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In pics: Through protests, India demands change

A young woman holds a placard during a protest against a recent gang rape of a young woman in a moving bus in New Delhi on Dec. 27, 2012.

  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    The brutal assault on the 23-year-old who died in Singapore today created a grid of anger and grief in our cities. Demonstrators are seeking more safety for women, tougher laws against sexual offenders, and fast-track trials for crimes of sexual assault.

    Picture dated December 27.
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  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    Cops man barricades ahead of a face-off with protestors at India Gate, the nerve centre of the demonstrations.

    Picture dated December 27.
  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    As effigies were burnt, protestors called for harsher punishments for rape.

    Picture dated December 26, 2012.
  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    Protests were answered by water cannons. The freezing jets of water in chilly Delhi were met with defiance by protestors.

    Picture dated December 23.
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  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    A man, overwhelmed by tear-gas smoke, lies on the ground during a violent protest in New Delhi on Dec. 23, 2012.
  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    Among the casualties was a government car, upturned by an enraged mob after the protests became violent. Picture dated December 23.
  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    A policeman wields his baton at the barricades.

    Picture dated December 23.
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  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    Surrounded by a ring of sticks, protestors huddle together and shield themselves with their hands.

    Picture dated December 22.
  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    The equivalent of wearing your heart on your sleeve?

    Picture dated December 23.
  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    Fury at the President's doorstep: the crowd outside Rashtrapati Bhavan grew in numbers and anger.

    Picture dated December 22.
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  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    Police sprayed the restless crowd at Rashtrapati Bhavan with water.

    Picture dated December 22.
  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    Through the smoke, protestors with placards march on.

    Picture dated December 22.
  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    The shattered windscreen of a police car, possibly hit by a stone thrown by the angry crowd.

    Picture dated December 22.
  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    In the eye of the storm: Protesters in a scuffle with policemen.

    Picture dated December 22.
  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    Signs of protest: placards calling for better safety for women.

    Picture dated December 22.
  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    Police fire tear-gas shells at protestors assembled at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

    Picture dated December 22
  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    The anger spread across the country. In Ahmedabad, young women with placards took part in a candle light vigil.

    Picture dated December 23.
  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    In Kolkata, students marched down the streets shouting slogans and holding placards demanding safety, respect and freedom for women.

    Picture dated December 27.
  • In pics: Through protests, India demands change
    Youths hold placards during a rally in Siliguri.

    Picture dated December 22.
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