Global protests, Ebola outbreak, and wildfires captured in weekly photo roundup
The weekly photo compilation from The Guardian showcases 20 striking images. Highlights include a protest in London led by British anti-immigration figure Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, which drew fewer participants than anticipated. The annual Flags-In ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery is also featured, alongside medical personnel in Rwampara, DRC, responding to a 'very high' risk of an Ebola outbreak. A US doctor has arrived in Prague after treating Ebola patients in Uganda. Other notable images depict a wedding dress exhibition in Khan Younis, Gaza, a mass wedding organized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard in Tehran, a 3D-printed mask for a burn victim in Gaza City, the funeral of Qassam Brigades leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad, protests in Athens and Nairobi, fire crews combating the Sandy fire in California, and football fans storming the pitch in Nantes, France.
Key facts
- Stephen Yaxley-Lennon organized a 'unite the kingdom' rally in London that drew fewer than half the attendees of a similar event last year.
- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has almost 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths.
- Brides in Khan Younis, Gaza, are reusing wedding gowns due to war-induced shortages.
- A mass wedding ceremony for 'self-sacrificing couples' was held in Tehran by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard.
- The Sandy fire in Simi Valley, California, forced over 17,000 evacuations.
- Bolivian president Rodrigo Paz Pereira announced a cabinet reshuffle amid protests.
- Kenyan protesters blocked roads during a nationwide transport strike over rising fuel prices.
- Chinese president Xi Jinping and Russian president Vladimir Putin condemned US foreign policy as 'irresponsible'.
Entities
Institutions
- The Guardian
- Reuters
- AFP
- Getty Images
- AP
- World Health Organization
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard
- Médecins Sans Frontières
- Qassam Brigades
- Palestinian Authority
- Israeli embassy
- US Army 3rd Infantry Regiment
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Emirates Stadium
- Arsenal
- Premier League
- Stade de la Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau
- Nantes
- Toulouse
- Chinese People's Liberation Army
- Great Hall of the People
Locations
- London
- England
- Arlington
- Virginia
- US
- Rwampara
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Prague
- Czech Republic
- Uganda
- Khan Younis
- Gaza
- Tehran
- Iran
- Gaza City
- West Bank
- Khan al-Ahmar
- Athens
- Greece
- Simi Valley
- California
- Achica Arriba
- Bolivia
- Nairobi
- Kenya
- Lagos
- Nigeria
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Beijing
- China
- Nantes
- France