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Apple users bid farewell to Steve Jobs
An Apple user uses his iPhone to take a photo of the 'Thank You Wall' for Steve Jobs, CEO and joint founder of the Apple company who died after losing his battle against cance...
Apple Users say Thank You and bid Goodbye to Steve Jobs
A small memorial was made infront of an Apple Store for CEO Steve Jobs, after he passed away after a long battle with cancer. San Francisco, CA. 10/06/2011
Users of social networks support victims of attack - Monterrey
In support of the victims of the attack in Monterrey young users of social networks are organized and protesting against the attack. Mexico. 25th August 2011
Demonstration of bikers and Union of Road Users - Agen
French bikers and The Union of Road Users expressed their discontent against new government measures which have been described as "punitive" by the bikers. Angry bikers protes...
Indian Cellular users grows to 729 Million
India's total number of cellular users grew to to 729.57 million in 2010. India. 28/01/2011
Drug users in Pakistan
A group of young boys injecting drug of heroin with syringes near the garbage dump in Karachi. Karachi, Pakistan. 26/06/2010
An Injecting Drug User
The world observed International Anti-Narcotics Day on the 16th of June, over a week later and the plight of addicts still continues. Kathmandu, Nepal. 06/07/2009.
Guatemalan Twitter User Arrested for "Inciting Financial Panic"
Guatemalan twitter user "Jeanfer" was arrested and accused of causing "Financial Panic", because of his opinion posted in the social network Twitter.com that people ...
Drug users at the Afghan border
Drug addicts smoke heroin on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Peshawar, Pakistan. 10/02/2009.
Drug use rising in Moscow - Russia
Many young Russians are becoming drug addicts due to social problems, as it turns into a national catastrophe. To enhance the heroin effect, drug users use nasal drops and as a result t...
Heroin Addiction in Herat Afghanistan
Heroin addict smokes the drug in a part of the Old City in down town Herat, Afghanistan on August 13, 2009. The poppy fields of Afghanistan are the source of most of the world's he...
Drugs use in Bangladesh
Images of intravenous drug use in Bangladesh . Drugs have become a major social problem in Bangladesh, particularly in the cities. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 29/09/2010
Yoga therapy used to cure drug addiction
DMTX. Ajmal Sobhan, a retired surgeon and a Bengali-American travels from Virginia each year to hold Yoga classes as therapy to help cure drug users. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 23/09/09.
People come together using social media for Mexico aid relief
After the reported mass suicide of Tarahumara indigenous people in the Sierra of Chihuahua State, dozens of Twitter and Facebook users organise a collection of clothing and food for tho...
Google censors logo on USA search page to protest SOPA
Internet giant Google blacked out its logo on its search page for USA users, joining the anti-SOPA and anti-PIPA protests. USA. 18th January 2012
Twitter told to hand over UK account details
Twitter has been ordered to hand over confidential details of five British users in what could become a landmark case.
Disabled protesters block Oxford Circus in protest against cuts
A group of over 200 people, including about 20 wheelchair users from Disabled People Against the Cuts blocked Oxford Circus in protest against cuts proposed in the Welfare Reform Bill. ...
Wikipedia joins blackout protest at US anti-piracy moves
Wikipedia has taken its English-language site offline as part of protests against proposed anti-piracy laws in the US. Users just see a black screen and a political statement: "Ima...
Winter Swim at Brockwell Park Lido
Winter Swim at Brockwell ParK Lido, London, United Kingdom. 08/01/2011
On Off Blogger Party 2011 - Jakarta
An Indonesian blogger party entitled On Off at Epicentrum walk attracted between 1,000 and 1,500 participants made up of bloggers, social media users, celebrities, fashion designers ent...
Ashraf Downing street protest
Iranian hunger strikers deliver a petition to Downing Street over the attack on the Ashraf camp in Iraq. London, UK. 21/09/09.
Disabled in Protest Against Benefit Cuts - London
Around a hundred people demonstrated in a national Day of Action outside the London HQ of Atos Origin, the company used by Job Centres to run assessments of 'ability to work' ...
Protesters call for Fair electric rates or a payment Strike - Mexico
Users in the capital affected by excessive electricity charges held a meeting where they called for the cancellation of bills and the restructuring of debts together with the shedding o...
Acres of cannabis grown legally in Surrey
Cannabis users are flocking to a Surrey field to steal crops, but the plants are in fact hemp, which looks identical, but has no intoxicating affect. Hemp is used in building products, ...
Hactivists take down MasterCard in revenge for cutting off WikiLeaks
Shortly after 1:30pm BST the MasterCard.com website was down with a twitter user Ibom Hactivist taking credit for the DDoS (distributed denial of service attack) which temporarily suspe...
Protest against alleged fraudulent electric Charges - Mexico
The National Movement of Hope, led by local and federal deputies demonstrated outside the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) to protest against the excessive charges for users...
Mara community wins US$5,000 global award
Kenya’s Mara River Water User’s Association has won the Equator Prize (US$5,000), announced by the Equator Initiative 13th July 2010 in New York, USA. WWF has provided support for the e...
The "Hardest Hit" People with Disabilities Protest March
A march by people with disabilities to protest at how they are being treated by the present coalition government. They are angry as they feel they are the hardest hit by the latest aust...
Maputo's Public Transport
Maputo has an over-busy public transport. Thousands of users are supplied with taxis, buses and mini-cabs to move around the capital of Mozambique.
Dockers try to prove they don't have best job in the world
After being attacked by the port users organization as having the best job in the world, the dockers tried to prove the opposite. Marseilles, France, 13/10/2010
Disabled in 'Hardest Hit' March Against Cuts
Around 10,000 people, many in wheelchairs, marched through London in the 'Hardest Hit' march, calling for an end to harassment and benefit cuts for the disabled.
NHS Protest Cuts and Changes - London
Tonight hundreds of people, including doctors, nurses, administration workers, and service users, gathered to protest the proposed cuts and changes to the National Health Service. Londo...
Headington residents protest Library Closure
Users of Bury Knowle library in Headington, Oxford, protested against plans to close it as part of the spending cuts implemented by Oxfordshire County Council. Oxford, UK, 18/12/2010.
Preparation for presidential elections.
Yemen prepares for its upcoming presidential elections. Government officials, experts and foreign guests are on hand to oversee the process.
New Danish VPN allows circumvention of ISP logging
Danish VPN provider, CitizenVPN.com, has launched with the promise of providing absolute anonymity for regular internet users in defiance of EU laws requiring logging. Copenhagen, Denma...
Rally against electric power charges - Mexico City
The National Assembly of users of Electricity (ANUE) held a rally outside the offices of the Federal Consumer Protection (PROFECO) after more than 62,000 complaints were received regard...
Protest against President called via Social Media - El Salvador
Twitter users from El Salvador called for a protest tha was held today, against decree 743 regarding legislation for Supreme Court judges that was passed last thursday by Congress and t...
Walking On Water At The Munich Spring Fair
The newest hit 'Water Walking Ball' has been very successful at this year's Munich Spring Fair. Despite some negative news reports, users are eager to slip into the big p...
Inside an Airbus Corporate Jet ACJ318
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus promotes its corporate jet at the Singapore Airshow. ACJ318 is a member of family of aircraft for which China and Southeastern Asia are the fastest...
Fifteen Alleged Thieves Arrested in Suarabaya
A total of 15 suspected thieves, some of them drugs users were arrested by police secured in one week. The accused had allegedly committed a crime in at least 15 different areas in the ...