Pro-secular demonstrator waves Turkish flags during a protest against the government policy on secular groups in Istanbul, on July 19, 2008. The president of the Constitutional Court said on July 16, 2008 that the rapporteur of Turkey's top tribunal had completed a written recommendation on whether the Islamist-rooted ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) should be outlawed. Turkey's chief prosecutor asked the court in March to ban the AKP, accusing it of seeking to replace Turkey's secular system with an Islamic regime.
Pro-secular demonstrators protest against the government policy on secular groups in Istanbul, on July 19, 2008. The president of the Constitutional Court said on July 16, 2008 that the rapporteur of Turkey's top tribunal had completed a written recommendation on whether the Islamist-rooted ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) should be outlawed. Turkey's chief prosecutor asked the court in March to ban the AKP, accusing it of seeking to replace Turkey's secular system with an Islamic regime.
Pro-secular demonstrator wave a giant Turkish flag during a protest against the government policy on secular groups in front of a giant poster of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Istanbul, on July 19, 2008. The president of the Constitutional Court said on July 16, 2008 that the rapporteur of Turkey's top tribunal had completed a written recommendation on whether the Islamist-rooted ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) should be outlawed. Turkey's chief prosecutor asked the court in March to ban the AKP, accusing it of seeking to replace Turkey's secular system with an Islamic regime.
Pro-secular demonstrators chant slogans during a protest against the government policy on secular groups in front of a giant poster of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Istanbul, on July 19, 2008. The president of the Constitutional Court said on July 16, 2008 that the rapporteur of Turkey's top tribunal had completed a written recommendation on whether the Islamist-rooted ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) should be outlawed. Turkey's chief prosecutor asked the court in March to ban the AKP, accusing it of seeking to replace Turkey's secular system with an Islamic regime.
A pro-secular demonstrator chants slogans during a protest against the government policy on secular groups in front of a giant poster of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Istanbul, on July 19, 2008. The president of the Constitutional Court said on July 16, 2008 that the rapporteur of Turkey's top tribunal had completed a written recommendation on whether the Islamist-rooted ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) should be outlawed. Turkey's chief prosecutor asked the court in March to ban the AKP, accusing it of seeking to replace Turkey's secular system with an Islamic regime.
Protesters from an anti-nuclear organization and other peace groups stage a demonstration at a park in near the US Navy base at Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on July 19, 2008 to protest the scheduled deployment of the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington. Some 15,000 participants joined the rally, the organizers said, to protest against the USS George Washington, which will become the first nuclear powered carrier to be based in Japan. CVN refers to "carrier vessel nuclear".
Protesters from an anti-nuclear organization and other peace groups stage a demonstration at a park in near the US Navy base at Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on July 19, 2008 to protest the scheduled deployment of the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington. Some 15,000 participants joined the rally, the organizers said, to protest against the USS George Washington, which will become the first nuclear powered carrier to be based in Japan. CVN refers to "carrier vessel nuclear".
A protester wearing a gas mask holds up a placard as he joins other demonstrators against the scheduled deployment of the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington, in front of the US Navy base at Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on July 19, 2008. Some 15,000 participants joined the rally, the organizers said, to protest against the USS George Washington, which will become the first nuclear powered carrier to be based in Japan.
Protesters from an anti-nuclear organization and other peace groups stage a demonstration at a park in near the US Navy base at Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on July 19, 2008 to protest the scheduled deployment of the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington. Some 15,000 participants joined the rally, the organizers said, to protest against the USS George Washington, which will become the first nuclear powered carrier to be based in Japan. CVN refers to "carrier vessel nuclear".
Japan's Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima (2nd L) and members of an anti-nuclear organization raise their fists to protest the scheduled deployment of the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington, in front of the US Navy base at Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on July 19, 2008. Some 15,000 participants joined the rally, the organizers said, to protest against the USS George Washington, which will become the first nuclear powered carrier to be based in Japan.
Sikh activists burn an effigy of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the leader of a quasi-religious sect Dera Sacha Sauda, during a protest at the Jammu-Pathankot highway, on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Saturday, July 19, 2008. The Protest was against the killing of a Sikh during a clash between a group of Sikhs and supporters of Dera Sacha Sauda in Sirsa district Friday. Seeking immediate arrest of Singh, radical Sikh organizations Saturday issued a ceasework call in Punjab and Haryana state on July 23.
Live performance workers protest on July 18, 2008 in front of the Palais des Papes in Avignon, on the sidelines of the Avignon Festival, against the culture budget for 2009. About 500 protesters weaved through the historical centre to meet the director of music, dance, thetre and performance (DMDTS) for the Ministry of Culture, Georges-Fran�s Hirsch. Words on mock sarcophagus read "entertainment worker sarcophagus" a play on words of "Sarko" the nickname of French President Nicholas Sarkozy.
Sudanese protest in front of an image of International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo during a demonstration following the weekly Friday prayers in the capital Khartoum on July 18, 2008 against the ICC's decision to seek the arrest of Sudan's president Omar al-Beshir for alleged genocide in Darfur. Ocampo accused Beshir of masterminding a genocidal campaign in Darfur and asked the ICC judges to issue a warrant for his arrest, which, if granted, would be the first ever issued by The Hague-based court against a sitting head of state.
People shout near a burning vehicle during a strike called to protest against the mysterious death of two boys studying in an ashram, a Hindu religious school, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 18, 2008. The bodies of two brothers Abhishek Vaghela, 11, and Dipesh Vaghela, 10, were found on the banks of the Sabarmati river on July 5, after they were reported missing from the ashram, a few days before their bodies were found, local media said.
Police officers chase supporters of an ashram, a Hindu religious school, away during a strike called to protest against the mysterious death of two boys studying in the ashram in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 18, 2008. The bodies of two brothers Abhishek Vaghela, 11, and Dipesh Vaghela, 10, were found on the banks of the Sabarmati river on July 5, after they were reported missing from the ashram, a few days before their bodies were found, local media said.
Vehicles burn after they were set on fire by angry demonstrators during a strike called to protest against the mysterious death of two boys studying in an ashram, a Hindu religious school, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 18, 2008. The bodies of two brothers Abhishek Vaghela, 11, and Dipesh Vaghela, 10, were found on the banks of the Sabarmati river July 5, after they were reported missing from the ashram, a few days before their bodies were found, local media said.
Firefighters douse a burning vehicle after it was set on fire by angry demonstrators during a strike called to protest against the mysterious death of two boys studying in an ashram, a Hindu religious school, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 18, 2008. The bodies of two brothers Abhishek Vaghela, 11, and Dipesh Vaghela, 10, were found on the banks of the Sabarmati river July 5, after they were reported missing from the ashram, a few days before their bodies were found, local media said.
A Sudanese man helps carry a banner of President Omar al-Beshir during a protest against the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo and the ICC's decision to seek the arrest of Beshir for alleged genocide in Darfur, in the capital Khartoum on July 18, 2008. Ocampo accused Beshir of masterminding a genocidal campaign in Darfur and asked the ICC judges to issue a warrant for his arrest, which, if granted, would be the first ever issued by The Hague-based court against a sitting head of state.