Women Protest Worldwide Photos 3

Fully-veiled female students from the University of Sanaa protest on campus to demand the ouster and trial Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh on October 31, 2011. Three Yemeni fighter jets were destroyed and several others damaged in overnight explosions that rocked an air base, apparently caused by explosives planted in the planes, officials told. Getty

Activists from Ukraine's scandalous FEMEN group dressed as housemaids stage a topless protest in a show of anger against French former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's attitude towards women in front of his residence in Paris on October 31, 2011. FEMEN has gained worldwide fame by staging a string of topless protests in Ukraine and now in Europe, in recent years to draw attention to issues from the exploitation of women to corruption. The placard read at L 'ecstasy of power', at R 'your shame can't be clean up'. Getty

Animal rights PETA France campaigners dressed as zombi) stage a horror show near a steak house restaurant to protest against meat consumption, on October 31, 2011 in Paris. According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, nothing is more scaring than a slaughterhouse. The placards read : 'Eat grains, not brains' and 'Flesh is for zombies'. Getty

Eighteen months old Karma drinks his milk as Free Tibet activists protest in Vienna during Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit on October 31, 2011. Hu Jintao said on October 31 in Vienna he was confident that Europe could work through its current debt crisis, at the start of an Austrian state visit. China 'is convinced Europe has the... competency to overcome the current difficulties,' he told journalists after talks with Austrian President Heinz Fischer. Getty

Jordanian activists protest in front of the Prime Ministry as they take part in a sit-in to demand the stop of Jordan nuclear power stations on October 30, 2011 in Amman, Jordan. The fourth Nuclear Energy Conference took place this week in Amman with discussions referencing Japan's Fukushima accident. Getty

A demonstrator holding her daughter takes a photograph as the Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, speaks to demonstrators camped outside St Paul's Cathedral in London October 30, 2011. St Paul's Cathedral has announced it plans to take legal action to remove the anti-capitalist protest camp in its precincts. Reuters

Demonstrators march towards the Treasury Department and the White House in Washington on October 29, 2011 during a protest organized by the Occupy DC movement to call for increased taxes on the rich, a so-called 'Robin Hood tax.' Getty

Activists from women's rights organisation Femen stage a protest in front of the Arena Lviv stadium before its opening ceremony in Lviv October 29, 2011. Two activists arrived topless at the stadium to protest against sex tourism, prostitution, and alcohol sales at sports stadiums during the Euro 2012 soccer championship that Ukraine will co-host with Poland. The stadium is one of the venues for the Euro 2012 soccer tournament, to be hosted by Poland and Ukraine next year. Reuters

Ellinda McKinney offers her message to police during the Occupy Denver protest, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011 in Denver. Occupy Denver protesters and law enforcement officers faced off on the steps of the state Capitol and Civic Center after protesters marched through downtown Denver for the fourth week in a row. (Craig F. Walker)

A woman performs as a widow during a protest against violence in Mexico City on October 28, 2011. More than 41,000 people have been killed in rising drug-related violence in Mexico since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon deployed soldiers and federal police to take on organized crime. Getty

Demonstrators march towards the Treasury Department and the White House in Washington on October 29, 2011 during a protest organized by the Occupy DC movement to call for increased taxes on the rich, a so-called 'Robin Hood tax.' Getty

Israelis protest against the high costs of living in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. According to police estimates over 30,000 participated in the Tel Aviv protest and thousands of others protested in Jerusalem on Saturday. A wave of social protests swept the country this summer as Israelis held mass protests to protest a wide range of social issues, especially high housing costs. (Maya Hasson)

A protester of the Occupy Berlin movement drinks champagne during a protest demonstration against the finance system in central Berlin, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. (Markus Schreiber)

A demonstrator is seen during a protest organized by the Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (ICCS), on October 29, 2011 in Bern. More than 1000 persons attend the demonstration. The Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (ICCS), a conservative Muslim group was under criticism after chosen a symbol reminiscent of the Jewish Star of David with the word 'Muslim' framed by a yellow star. Getty

