Protests and Advocacy

Images showcasing global protests advocating for human rights and social justice, featuring diverse groups united for causes like freedom and equality.

Demonstratin Demoktatie Politics Citizens 'Request History 02.02.2025 Potsdam State capital Alter Markt Potsdam Altes Rathaus Nikolaikirche Museum Barberini Landtag Obeliskuna Portal Demonstration Bündnis Potsdam confesses Color for democracy, tolerance and cosmopolitanism Potsdam Brandenburg Demonstrator Demonstrator Citizens' Request History 02 02 2025 Potsdam state capital Alter Markt Potsdam Altes Rathaus Nikolaikirche Museum Barberini Landtag Obelisk Fortuna Portal Demonstration Bündnis Potsdam confesses color for democracy, tolerance and cosmopolitanism Potsdam Brandenurg Ger

In Dresden, about 3, 000 people gathered on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. On posters and banners they demanded, among other things, Stop the War and Freedom for Ukraine and expressed their solidarity with the people in Ukraine

Signage on behalf of Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirited People, at enca

German Bishops' Conference

St. Paul, Minnesota. Asian Americans and supporting communities rally at the capitol to remember the victims of Atlanta Killings and show the world they are united and not shattered by the violence.

St. Paul, Minnesota. Asian Americans and supporting communities rally at the capitol to remember the victims of Atlanta Killings and show the world they are united and not shattered by the violence.

St. Paul, Minnesota. Asian Americans and supporting communities rally at the capitol to remember the victims of Atlanta Killings and show the world they are united and not shattered by the violence.

St. Paul, Minnesota. Asian Americans and supporting communities rally at the capitol to remember the victims of Atlanta Killings and show the world they are united and not shattered by the violence.

Demonstratin Demoktatie Politics Citizens 'Request History 02.02.2025 Potsdam State capital Alter Markt Potsdam Altes Rathaus Nikolaikirche Museum Barberini Landtag Obeliskuna Portal Demonstration Bündnis Potsdam confesses Color for democracy, tolerance and cosmopolitanism Potsdam Brandenburg Demonstrator Demonstrator Citizens' Request History 02 02 2025 Potsdam state capital Alter Markt Potsdam Altes Rathaus Nikolaikirche Museum Barberini Landtag Obelisk Fortuna Portal Demonstration Bündnis Potsdam confesses color for democracy, tolerance and cosmopolitanism Potsdam Brandenurg Ger

Maple Grove, Minnesota, Asian family speaking at a Stop Asian hate protest to remember the victims of the Atlanta Killings.

Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, Federal MP , NDP for the riding of Nunavut, speaking at March for Truth and Justice for Canadian Indigenous People

Ottawa, Canada. July 31st, 2021. Hundreds walked from the Canadian Parliament to the Ministry of Justice demanding Truth and Justice for Indigenous People following the findings of the horrors in Canadian Indian Residential Schools. They demand a special prosecutor and an independent investigation into the actions of the government and the Catholic Churches into the matter. Credit: meanderingemu/Alamy Live News

Catholic Demonstration Against The Legalization Of Abortion, 1976.

The 74th Nakba Protest and a memorial for Shireen Abu Akleh, Al Jazeera journalist who was shot by Israeli occupation forces was held in Melbourne. The protest was Organised by Free Palestine Melbourne. Australia.

Pro-Palestine demonstration, Palestinian flags, Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

St. Paul, Minnesota. Asian Americans and supporting communities rally at the capitol to remember the victims of Atlanta Killings and show the world they are united and not shattered by the violence.

Detroit, Michigan USA, 21 June 2017, Members and supporters of Detroit's Chaldean community of Iraqi Christians rallied outside the federal courthouse to protest the government's arrest of dozens of Iraqis who they plan to deport. Inside the courthouse, arguments were heard on a class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU seeking to stop the deportations.

Demonstratin Demoktatie Politics Citizens 'Request History 02.02.2025 Potsdam State capital Alter Markt Potsdam Altes Rathaus Nikolaikirche Museum Barberini Landtag Obeliskuna Portal Demonstration Bündnis Potsdam confesses Color for democracy, tolerance and cosmopolitanism Potsdam Brandenburg Demonstrator Demonstrator Citizens' Request History 02 02 2025 Potsdam state capital Alter Markt Potsdam Altes Rathaus Nikolaikirche Museum Barberini Landtag Obelisk Fortuna Portal Demonstration Bündnis Potsdam confesses color for democracy, tolerance and cosmopolitanism Potsdam Brandenurg Ger

Demonstrators participating in "No Kings" Protest March, Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA, October 1, 2025

OTTAWA, CANADA - NOVEMBER 11, 2018: Representatives of the indigenous first nations with their traditional headdress in front the National War Memoria

German Bishops' Conference

Detroit, Michigan USA, 7 December 2023, On the first night of Hanukkah, Jews for Ceasefire marched past a mainstream menorah-lighting celebration to call for a ceasefire in Gaza

In Dresden, people gathered again on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. On posters and banners they demanded, among other things, Stop the War and Freedom for Ukraine and expressed their solidarity with the people in Ukraine

13th mountain procession with mountain devotion to the Festival of Lights in Bergiesshuebel

Commemorative event on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, in memory of the victims of National Socialism, at the Memorial to the Homosexuals Persecuted under National Socialism in Berlin, 31 January 2024

Commemorative event on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, in memory of the victims of National Socialism, at the Memorial to the Homosexuals Persecuted under National Socialism in Berlin, 31 January 2024

Demonstration of 800,000 people in Hong Kong for World Human Rights Day.Manifestation de 800 000 personnes à Hong Kong pour la journée mondiale des Droits de l'Homme.

Signage on behalf of Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirited People, at enca

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Cities stand with Ukraine, Piazza Santa Croce, Florence March 12, 2022. Ukranian participants.

Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, Hundreds of students from Grosse Pointe South High School and members of the community protested the anti-gay message of members of the Westboro (Kansas) Baptist Church who picketed the school carrying signs reading ""God Hates Fags."" The school was producing a play called ""The Laramie Project"" about the 1998 torture and beating death of Matt Shepard, an openly gay college student, in Laramie, Wyoming. Westboro church members believe God is punishing America because of its tolerance of homosexuality.

St. Paul, Minnesota. Asian Americans and supporting communities rally at the capitol to remember the victims of Atlanta Killings and show the world they are united and not shattered by the violence.

Vancouver, Canada - July ,2022: View of sign No Pride in Genocide as part of protest against celebration of Canada Day in front of Vancouver Art Galle

Sea of lights demonstration, Theresienwiese, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Detroit, Michigan, Members of Fortunate Families participate in a prayer vigil outside Sacred Heart Seminary, opposing the Catholic Church's teachings on same-sex marriage and on gay and lesbian relationships. The Archdiocese of Detroit was holding a seminar of the Church's ""Courage"" program at the seminary. Courage opposes same-sex marriage and teaches that abstaining from sexual relations is the only acceptable option for gays and lesbians. Members of Fortunate Families are Catholic parents of gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender family members.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 30th Sep, 2021. Activist Binesi Ogichidaa speaks during the Orange Shirt Day and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation at Dundas Square, to heal, raise awareness and rise together as an Indigenous Community.Organized by Matriarchal Circle, a Toronto-based grassroots organization impacted by child welfare agencies. The Matriarchal Circle's vision is for child welfare to be practiced in Toronto in true Indigenous grassroots led circles, ''as opposed to the neo-colonial, oppressive, genocidal acts in the current child welfare system. (Credit Image: © Shawn Goldbe

Activist Binesi Ogichidaa speaks at Orange Shirt Day and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Day at Dundas Square in Toronto, Ontario, to heal, r

Nogales, Sonora Mexico, 8 October 2016, Activists march along the fence separating the U.S. and Mexico on their way to rallies on both sides of the border protesting the increasing militarization of the border, the separation of immigrant families, and U.S. policies that make it hard for refugees fleeing repression to enter the United States. The events were organized by the School of the Americas Watch, a group of religious and community activists.

Royal Oak, Michigan USA, 3 May 2023, Members of Jewish Voice for Peace and their supporters gathered at the Woodward Avenue Shul to denounce the anti-semitism displayed when a swastika was painted on the synagogue

Hamtramck, Michigan, Activists rally to protest Hamtramck city council's ban on flying the Pride flag on city property. Traditionally a city of immigrants, Hamtramck is now governed by a Muslim city council and mayor. There is a substantial streak of homophobia in the Muslim population

Following the attacks on Ukraine by Russia, around 2000 people in support of Ukraine gathered and protested in Almaty. People stood for the Ukrainian national anthem and chanted pro-peace slogans and insults against Vladimir Putin. Kazakhstan.

Detroit, Michigan USA, 17 June 2023, People join a Silence the Violence march and rally. They were protesting the almost-daily mass shootings which, by the end of May, have left 760 children and teenagers dead and nearly 2, 000 more injured this year. The posters show victims of gun violence

Memorial to indigenous residential school children who lost their lives and survivors on the first National Day For Truth And Reconciliation in Canada

Detroit, Michigan, Members of Fortunate Families participate in a prayer vigil outside Sacred Heart Seminary, opposing the Catholic Church's teachings on same-sex marriage and on gay and lesbian relationships. The Archdiocese of Detroit was holding a seminar of the Church's ""Courage"" program at the seminary. Courage opposes same-sex marriage and teaches that abstaining from sexual relations is the only acceptable option for gays and lesbians. Members of Fortunate Families are Catholic parents of gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender family members.

In Dresden, about 3, 000 people gathered on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. On posters and banners they demanded, among other things, Stop the War and Freedom for Ukraine and expressed their solidarity with the people in Ukraine

Tributes written on the ground, during the days following the 22 May 2017, suicide bombing, carried out at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, following a concert by American singer Ariana Grande.

Protest, Islamic woman and pray in street, group and support for Palestine. Muslim female, girl or protesters with cardboard signs, fight for justice or change in society for oppression or solidarity

Tunis, Tunisia, October 7, 2024, Protesters seen holding the national flags of Palestine and Lebanon at Bab Khadhra street during the demonstration. protestors gathered at Bab Khadhra, Tunis to march through the streets of the city in protest against the war in the Middle East and the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip to mark one year of the conflict in Gaza.

8: THE MORMON PROPOSITION (2010), directed by REED COWAN.

Crowds lined the processional route during the 48th Annual Via Crucis, Living Way of the Cross, held on Good Friday, in Chicago's Pilsen neighbourhood. This reenactment of the 14 Stations of the Cross draws thousands each year to experience the powerful tradition. Chicago, USA.

Black Lives Matter Protests Signs, Commemorating 100th Anniversary of Black Wall Street Massacre in 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Germany, Berlin, 8 November 1992, demonstration: Human dignity is inviolable, (Art. 16), Conny Kirchgeorg in front of the Gethsemane Church: Hunger, torture, war

On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a large solidarity rally of Dresdeners with numerous Ukrainian refugees took place on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. At the end, all participants came together to form a large chain of lights

Gay Pride Parade passing by Saint Mary Major Basilica church (Santa Maria Maggiore). "Bondage is not a crime" written on a black t-shirt. Gay LGBT community, people marching for equal human, civil rights and against discrimination. Rome, Italy, Europe, European Union, EU.

On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a large solidarity rally of Dresdeners with numerous Ukrainian refugees took place on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. At the end, all participants came together to form a large chain of lights

National flags of Israel, rally against the Al-Quds Day, protest against anti-Semitism and Islamism on 18.08.2012, Adenauer Platz square, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Nogales, Arizona, Activists gathered on both sides of the U.S. and Mexico border fence to protest the increasing militarization of the border, the separation of immigrant families, and U.S. policies that make it hard for refugees fleeing repression to enter the United States. The events were organized by the School of the Americas Watch, a group of religious and community activists.

HONG KONG - PROTEST - WALK FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTSManifestation de 800 000 personnes à Hong Kong pour la journée mondiale des Droits de l'Homme.HONG KONG - PROTEST - WALK FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTSDemonstration of 800,000 people in Hong Kong for World Human Rights Day.

Nogales, Arizona, A rally at the U.S. and Mexico border fence called for more open immigration. The event was organized by the School of the Americas Watch, a group of religious and community activists. The North Texas Light Brigade held up lights at the border fence reading ""No Border."".

Monks Pray at the Tibetan Freedom Torch Ceremony, March and Rally - San Francisco, California

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 3 February 2017, Interfaith religious leaders rally during Friday prayers at the Muslim Unity Center in solidarity with the Muslim community and against the Trump administration's immigration/refugee ban.

Counter-protesters at pro-choice rally

German Bishops' Conference

Criticism of the Catholic Church, protest demands admission of woman to important church offices, criticises handling of abuse scandal, German Catholic Day in Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

More than 20, 000 people demonstrated in Berlin against Russia's war in Ukraine and for peace. (Ukrainian flag with a peace dove) 13.03.2022, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Detroit, Michigan, Members of Fortunate Families participate in a prayer vigil outside Sacred Heart Seminary, opposing the Catholic Church's teachings on same-sex marriage and on gay and lesbian relationships. The Archdiocese of Detroit was holding a seminar of the Church's ""Courage"" program at the seminary. Courage opposes same-sex marriage and teaches that abstaining from sexual relations is the only acceptable option for gays and lesbians. Members of Fortunate Families are Catholic parents of gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender family members.

People hold up signs with the names of loved ones following anearthquake in Sichuan, China.

Ukrainian refugees in front of the Embassy of Ukraine, Bucharest, Romania to obtain a biometric passport. On the gates of the embassy flowers, banner designs to pay tribute to the Ukrainians who died in the war. (Photo by: Pascal Bachelet/BSIP/UIG)

Permanent protest in front of the message of Russia in Tallinn, Estonia permanent protest in front of the message of Russia in Tallinn, Estonia

Vancouver, Canada - August 14,2021: Memorial for Indigenous children which remains have been found near the city of Kamloops in May. A view of sign It

woman want justice candlelight vigil for delhi gang rape victim at delhi India MR 707C Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Atlantic Canada native Mikmaq fishers protest in Toronto

HONG KONG - PROTEST - RASSEMBLEMENT TRAVAILLEURS SOCIAUXDans le cadre du mouvement pro-democratie hongkongais, rassemblement mettant à l'honneur les travailleurs sociaux.HONG KONG - PROTEST - SOCIAL WORKERS RALLYAs part of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, a rally celebrating social workers.

Black Muslims picket front of New York Criminal Courts building where two Nation of Islam members were to stand trial. The defendants were selling Nation of Islam newspapers, 'Muhammad Speaks,' when they were arrested in Times Square on Dec. 25, 1963 on charges of assault and attempted riot. Jan. 11, 1963.

St. Paul, Minnesota. Asian Americans and supporting communities rally at the capitol to remember the victims of Atlanta Killings and show the world they are united and not shattered by the violence. Man taking a picture of a racism sign.

St. Paul, Minnesota. Asian Americans and supporting communities rally at the capitol to remember the victims of Atlanta Killings and show the world they are united and not shattered by the violence. Man taking a picture of a racism sign.

St. Paul, Minnesota. Asian Americans and supporting communities rally at the capitol to remember the victims of Atlanta Killings and show the world they are united and not shattered by the violence.

Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, A member of the Westboro (Kansas) Baptist Church carries a sign calling Barack Obama the Antichrist because of his support for abortion rights and gay rights. The group picketed Grosse Pointe South High School to protest a play produced at the school called ""The Laramie Project."" The play is about the 1998 torture and beating death of Matt Shepard, an openly gay college student, in Laramie, Wyoming. Westboro church members believe God is punishing America because of its tolerance of homosexuality.

