Hong Kong: Pics from anti-WTO protests
South Korean farmers jump into the sea and much more!
South Korean farmers jump into a sea in an attempt to reach the main venue for the WTO meeting in Hong Kong, December 13, 2005. (Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)
Anti-WTO protesters struggle with Hong Kong police officers as they try to march toward the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005. Several dozen protesters, mainly South Korean farmers, struck security forces with bamboo sticks and tried to push through a police roadblock Tuesday as the World Trade Organization began meeting in this Asian financial center. (AP Photo/ Vincent Yu)
World trade ministers opened talks seeking a deal to cut global trade barriers and combat poverty as thousands of protesters marched in the streets of Hong Kong, denouncing the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as an enemy of the poor.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)
World trade ministers launched a fresh bid to salvage free trade negotiations amid little hope for major headway, as thousands of protesters marched in the streets of Hong Kong to denounce the WTO as an enemy of the poor.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)
South Korean protesters clash with Hong Kong riot police as they try to march toward the main venue of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting in Hong Kong December 13, 2005. (Claro Cortes IV/Reuters)
South Korean workers and farmers fight with Hong Kong riot police as they try to march toward main venue for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting in Hong Kong December 13, 2005. (Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)
Police apply foam while confronting South Korean protesters during an anti-World Trade Organisation (WTO) protest in Hong Kong December 13, 2005. (Bobby Yip/Reuters)
South Korean protesters chant slogans as they jump into the Victoria Harbour near the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre during an anti-World Trade Organisation protest December 13, 2005. Riot police used pepper spray to hold back anti-globalisation protesters in Hong Kong on Tuesday as a meeting of ministers from WTO nations got underway at a convention centre about one km (0.62 miles) away. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Hong Kong police officers on a boat set up floats and nets under a bridge to prevent trespasses into a venue for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong December 12, 2005. Hong Kong is bracing for potential violence as about 10,000 anti-globalisation activists converge on the southern Chinese city for the conference to be held on December 13-18, 2005. About 9,000 police have been mobilised in the city's biggest ever security operation. (Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)
Anti-World Trade Organisation (WTO) protesters march in Hong Kong December 13, 2005. Riot police used pepper spray to hold back anti-globalisation protesters in Hong Kong on Tuesday as a meeting of ministers from WTO nations got underway at a convention centre about one km (0.62 miles) away. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
South Korean workers and farmers fight against Hong Kong riot police as they try to march towards the main venue of the World Trade Organisation meeting in Hong Kong December 13, 2005. Thousands of anti-globalisation protesters rallied in Hong Kong as the WTO meeting opened on Tuesday in the territory. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won
A protester participates in an anti-World Trade Organisation rally in Hong Kong December 13, 2005. Thousands of anti-globalisation protesters rallied in Hong Kong as the WTO meeting opened on Tuesday in the territory. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won
Riot police use foam on South Korean protesters during an anti-World Trade Organisation (WTO) protest in Hong Kong December 13, 2005. Dozens of anti-globalisation protesters leapt into Hong Kong harbour on Tuesday as a meeting of ministers from WTO nations got underway at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
Anti-WTO protesters clash with Hong Kong police near the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005. Several dozen protesters, mainly South Korean farmers, struck security forces with bamboo sticks and tried to push through a police roadblock Tuesday as the World Trade Organization began meeting in this Asian financial center. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
An anti-World Trade Organisation (WTO) protester chants slogans in Hong Kong December 13, 2005. Riot police used pepper spray to hold back anti-globalisation protesters in Hong Kong on Tuesday as a meeting of ministers from WTO nations got underway at a convention centre about one km (0.62 miles) away. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
Japanese activists chant slogans during an anti-World Trade Organisation protest in Hong Kong December 13, 2005. Thousands of anti-globalisation protesters rallied in Hong Kong as the WTO meeting opened on Tuesday in the territory. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won
Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal, center, walks with fellow anti-WTO protesters in Hong Kong Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005. Thousands of protesters carrying huge banners, chanting and banging drums marched through Hong Kong on Tuesday, venting their anger against the World Trade Organization, which began a six-day meeting in this Chinese city. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
An anti-World Trade Organisation (WTO) protester pumps his fist while floating at Victoria Harbour near the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the main venue of the WTO conference, December 13, 2005. Riot police used pepper spray to hold back anti-globalisation protesters in Hong Kong on Tuesday as a meeting of ministers from WTO nations got underway at a convention centre about 1 km away. About 70, mostly South Korean, protesters leapt into the harbour, where they bobbed in the murky water wearing orange life-jackets and punching the air with their fists. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV