Viewfinder: Protesters Paying Their Respects for Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo in Hong Kong

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Jul 14, 2017

Protesters pay their respects outside the Chinese Liason Office of Hong Kong after the death of Chinese Noble laureate Liu Xiaobo, in Hong Kong on July 13th, 2017. The United States called on China to free the dissident's widow from house arrest and let her leave the country. — Protesters pay their respects outside the Chinese Liason Office of Hong Kong after the death of Chinese Noble laureate Liu Xiaobo, in Hong Kong on July 13th, 2017. The United States called on China to free the dissident's widow from house arrest and let her leave the country.
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Activists smoke joints during a protest under the motto "No vamos a pagar, lo vamos a pegar" (translating to something like "We are not going to pay for it, we are going to get the kick out of it") against the imposing of fines for smoking marijuana by police according to their new code, in Bogota, on August 1st, 2017.

Activists smoke joints during a protest against the imposing of fines for smoking marijuana by police according to their new code, in Bogota, on August 1st, 2017.

Protesters hold placards during the annual Ashura march in Marble Arch on October 1st, 2017, in London, England. Hundreds of protesters marched through London to mark Ashura and celebrate the defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Ashura is a Muslim festival of remembrance that falls on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar.

Protesters hold placards during the annual Ashura march in Marble Arch on October 1st, 2017, in London, England.

Performers wearing masks of world leaders hold a placard reading: "Better Off Equal! Close the Gap Between Rich and Poor" during a demonstration called by several non-governmental organizations ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg on July 2nd, 2017.

Performers wearing masks of world leaders hold a placard reading: "Better Off Equal! Close the Gap Between Rich and Poor" during a demonstration called by several non-governmental organizations ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg on July 2nd, 2017.

Students dance during a protest against education reform in Santiago on May 9th, 2017.

Students dance during a protest against education reform in Santiago on May 9th, 2017.

Police patrol ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrival for the official opening of the world's longest sea bridge on October 23rd, 2018, in Hong Kong. The bridge, which spans 34 miles, links Hong Kong, Macau, and Zhuhai on China's southern coast of Guangdong province, is set to open this week as part of Beijing's plan to merge 11 cities in its southern region into one megalopolis. Critics warn the bridge will increase China's influence over semi-autonomous Hong Kong.

Police patrol ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrival for the official opening of the world's longest sea bridge on October 23rd, 2018, in Hong Kong.

Widows of deceased striking miners who were killed during the Marikana massacre, walk from the memorial site, during the event's fifth anniversary in Marikana, on August 16, 2017. Thousands of South African miners sang remembrance songs on August 16, 2017, at the site of the 2012 Marikana massacre where police shot dead 34 strikers, as campaigners demanded prosecutions and compensation. The 34 miners were gunned down after police were deployed to break up a wildcat strike that had turned violent at the Lonmin-owned Marikana platinum mine, northwest of Johannesburg.

Widows of deceased striking miners who were killed during the Marikana massacre walk from the memorial site during the event's fifth anniversary in Marikana on August 16th, 2017.