's top cocoa grower after a Nov. 28 presidential election that U.N.-certified results show Ouattara won.

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Feb. 19, 2011

A Bahraini government protester prays as he and thousands of others return to Pearl Square in Manama, the focal point of bloody anti-regime demonstrations, after police and troops withdrew in what appeared to be a conciliatory move.

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Feb. 19, 2011

Anti-government demonstrators shout slogans as they raise their shoes during a protest in Sanaa, Yemen. Supporters and opponents of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh fired shots in the air during rival demonstrations in Sanaa, a day after five people were killed in protests against his 32-year rule.

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Feb. 19, 2011

A government protester in Sanaa displays a message on his palm: "Leave." Deaths and injuries continued to be reported as supporters and opponents of President Ali Abdullah Saleh clashed.

Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

Feb. 19, 2011

An Egyptian soldier keeps watch on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Egypt reopened the crossing, which had been shut since anti-regime protests erupted Jan. 25, but only to allow Palestinians to enter the enclave.

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Feb. 19, 2011

Tires burn as Yemenis take to the street during a protest in the southern coastal city of Aden.

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Feb. 19, 2011

Protesters calling for Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo to step down gesture on a street in the Koumassi section of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

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Feb. 19, 2011

A Bahraini woman wipes away tears as thousands of anti-government protesters return to Pearl Square in Manama, the capital.

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Feb. 19, 2011

Holding up flags, some of the thousands of Bahraini government protesters return to Pearl Square in Manama. The Bahrain crown prince called off the military and was attempting to create a dialogue with the opposition, a stark reversal from the government's earlier response.

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Feb. 19, 2011

Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a protest in Sanaa, Yemen. SThe placard in the right foreground reads, "Leave!"

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Feb. 19, 2011

Bahraini government protesters remove razor wire as they return to Pearl Square in Manama.

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Feb. 19, 2011

Lebanese and Bahraini activists chant slogans during a protest against Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa in front of the Bahraini consulate in Beirut . The placard at the bottom right reads, "Revolution for Yemen, Libya and Bahrain."

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Feb. 19, 2011

Anti-government demonstrators carry a blood-stained garment belonging to a fellow protester shot during clashes with government backers in Sanaa, Yemen.

Ammar Awad / Reuters

Feb. 19, 2011

A protester takes cover around a corner as Bahrain's security forces fire tear gas on demonstrators marching from Salmaniya Hospital to Pearl Square in Manama. Protesters swarmed back into a symbolic square Saturday as riot police retreated.

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Feb. 18, 2011

In Sitra, Bahrain, relatives mourn during a funeral for a protester who was killed.

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Feb. 18, 2011

A family member cries out during the protester's funeral in Bahrain.

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Feb. 18, 2011

Demonstrators run during a clash with soldiers in Manama, Bahrain's capital.

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Feb. 18, 2011

Bahraini demonstrators carry an injured protester to a vehicle for transportation to a hospital in Manama.

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Feb. 18, 2011

In Tripoli, Libya, youths show support for longtime leader Moammar Gaddafi. As some Libyans called for broad change, Gaddafi promised to replace some administrators.

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Feb. 18, 2011

A supporter holds a picture of Moammar Gaddafi during a pro-government rally in Tripoli, Libya.

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Feb. 18, 2011

Supporters of the Iranian regime crowd the streets of Tehran. Many carried posters of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's supreme leader. Some demonstrators denounced opposition leaders and called for them to be hanged.

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Feb. 18, 2011

Worshipers chant slogans during prayers at the campus of Tehran University in the Iranian capital.

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Feb. 18, 2011

Riot police charge toward anti-government demonstrators in Sanaa, Yemen's capital.

Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press

Feb. 18, 2011

In Tahrir Square in Cairo, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians gathered to celebrate the ouster of President Hosni Murbarak and maintain pressure for reform.

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Feb. 18, 2011

Demonstrators celebrate in Tahrir Square in Cairo. One leader suggested the area be renamed Martyrs' Square in honor of those killed during the days of protest.

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Feb. 18, 2011

Fireworks burst over Tahrir Square in Cairo.

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Feb. 18, 2011

Friends and relatives chant anti-government slogans during the funeral of Mahmoud Maki Abu Taki, 22, who died during clashes between Bahraini government protesters and riot police in Sitra village.

Hassan Ammar / Associated Press

Feb. 18, 2011

Bahraini Shiite women walk behind men as they attend the funerals of two comrades who were killed during a violent police raid on anti-regime protesters.

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Feb. 18, 2011

Government protesters face off against the Bahraini army near the Pearl roundabout in Manama, the capital.

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Feb. 18, 2011

Protesters run from a cloud of tear gas during a clash with Bahraini security forces near the Pearl roundabout in Manama.

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Feb. 18, 2011

Yemeni security forces stand next to government protesters shouting slogans during a demonstration in the capital, Sanaa, calling for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

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Feb. 18, 2011

A government backer hurls a rock during clashes with government protesters in Sanaa.

Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

Feb. 18, 2011

Yemeni regime loyalists throw stones towards government protesters in Sanaa.

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Feb. 18, 2011

A Yemeni soldier uses his club to restrain government protesters during a demonstration in Sanaa.

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Feb. 18, 2011

Yemeni protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in Sanaa against President Ali Abdullah Saleh while holding a banner reading "For the sake of our future, leave."

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Feb. 17, 2011

A surgeon leads a protest at a hospital after a handful of protesters died and hundreds were left injured when police stormed an anti-government protester camp in Pearl Square in Bahrain's capital of Manama. Police moved into Pearl Square overnight using batons and tear gas to clear pro-democracy protesters from their makeshift camp.

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Feb. 17, 2011

Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheik Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa gives a news conference. Protests have erupted against the absolute monarchy in Bahrain as anti-government turmoil continues to spread across the Middle East.

Hassan Ammar / AP

Feb. 17, 2011

An Egyptian attaches portraits of those who where killed during the anti-government protesters to a memorial at Tahrir Square in Cairo. President Hosni Mubarak's departure set off a chain reaction across the Middle East, with anti-government demonstrations reported in Libya, Bahrain, Jordan and Yemen.

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Feb. 17, 2011

Ahmed Butaki embraces his slain brother, Mohmoud Butaki, at a hospital morgue in Manama, Bahrain. Mohmoud Butaki was among the demonstrators killed after police stormed a makeshift anti-government protester camp using batons and tear gas.

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Feb. 17, 2011

Yemeni anti-government demonstrators burn tires during a protest in the southern city of Aden demanding that President Ali Abdullah Saleh quit.

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Feb. 17, 2011

Women weep outside a hospital morgue after a handful of protesters were killed and hundreds were left injured when police stormed an anti-government demonstrator camp in Manama, Bahrain.

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Feb. 17, 2011

A mosaic of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak shows damage in the Maadi neighborhood in Cairo.

Amr Nabil / AP

Feb. 17, 2011

The shadows of Egyptian men are seen on a board bearing portraits of those killed during anti-government protests at Tharir Square in downtown Cairo.

Hussein Malla / AP

Feb. 17, 2011

Anti-government protesters and government backers face off during clashes in Sanaa, Yemen. Hundreds of Yemen government loyalists wielding batons and daggers chased off a small group of protesters trying to kick off a seventh day of rallies demand their president end his 32-year rule.

Ammar Awad / Reuters

Feb. 17, 2011

A riot police officer stands behind a barbed-wire barricade in Manama, Bahrain. Armed patrols prowled neighborhoods and tanks appeared in the streets for the first time Thursday after riot police with tear gas and clubs drove protesters from a main square where they had demanded sweeping political change.

Hassan Ammar / AP

Feb. 16, 2011

In this image from video, armored personnel carriers roll toward Pearl Square, which was occupied by anti-government demonstrators in Manama, Bahrain.

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Feb. 17, 2011

In this image from video, riot police firing tear gas and wielding clubs storm Pearl Square, driving protesters out and destroying a makeshift encampment that had become the hub for demands to bring sweeping political changes to the kingdom of Bahrain.

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Feb. 17, 2011

Anti-government demonstrators scatter after being attacked by Bahraini riot police officers.

Hasan Jamali / AP

Feb. 16, 2011

A Bahraini anti-government demonstrator shows tear gas canisters fired by riot police after an attack on campers at the Pearl roundabout.

Hassan Ammar / AP

Feb. 17, 2011

Bahraini army tanks take position near Pearl Square in Manama.

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Feb. 17, 2011

Bahraini riot police patrol near the Pearl roundabout during clashes with anti-government protesters.

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Feb. 17, 2011

Tents at the Pearl Roundabout are cleared of protesters by police.

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Feb. 17, 2011

A Bahraini army tank patrols at Pearl Square in Manama.

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Feb. 17, 2011

An anti-government demonstrator burns a picture of the late Bahraini Emir Sheikh Issa Bin Salman al-Khalifa outside Salmaniya hospital in Manama.

Hassan Ammar / AP

Feb. 17, 2011

Yemeni anti-government demonstrators, top right, and government supporters hurl stones at each other during clashes in Sanaa, Yemen.

Hani Mohammed / AP

Feb. 17, 2011

Yemeni anti-government protesters help a wounded comrade during demonstrations calling for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

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Feb. 17, 2011

A Yemeni anti-government demonstrator shouts slogans against President Ali Abdullah Saleh while holding stones during clashes with regime loyalists.

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Feb. 17, 2011

Yemeni regime loyalists throw stones towards anti-government protesters during clashes in Sanaa.

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Feb. 17, 2011

A supporter of the Yemeni government runs to avoid stones being thrown by anti-government demonstrators.

Hani Mohammed / AP

Feb. 17, 2011

Supporters of the Yemeni government react during clashes with anti-government demonstrators, in Sanaa.

Hani Mohammed / AP

Feb. 17, 2011

A Yemeni anti-government protester leaps while throwing stones toward a police station during clashes with regime loyalists.

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Feb. 16, 2011

People carry the coffin of Sane Jaleh, a student who was shot during an opposition rally two days before, during his funeral in Tehran.

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Feb. 16, 2011

Supporters of the Yemeni government climb the gate of Sanaa University during clashes with anti-government protesters. Yemen sent 2,000 police officers into the streets of the capital to try to put down days of protests against the president of 32 years.

Hani Mohammed / AP

Feb. 16, 2011

Mourners pray during the funeral for Fadhel Salman al-Matrook in Manama, Bahrain. Al-Matrook was killed Tuesday when police tried to stop a funeral march for another Bahraini killed in anti-government protests.

Hasan Jamali / AP

Feb. 16, 2011

Yemeni anti-government protesters stand near a burning vehicle during clashes with police in the southern city of Aden. Police shot and killed two protesters in Aden, medics said.

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Feb. 15, 2011

Bahrainis shout slogans in Pearl Square in Manama. Protesters demanding sweeping political reforms from Bahrain's rulers held their ground Wednesday in an Egypt-style occupation of the capital's landmark square.

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Feb. 16, 2011

Bahraini government protesters hold signs calling for freedom and change as they gather at Pearl Square in Manama. Thousands of Bahrainis chanted for a change of regime and a "real constitutional monarchy" in the Persian Gulf kingdom as they buried a second protester killed in clashes with police.

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Feb. 16, 2011

Pro-government Iranians touch the flag-draped coffin of Sane Jaleh, a student who was killed in clashes with police, during a funeral ceremony in Tehran.

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Iranians take part in the funeral for Sanee Jaleh.

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Feb. 16, 2011

A pro-government Iranian holds up a poster of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during Sane Jaleh's funeral.

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Feb. 16, 2011

Bahraini Shiite protesters wave their national flag and chant slogans as they gather at Manama's Pearl Square, calling for measures to establish a real constitutional monarchy in the country with the prime minister elected rather than appointed by the king.

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Feb. 16, 2011

Bahraini Shiite protesters take part in a protest at Pearl Square in Manama.

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Feb. 16, 2011

Hundreds of Bahraini protesters attend the funeral of Shiite Fadel Salman Matrouk, who was shot in front of a hospital a day earlier as mourners gathered for the funeral of another comrade in Manama.

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Feb. 16, 2011

Supporters of Yemen's government hold posters of President Ali Abdullah Saleh while climbing a tree during clashes with anti-government protesters in Sanaa.

Hani Mohammed / AP

Feb. 16, 2011

Anti-regime protesters gather close to Sanaa University in Yemen on the fifth consecutive day of protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

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Feb. 16, 2011

An anti-regime protester displays the palms of his hands showing a message while gathering with others for a protest at Sanaa University in Yemen.

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Feb. 16, 2011

Anti-regime demonstrators gather for a protest against President Ali Abdullah Saleh at Sanaa University in Yemen.

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Feb. 16, 2011

Regime supporters hold posters of their president during a counter-demonstration with anti-regime protesters at Yemen's Sanaa University.

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Feb. 15, 2011

Iranian members of parliament shout slogans Tuesday calling for the execution of opposition leaders who had called anti-government protests that left one person dead.

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Feb. 15, 2011

Government supporters wave posters of Yemen's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, during a demonstration outside Sanaa University.

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Feb. 15, 2011

Government supporters hold up posters of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and national flags during a demonstration outside Sanaa University.

Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

Feb. 15, 2011

Mourners comfort and hand flowers to Abdulhadi Mushaima Tuesday in Jidhafs, Bahrain, at the funeral of his son, Ali, 21, who died Monday in nationwide anti-government protests.

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Feb. 15, 2011

A funeral procession for Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima, 21, moves slowly through the streets of Jidhafs, Bahrain, on Tuesday. An estimated 10,000 people participated in the funeral march for Mushaima, who was killed in clashes Monday in nationwide anti-government protests.

Hasan Jamali / Associated Press

Feb. 15, 2011

An injured Yemeni government supporter is helped away as pro-regime demonstrators waded into an anti-government protest in the capital, Sanaa, with stones and batons, sparking violent clashes that were ended by police wielding stun guns, witnesses said.

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Feb. 15, 2011

An anti-government protester, center, shouts while he and others are blocked by Yemeni police at a demonstration calling for the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa.

Hani Mohammed / Associated Press

Feb. 15, 2011

Supporters of the Yemeni government carry flags and posters of President Saleh during a march in Sanaa.

Hani Mohammed / Associated Press

Feb. 15, 2011

Anti-government protesters shout slogans and hoist a sign reading "Leave!" during a demonstration in Sanaa.

Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

Feb. 15, 2011

Iranian members of parliament in Tehran shout for the execution of opposition leaders who had called for anti-government protests.

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Feb. 15, 2011

Bahrainis display shoes as thousands of anti-government protesters gather at the Pearl Roundabout in the capital Manama. Displaying the soles of shoes is considered a major insult in the region.

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Feb. 15, 2011

Protesters parade a banner between traffic in Manama.

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Feb. 15, 2011

Protesters stand at the base of the Pearl Roundabout during a protest in Manama, Bahrain.

Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters

Feb. 15, 2011

Policemen push back government supporters during clashes with anti-government protesters in Sanaa, Yemen. Hundreds of anti-government demonstrators and government loyalists fought with rocks and batons in political unrest fueled by the Egyptian uprising.

Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

Feb. 15, 2011

Waleed al-Maqtari, second from right, a journalist for al-Jazeera, and bystanders take shelter as rocks are thrown by government backers against anti-government protesters in Sanaa.

Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

Feb. 15, 2011

An anti-government protester shouts slogans as riot police stand guard in Sanaa.

Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

Feb. 15, 2011

Thousands of Bahraini Shiite anti-government protesters attend the funeral of a comrade who died a day earlier from his wounds following clashes with police in the Jidhafs, near the capital Manama.

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Feb. 15, 2011

A Bahraini Shiite woman holds a sign reading "peaceful," as she takes part in an anti-government protest in Jidhafs.

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Feb. 15, 2011

Bahraini Shiites hold an anti-government protest in Jidhafs after two demonstrators were killed in clashes with police a day earlier.

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Feb. 14, 2011

Yemenis march in Sanaa, calling for reforms and President Ali Abdullah Saleh's resignation.

Hani Mohammed / AP

Feb. 14, 2011

A supporter of the Yemeni government holds a poster of President Saleh and waves a dagger during a clash with anti-government demonstrators in Sanaa.

Hani Mohammed / AP

Feb. 14, 2011

Demonstrators run from tear gas as riot police disperse a protest in Sanabis, Bahrain.

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Feb. 14, 2011

Bahraini demonstrators run from tear gas as riot police disperse a protest in the village of Duraz, Bahrain, outside the capital of Manama. Demonstrations broke out nationwide in response to calls on social media sites for major anti-government protests and were dispersed by riot police firing tear gas and chasing demonstrators.

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Feb. 14, 2011

An unidentified Bahraini woman waves a Bahraini flag during an anti-government demonstration in Duraz. At least 14 people were injured in clashes overnight and on Monday.

