Villagers gather at the 200 year old Taoist (Daoism) Gongtian Temple for a ceremony where temple elders carry an ancient flag from inside the building and place it at the entrance. The temple is dedic...

Villagers gather at the 200 year old Taoist (Daoism) Gongtian Temple for a ceremony where temple elders carry an ancient flag from inside the building and place it at the entrance. The temple is dedic...

A Union Jack flies above the harbour at Lerwick. With a population of around 7,000, Lerwick is the biggest town in the Shetland Islands which have a total population of around 22,000. In 2020 the Shet...

A woman stops to take a picture of a 'Welcome to Scotland' sign on the Scotland/England border. If Scotland pushes for independence and EU membership, the border will take on huge significance as an i...

Pro-Union demonstrators take part in a counter demonstration in George Square as supporters of Scottish independence gathered at the other end of the square.

Pro-Scottish independence demonstrators gather in George Square.

Pro-Union demonstrators take part in a counter demonstration in George Square as supporters of Scottish independence gathered at the other end of the square.

A Union Jack flag flies over the Heugh Battery Museum, on the Headland, marking the only WW1 battlefield on UK soil. It was here in 1914 that the first British soldier killed on British soil died as a...

Two people hang a rug out to dry on their rooftop. The rug depicts a bald eagle atop an American flag.

Members of the Uzbek Kok-Boru team gather themselves during a break in play in the competition final. The match itself was one-sided, with the home team and pre-tournament favourites, Kyrgyzstan, runn...

The faithful embrace the flags of mourning of Muharram during Shia celebrations of Ashura in Muharram, the first month of the lunar Islamic calendar.

The faithful embrace the flags of mourning of Muharram during Shia celebrations of Ashura in Muharram, the first month of the lunar Islamic calendar.

A Kazakh Kok-Boru player carries his nation's flag ahead of the team's 3rd place play-off match with Russia.

Syerik Zhenisbyk from Mongolia, a competitor in Er Enish (horseback wrestling) at the World Nomad Games.

Iraqi soldiers act as pallbearers, carrying coffins during a funeral procession for 103 Yazidis killed by ISIS in the village of Kocho in 2014. Having been exhumed from the mass graves where they were...

Iraqi soldiers act as pallbearers, carrying coffins during a funeral procession for 103 Yazidis killed by ISIS in the village of Kocho in 2014. Having been exhumed from the mass graves where they were...

Security personnel and residents look on as the funerary procession for 103 Yazidi victims of ISIS passes them by. Having been exhumed from the mass graves where they were dumped by ISIS, the victim's...

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad cries as she is embraced by her brother Khalid during the funeral ceremony for 103 Yazidi victims of ISIS, including two of their brothers, who mudered and dumpe...

The coffins of the 103 Yazidi victims of ISIS laid out before being buried at a ceremony in the village of Kocho. Having been exhumed from the mass graves where they were dumped by ISIS after their mu...

Crowds of people welcome Pope Francis to the Church of Immaculate Conception, in the mainly Christian town of Qaraqosh, where he was due to hold mass.

Pope Francis waves from his motorcade to the crowds of people who have come to see his visit to Erbil.

Crowds of people welcome Pope Francis to the Church of Immaculate Conception, in the mainly Christian town of Qaraqosh, where he was due to hold mass.

A large crowd of Iraqi Christians gathered outside the Our Lady of Salvation church in Baghdad in the hope of getting a glimpse of Pope Francis during his visit to Baghdad.

Pallbearers carry coffins during a funeral procession for 103 Yazidis killed by ISIS in the village of Kocho in 2014. Having been exhumed from the mass graves where they were dumped by ISIS, their rem...

The Mayor of Bartella, Ali Iskander a Shiite Muslim Shabak, in his office. Prior to being overrun by ISIS in August 2014 the town was majority Christian but following its liberation, on 20 October 2...

Turkish-backed Syrian security forces man a checkpoint on the road between Afrin and the Turkish border.

People walk past a shuttered shop front painted with the flags of Turkey and the Free Syrian Army in downtown Afrin.

People walk past a shuttered shop front painted with the flags of Turkey and the Free Syrian Army in downtown Afrin.

French President, Emmanuel Macron, speaks with Chancellor Angela Merkel from Paris via video link during a conference press call at the Chancellery Office.

French President, Emmanuel Macron, speaks with Chancellor Angela Merkel from Paris via video link during a conference press call at the Chancellery Office.