Memorial for Palestinian students killed in Israel-Hamas War

Detroit, Michigan USA, 21 June 2017, Members and supporters of Detroit's Chaldean community of Iraqi Christians rallied outside the federal courthouse to protest the government's arrest of dozens of Iraqis who they plan to deport. Inside the courthouse, arguments were heard on a class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU seeking to stop the deportations. Detroit city councilman Andre Spivey speaks at the rally.

Anefo photo collection. Symbolic hunger strike in the Moses and Aaronkerk in Amsterdam against the Pakistani Junta of Zia Ul-Haq, because Premier Ali Bhutto was killed four years ago. April 6, 1983

banner for Stonewall Monument

Tunisian exiles in front of Brandenburg Gate demonstrating their solidarity with the Jasmin Revolution in Tunisia and demanding freedom and democracy for their homeland, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Creation East Christian Rock Festival in Mount Union, Pennsylvania

Handmade Banner Refugees Welcome Handmade banner Refugees Welcome is hanged in Copenhagen railroad station by the place where locals bring clothes for refugees. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DanilxRoudenkox 15740428

Pictures of fallen members are displayed during the 6th Annual American Indian Dance Exhibition for Texas American Indian Heritage Day at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, September 29, 2022. The memorial commemorated fallen Veteran members and the impact they had on the JBSA-Randolph American Indian Heritage Committee.

On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a large solidarity rally of Dresdeners with numerous Ukrainian refugees took place on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. At the end, all participants came together to form a large chain of lights

Maple Grove, Minnesota, Stop Asian hate protest to remember the victims of the Atlanta Killings. Protester holding sign with the names of the victims.

Montreal, Canada. 21st June, 2022. The Mayor of Montreal Valérie Plante welcomes the crowd to the celebrations of the summer solstice. During this summer solstice, Canadians celebrated the 26th National Indigenous Peoples Day. Many members of the First Nations of Turtle Island (Montreal), Kahnawake and beyond, danced and shared their stories during the seasonal transition in several events throughout the city. Speaking in Kanien'kehá before French or English, the Indigenous highlighted their culture and traditions in Old Montreal. Credit: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy Live News

St. Paul, Minnesota. Memorial to the missing and murdered Indigenous women. Thousands of cardboard red dresses were set out on the State Capitol lawn to help represent whats happened historically to Native American women. across the nation. It is the latest reminder of the crisis related to Native American women..

Romania, Transylvania, Bran, Bran Castle, vampire-themed welcome sign

SHAKA KING in JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (2021), directed by SHAKA KING.

St. Paul, Minnesota. Asian Americans and supporting communities rally at the capitol to remember the victims of Atlanta Killings and show the world they are united and not shattered by the violence.

The traditional honouring of Nazi victims in the Bittermark, here on 12. 4. 1968 in Dortmund, was accompanied by various political directions in current politics, Germany, Europe

"Freedom for Kurdistan" sign at a protest against the 2008 Munich Conference on Security Policy, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Interfaith and lay dialogue in Ali's mosque.

German flag with banana at the farmers' protest on 28/01/2024 on the Cathedral Square in Magdeburg, German flag with banana Farmers' protest on 01/28/2024 on the Cathedral Square in Magdeburg

Hamtramck, Michigan USA, 22 March 2019, A rally remembers the victims of the New Zealand mosque shootings and protests continuing Islamophobia. Hamtramck has always been a city of immigrants, most recently from Muslim countries.

On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a large solidarity rally of Dresdeners with numerous Ukrainian refugees took place on Neumarkt in front of the Church of Our Lady. At the end, all participants came together to form a large chain of lights

Riga. Protest posters opposite the Russian Embassy against Putin's war in Ukraine, Riga, Latvia, Europe

Tunis, Tunisia, October 18, 2024, People, holding banners and Palestinian flags, gather to protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza and assassination of Hamas' Political Bureau Head Yahya Sinwar in Tunis, Tunisia on October 18, 2024.

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