A woman holds a crucifix and a rosary as she demonstrates among around one thousand people called by 'Civitas' association, close to Christian fundamentalists on October 29, 2011 in Paris to protest against the play 'Sur le concept du visage du fils de Dieu' (On the Concept of the Face, Regarding the Son of God) by Italian Romeo Castellucci which is performed at the Paris Theatre de la Ville from October 20 to 30. Every evening, protesters demonstrate in front of the building to denounce the' of the play which they found insulting. Getty

Occupy Nashville protesters, from the left, Megan Riges, Lauren Plummer and Lindsey Krinks, celebrate Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, after they were released by police after being arrested overnight on Legislative Plaza in downtown Nashville, Tenn. Twenty-nine Wall Street protesters in Nashville have been issued misdemeanor citations for criminal trespassing after being arrested by state troopers overnight. (John Partipilo)

Protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street Movement are seen at the Tennessee Capitol, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Tennessee's safety commissioner says Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's office approved a pre-dawn roundup of Wall Street protesters from the state Capitol grounds. Twenty-nine people were arrested, but a night judge refused to sign warrants because the policy had only been in effect since the previous afternoon. (Erik Schelzig)

A dressed woman attends a protest in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday Oct. 26, 2011. The protest was against education reforms planned by the government that propose private funding for public institutions. (Fernando Vergara)

Activists of Femen, a Ukrainian women movement, wearing masks representing the slaughtered animals, shout slogans and hold placards reading 'Zoomorgue', 'Slaughten house', 'Zooghetto' as they stage a topless protest on a roof at the entrance of the zoo in Kiev on October 27, 2011. They rally against, as they say, the intolerable living conditions for animals in the zoo. Every year the Zoo is claiming the lives of hundreds of rare and exotic animals, that die a horrific death of hunger, cold or disease, as they report to AFP. The FEMEN movement demands that the Ukrainian authorities close the Kievs ZooMorgue as they call it. Getty

Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) attend a rally against Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari in Lahore on October 28, 2011. More than 30,000 supporters of Pakistan's main opposition party took to the streets in a protest rally on October 28, burning an effigy of President Asif Ali Zardari and demanding that he quit. The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) called the rally in Lahore to exploit talk of early elections in its political heartland, where it controls the Punjab provincial government despite being in opposition at national level. Getty

Supporters of Pakistani politician Imran Khan and chief of Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party, carry placards as they march during protest rally in Islamabad on October 28, 2011 against US drone attacks in Pakistani tribal region. Khan staged a rally along with tribal elders in Islamabad against the continued US drone attacks in tribal areas which they said were killing hundreds of innocent people. Nearly 60 US drone strikes have been reported in Pakistan so far this year, dozens of them since Navy SEALs killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the garrison city of Abbottabad, close to the capital Islamabad, on May 2. Getty

Protesters throw mud at a caricature of President Benigno Aquino III during a protest Friday Oct. 28, 2011 in Manila, Philippines against the President's alleged continued support for big corporations including the big three oil companies in the country. The protest, part of the nationwide "Women's Day of Protest," was held following another round of oil price hike implemented late last week. (Bullit Marquez)

Relatives of missing Kashmiri youth participate in a protest demonstration organized by the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Srinagar, India, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. According to APDP some 8,000-10,000 people have gone missing since the beginning of the Kashmir conflict in 1989, after being arrested by Indian security forces and other security agencies. (Dar Yasin)

Anti-austerity protesters shout slogans before a scheduled military parade in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Thousands of anti-austerity protesters in the city forced the cancellation of Friday's annual military parade commemorating Greece's entry into World War II. The demonstrators heckled Greek President Karolos Papoulias and other attending officials, calling Papoulias a traitor. (Nikolas Giakoumidis)

Campaigners on the 'Occupy London Stock Exchange' protest encampment outside St Paul's Cathedral on October 28, 2011 in London, England. St Paul's Cathedral is due to reopen after being closed due to the adjacent 'Occupy London Stock Exchange' protest against the global financial system which has been in place for almost two weeks. Getty