French President, Emmanuel Macron, speaks with Chancellor Angela Merkel from Paris via video link during a conference press call at the Chancellery Office.

Security personnel and honour guards on guard outside the presidential palace in Baghdad during the visit by Pope Francis.

Iraqi Christians gathered outside the Our Lady of Salvation church in Baghdad in the hope of getting a glimpse of Pope Francis during his visit to Baghdad.

Huge crowds of people lined the streets to greet Pope Francis on his visit to the mainly Christian town of Qaraqosh.

A digital billboard depicting Pope Francis meeting with Nechirvan Barzani, the President of the Kurdish region of Iraq, on the side of a road in Erbil on the morning the Pope was due to arrive in the...

Huge crowds of people lined the streets to greet Pope Francis on his visit to the mainly Christian town of Qaraqosh.

Anti-coup protestors raise a black flag over a barricade erected in Tharketa township ahead of a crack down by the security forces.

Anti-coup protestors raise a black flag over a barricade erected in Tharketa township ahead of a crack down by the security forces.

An anti-coup protestor carries a black flag, a symbol of the more militant protestors, as he walks on a road strewn with broken bricks scattered to try and block the security forces from entering Thar...

A frontline defender looks over the top of a wood and corrugated zinc panel barricade as anti-coup protestors get ready for the expected crack down by the security forces in Tarmwe township.

During a clash with security forces, protestors use homemade weapons such as airguns and slingshots, to try and stop the police and military forces from entering into their neighbourhood in Tharketa t...

Thick smoke rises ahead of a barrier erected by frontline defenders, flying their black flag, and anti-coup protestors as they clash with security forces in Tharketa township.

Frontline defenders sit behind a wood and corrugated zinc panel barricade as anti-coup protestors get ready for the expected crack down by the security forces in Tarmwe township.

Anti-coup protestors look out for the military and police from their makeshift barrier they have erected to block the security forces on a bridge in Bayintnaung junction, a major hub across the river...

Anti-coup protestors look out for the military and police from their makeshift barrier they have erected to block the security forces on a bridge in Bayintnaung junction, a major hub across the river...

Israeli tourists pose with a Zulu man during a visit a traditional Zulu village.

A young anti-coup protestor points to the security forces while standing behind a makeshift barricade where two National League for Democracy (NLD) flags hang from bamboo poles.

Ma Hnin Wai Oo and her 15-year-old son Chit Min Aung mourn beside the dead body of Ko Aung Aung Zaw (41), a trishaw driver who was shot in the head and killed the previous evening while guarding his n...

Anti-coup protestors at a barricade minutes before the military and police joint security forces cracked down on their demonstration in Hlaingtharyar industrial zone on the outskirts of Yangon.

Anti-coup protestors at a barricade minutes before the military and police joint security forces cracked down on their demonstration in Hlaingtharyar industrial zone on the outskirts of Yangon.

Ma Hnin Wai Oo and her 15-year-old son Chit Min Aung mourn beside the dead body of Ko Aung Aung Zaw (41), a trishaw driver who was shot in the head and killed the previous evening while guarding his n...

Chit Min Aung (15) places flower petals on the dead body of his father Ko Aung Aung Zaw (41), a trishaw driver who was shot in the head and killed the previous evening while guarding his neighbourhood...

Ma Hnin Wai Oo and her 15-year-old son Chit Min Aung mourn beside the dead body of Ko Aung Aung Zaw (41), a trishaw driver who was shot in the head and killed the previous evening while guarding his n...

Protestors raise a black flag, at the makeshift barrier where anti-coup protestor Ko Chit Min Thu (25) was shot in the head and killed with live ammunition fired by security forces while he was trying...

A man waves a National League for Democracy (NLD) flag in salute as smoke rises from a crematorium's chimney during the funeral of Sithu Shein (18) who died when military and police joint security for...

Friends and fellow student union members mourn at the funeral of Sithu Shein (18) who died when military and police joint security forces fired live rounds during their crack down on anti-coup protest...

Protestors raise a black flag, at the makeshift barrier where anti-coup protestor Ko Chit Min Thu (25) was shot in the head and killed with live ammunition fired by security forces while he was trying...

A homeless man sleeping surrounded by his belongings, including some Swiss flag shopping bags, in the lee of a hut in the Parc des Eaux-Vivres near the lake.

A homeless man sleeping surrounded by his belongings, including some Swiss flag shopping bags, in the lee of a hut in the Parc des Eaux-Vivres near the lake.

