Protests around the world

A man wears a mask depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest against U.S. strikes across Caracas and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jan. 5. Reuters-Yonhap

A demonstrator holds a cardboard depiction of U.S. President Donald Trump outside the U.S. Embassy during a protest following the U.S. attack on Venezuela that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jan. 5. Reuters-Yonhap

An armed civilian attends a protest demanding the release of President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores, after U.S. forces captured and flew them to the United States, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 4, 2026. AP-Yonhap

People burn an effigy of US President Donald Trump during a protest against military operations by U.S. forces in Venezuela in Karachi, Pakistan, Jan. 4. EPA-Yonhap

Miners affiliated with the Bolivian Workers' Center and social organizations take part in a protest march called "Bolivia Is Not for Sale" in opposition to Supreme Decree 5503 and rising diesel and gasoline prices, in El Alto, Bolivia, Jan. 5. Reuters-Yonhap

A drone view shows miners affiliated with the Bolivian Workers' Center and social organizations taking part in a protest march called "Bolivia Is Not for Sale" against Decree 5503 and rising diesel and gasoline prices, as they walk towards the city of La Paz on the outskirts of El Alto, Bolivia, Jan. 3. Reuters-Yonhap

Members of the Bolivian Workers' Union clash with police during a protest against fuel subsidy cuts in El Alto, Bolivia, Jan. 5. AP-Yonhap

Police use a water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against the army draft in Jerusalem, Israel, Jan. 4. AP-Yonhap

Police deploy water cannons against ultra-Orthodox Jewish demonstrators during a protest against Israel's military recruitment law in Jerusalem, Jan. 4. The protesters demanded that ultra-Orthodox Jewish people remain exempt from Israeli military service. EPA-Yonhap

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish demonstrators react after being sprayed by a police water cannon during a protest against Israel's military recruitment law in Jerusalem, Jan. 4. The protesters demanded that ultra-Orthodox Jewish people remain exempt from Israeli military service. EPA-Yonhap

Activists and supporters of the Indian National Congress party shout slogans as they burn effigies of Hardeep Singh Puri, left, the minister of petroleum and natural gas, and Minister of Road Transport Nitin Gadkari during a protest against the government-led ethanol-blended fuel policy in Kolkata, Jan. 3. AFP-Yonhap

Activists from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) shout slogans after being detained by police during a protest against a U.S. military operation that removed President Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela, near the U.S. Embassy in Chennai, India, Jan. 5. AP-Yonhap

Syrian Kurds attend a protest in solidarity with people in the neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in Aleppo, Syria, Jan. 7. Reuters-Yonhap

Activists take part in a rally supporting protestors in Iran at Lafayette Square, across from the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 3. President Donald Trump said on Jan. 2 that the U.S. was "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran killed protesters, prompting Tehran to warn that intervention would destabilise the region. AFP-Yonhap

Protesters attend a National Council of Resistance of Iran rally opposing the current crackdown in Iran, in front of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 3. EPA-Yonhap

A law enforcement agent sprays a line of protestors with tear gas at the scene of a shooting in Minneapolis, Jan. 7. AP-Yonhap

A medic assists a man at a protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Jan. 8. Reuters-Yonhap

People participate in a protest and vigil after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, Jan. 7. AP-Yonhap

A farmer holds a Greek flag while protesting at the entrance to the city's port over delays in payments of European Union subsidies, Thessaloniki, Greece, Dec. 12, 2025. Reuters-Yonhap

French farmers park their tractors in front of the Arc de Triomphe to protest the Mercosur trade alliance with South America countries and EU farming policies calling for mass culling of cows to contain the spread of a skin disease, Paris, Jan. 8. AP-Yonhap

A protester with a flag of the Coordination Rurale sits on a statue of a cow during a demonstration called by the Haute-Garonne farmers' inter-union group to protest against the French government's mandatory culling protocol for cattle herds affected by lumpy skin disease, at the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France, Jan. 3. AFP-Yonhap