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Feb. 14, 2011

Bahrain youths demonstrate in front of the police in Manama. Small-scale clashes erupted in two Bahraini villages as security forces tightened their grip on Shiite communities for Monday's "Day of Rage" protests inspired by upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia. Helicopters circled over the capital Manama, where protesters were expected to gather in the afternoon, and police cars stepped up their presence in Shiite villages, breaking up one protest with tear gas and rubber bullets.

Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters

Feb. 14, 2011

Iranian demonstrators in Tehran throw stone at riot police (unseen) during an anti-government protest, under the pretext of rallies supporting Arab uprisings. (Editors note: Following an official ban on foreign media outlets covering demonstrations in Iran, AFP is using pictures from alternative sources.)

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Feb. 14, 2011

A garbage container is set on fire as Iranian protesters in Tehran stage an anti-government demonstration, under the pretext of rallies supporting Arab uprisings Editors note: Following an official ban on foreign media outlets covering demonstrations in Iran, AFP is using pictures from alternative sources.

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Feb. 12, 2011

Algerian riot police push away protesters during a demonstration in Algiers. Thousands of people defied a government ban on demonstrations in the Algerian capital, holding a rally Saturday, a day after weeks of mass protests toppled Egypt's authoritarian leader.

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Feb. 12, 2011

Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in Algiers. About 50 people shouted against the government in a square in Algeria's capital Saturday but were encircled by hundreds of police determined to stamp out any attempt to stage an Egypt-style revolt.

Zohra Bensemra / Reuters

Feb. 12, 2011

Algerian policemen try to take away a banner from anti-government protesters during a demonstration in Algiers.

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Feb. 14, 2011

People mourn in front of a shrine for victims of the protests in Tahrir Square in Cairo. Egypt's ruling Higher Military Council hopes to finalize constitutional amendments within 10 days and put them to a referendum within two months, paving the way to democratic elections, members have told youth activists.

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Feb. 14, 2011

Hundreds of Egyptian tourist guides flash welcoming banners in different languages as a message to tourists during a march in front of the historical site of Giza Pyramids. Egypt's ruling military council has issued a communique calling on labor leaders to stop strikes and protests to allow a sense of normalcy to return to the country.

Amr Nabil / AP

Feb. 14, 2011

Government backers armed with broken bottles, daggers and rocks chased down thousands of pro-reform demonstrators in Sanaa, Yemen, turning unrest inspired by Egypt's uprising increasingly violent.

Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

Feb. 14, 2011

Government backers chase anti-government protesters during clashes in Sanaa, Yemen.

Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

Feb. 14, 2011

A police officer tries to block government backers, as they chase anti-government protesters in Sanaa, Yemen.

Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

Feb. 14, 2011

A man shouts during a protest in Sanaa, as thousands of students and lawyers call for Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in power for 32 years, to step down.

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Feb. 14, 2011

People gather during protests in Sanaa.

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Feb. 14, 2011

A man holds up sign in Arabic that reads, "The people want to bring down the regime," during a protest in Sanaa.

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Feb. 13, 2011

Yemeni anti-government protesters shout slogans demanding political reform and the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Hani Mohammed / Associated Press

Feb. 13, 2011

Yemeni protesters display their message to the president. Saleh has tried to defuse the unrest by promising not to run again when his term ends in 2013 and guaranteeing that he will not seek to pass power on to his son.

Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

Feb. 13, 2011

Protesters march to the presidential palace in the capital of Sanaa. Much is at stake in Yemen. President Saleh's weak government is already under pressure from a southern separatist movement and disaffected tribesmen around the country.

Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

Feb. 13, 2011

Protesters, at right, scuffle with government supporters.

Hani Mohammed / Associated Press

Feb. 13, 2011

Supporters and detractors of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh scuffle in Sanaa. The Ministry of Interior called on people not to heed "suspicious calls for chaos" and to avoid rallies that "obstruct the course of daily life."

Hani Mohammed / Associated Press

Feb. 13, 2011

The protests in Yemen have mushroomed since crowds gathered Friday to celebrate the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after an 18-day revolt fueled by similar grievances. Yemen is one of several countries in the Middle East feeling the aftershocks of uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia.

Hani Mohammed / Associated Press

Feb. 13, 2011

Yemeni police block the way of protesters, and many used clubs to keep demonstrators from reaching the main square in Sanaa. Witnesses said plainclothes policemen wielding daggers and sticks also joined security forces, the Associated Press reported. Several people were injured, and police detained 23 protesters, witnesses said.

Hani Mohammed / Associated Press

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