[NOTE: Please do not credit photographer] YANGON - March 14, 2021: People attempt to prevent the security forces from entering their neighborhood as military and police joint security forces cracked d...

Friends and relatives carry the coffin, wrapped in National League for Democracy flag, of U Khin Maung Latt (58), a local NLD leader at his funeral service. According to a Facebook post made by the el...

Family and friends mourn beside the coffin containing the body of Pho Chit (22) who was killed after being shot in the head two days earlier when the military and police joint security forces cracked...

[NOTE: Please do not credit photographer] YANGON - March 5, 2021: Relatives mourn beside the dead body of Zwe Htet Soe, 26, who was shot to the head two days ago when the military and police joint sec...

Mourners raise their hands in protest at a funeral service for three of the six people killed two days earlier when the military and police joint security forces used live fire on anti-coup protestors...

Shwe Yote Hlwar, the five year old daughter of Zwe Htet Soe (26), is held by her mother, Thet Htar, as she weeps while standing by the body of her father, a construction worker who was shot and killed...

Protestors sing protest songs as they pass by a police truck.

England's national flag, the George Cross, hangs from the window of a residential home. On this day, England were defeated 4-1 by Germany in the 2010 Football World Cup.

Protestors sing protest songs at a memorial to Mya Thwet Thwet Khaing, a young woman who was shot in the head by the security forces in Naypyitaw on 9 February 2021 and died in hospital ten days later...

A stall selling National League for Democracy (NLD) flags during protests against the 1 February 2021 military coup and in support of the Civil Disobedience Movement.

A huge crowd gathered in the city centre around Sule Square to protest the 1 February 2021 military coup and to show their support for the Civil Disobedience Movement.

A huge crowd gathered in the city centre around Sule Square to protest the 1 February 2021 military coup and to show their support for the Civil Disobedience Movement.

A man waves a National League for Democracy (NLD) flag and people hold up pictures of Aung San Suu Kyi as a huge crowd gathered in the city centre around Sule Square to protest the 1 February 2021 mil...

Party members from the National League for Democracy (NLD) march with NLD flags and pictures of Aung San Suu Kyi as a huge crowd gathered in the city centre around Sule Square to protest the 1 Februar...

Protestors carrying flags representing some of Burma's ethnic minorities gather behind police barriers at the Chinese embassy where anti-coup protestors have gathered to voice their disapproval of the...

Protestors carrying flags representing some of Burma's ethnic minorities march past the Chinese embassy where anti-coup protestors have gathered to voice their disapproval of the CCP support's for the...

A private transport vehicle, displaying a National League for Democracy (NLD), flag waits for passengers shortly before the military's 8pm-4am curfew begins.

People gather beside an armoured military vehicle near the Central Bank to protest against the military dictatorship and to show support for the Civil Disobedience Movements.

People gathered in front of the Central Bank to protest against the military dictatorship and to show support for the Civil Disobedience Movements.

A large portrait of Yasser Arafat displayed across a street in the Al Buss Palestinian refugee camp. It was established in 1939 during the French mandate to shelter refugees from Armenia. In 1948 and...

A Brexit mural by Banksy that was covered by the building's owners with white paint in 2019.

A man carries a National League for Democracy (NLD) flag in Sule square where large crowds gathered show their support for democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD, and to protest the 1 February 2021 m...

Nazhat Shameem Khan, Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations, and President of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

A woman dressed as Lady Justice as people demonstrate in support of democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD) and to protest the 1 February 2021 military coup.

People protest in front of the Chinese embassy where they gathered in support for democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD), and to protest the 1 February 2021 military c...

Young street vendors sells stickers with the picture of Aung San Suu Kyi during protests in the city centre in support of democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD) and, a...

A group of Catholic nuns march with protestors in a show of support for democracy and to protest the 1 February 2021 military coup.

A street vendor selling clothing and flags in the red colours of the National League for Democracy (NLD) walks with protestors who have flooded the city centre to show their support for democracy, Aun...

On the birthday of independence leader General Aung San, the father of Aung San Suu Kyi and the founder of the army, people from various townships travel into the city centre, passing the Sule Pagoda,...

The burial place of former prime minister Rafic Hariri in a temporary hall in Martyrs Square.

On the birthday of independence leader General Aung San, the father of Aung San Suu Kyi and the founder of the army, people from various townships travel into the city centre to show their support for...