Dramatic scenes are unfolding during chaotic anti-government protests in Thailand, Ukraine and Venezuela this week. Here is an on-the-ground look at the protests in these countries.
Three protests, three countries —
Dramatic scenes are unfolding during chaotic anti-government protests in Thailand, Ukraine and Venezuela this week. Here is an on-the-ground look at the protests in these countries.
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A Ukrainian protester stands in front of the burning Euromaidan protest camp in Kiev on Wednesday February 18. Protesters set up tents in the square in December, says iReporter and American journalist <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1087484">Chris Collison</a>.
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A Ukrainian protester stands in front of the burning Euromaidan protest camp in Kiev on Wednesday February 18. Protesters set up tents in the square in December, says iReporter and American journalist Chris Collison.
Courtesy Chris Collison
Protesters line up along barricades as Berkut police surround Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kiev's central square, on February 18.
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Protesters line up along barricades as Berkut police surround Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kiev's central square, on February 18.
Courtesy Chris Collison
A woman on a Kiev street digs up pavement bricks to be used as weapons by pro-Europe demonstrators. Ukrainian student <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1087308">Oleksandr Guzenko</a> said he was fascinated by "how motivated and brave [protesters] were to stand there and make a change, support and contribute."
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A woman on a Kiev street digs up pavement bricks to be used as weapons by pro-Europe demonstrators. Ukrainian student Oleksandr Guzenko said he was fascinated by "how motivated and brave [protesters] were to stand there and make a change, support and contribute."
Courtesy Oleksandr Guzenko
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1077690">David Solomon</a>, who was visiting Ukraine, spotted heavyweight boxer Vitali Klitschko (shown in the center wearing a fur hat) at a January 23 protest in Kiev. "This high-profile person came to this seemingly menacing environment to show his supporters that he does indeed stand by them, and he literally did."
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David Solomon, who was visiting Ukraine, spotted heavyweight boxer Vitali Klitschko (shown in the center wearing a fur hat) at a January 23 protest in Kiev. "This high-profile person came to this seemingly menacing environment to show his supporters that he does indeed stand by them, and he literally did."
Courtesy David Solomon
Protesters often rally with the Venezuelan flag, says <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1086169">Roberto Carlo Rojas</a>, a professional photographer who supports the protesters. "Nothing that the government says (about the protests) is real," he said. He captured this photo on February 16 in Maracaibo.
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Protesters often rally with the Venezuelan flag, says Roberto Carlo Rojas, a professional photographer who supports the protesters. "Nothing that the government says (about the protests) is real," he said. He captured this photo on February 16 in Maracaibo.
Courtesy Roberto Carlo Rojas
A student in Maracaibo <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1086131">lights a tire on fire</a> on February 15. Rojas explained this is a maneuver students use to close down streets.
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A student in Maracaibo lights a tire on fire on February 15. Rojas explained this is a maneuver students use to close down streets.
Courtesy Roberto Carlo Rojas
"Surprisingly, the police and some military personnel helped the students to close streets and protected them," Rojas said of a February 15 protest in Maracaibo.
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"Surprisingly, the police and some military personnel helped the students to close streets and protected them," Rojas said of a February 15 protest in Maracaibo.
Courtesy Roberto Carlo Rojas
"Damned is the media that gives its people the cold shoulder," reads a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1086189">sign held by a student </a>protesting in Caracas on February 15. Protesters are upset because they say the national media is not reporting about the protests and the violence.
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"Damned is the media that gives its people the cold shoulder," reads a sign held by a student protesting in Caracas on February 15. Protesters are upset because they say the national media is not reporting about the protests and the violence.
Courtesy Carlos Becerra
A protester in Caracas stands in front of a "piquete," a National Guard picket. Freelance photographer Carlos Becerra captured this image on February 15.
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A protester in Caracas stands in front of a "piquete," a National Guard picket. Freelance photographer Carlos Becerra captured this image on February 15.
Courtesy Carlos Becerra
A young <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1084811">woman cries</a> on February 13 at the place where one of the opposition members was killed a day before in Caracas. <br />
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A young woman cries on February 13 at the place where one of the opposition members was killed a day before in Caracas.
Courtesy Carlos Becerra
Freelance translator and journalist <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1081107">Agata Kowalska</a> captured these images of anti-government protesters in Bangkok a day before the country's troubled elections on February 2.
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Freelance translator and journalist Agata Kowalska captured these images of anti-government protesters in Bangkok a day before the country's troubled elections on February 2.
Courtesy Agata Kowalska
Protesters stand near their tents in Bangkok, where they have been camping out since November 2013. "The atmosphere was peaceful ... though some tension was to be read from the protestors' faces," Kowalska said.
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Protesters stand near their tents in Bangkok, where they have been camping out since November 2013. "The atmosphere was peaceful ... though some tension was to be read from the protestors' faces," Kowalska said.
Courtesy Agata Kowalska
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1078471">Surasak Yiengjuntuek</a> was at a January 26 demonstration in Bangkok after anti-government protest leader Suthin Thararin was shot and killed. The yellow headbands show a rallying cry for the current leader of the protests, Suthep Thaugsuban. "Suthep, fight fight," the headbands read.
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Surasak Yiengjuntuek was at a January 26 demonstration in Bangkok after anti-government protest leader Suthin Thararin was shot and killed. The yellow headbands show a rallying cry for the current leader of the protests, Suthep Thaugsuban. "Suthep, fight fight," the headbands read.
Courtesy Surasak Yiengjuntuek
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1077056">Michael O'Connor</a>, an American who has lived in Bangkok for more than 20 years, was observing the protests when the Thai government declared a state of emergency on January 21.
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Michael O'Connor, an American who has lived in Bangkok for more than 20 years, was observing the protests when the Thai government declared a state of emergency on January 21.
Courtesy Michael O'Connor