TORONTO – In the midst of protest, unrest and peaceful sit-ins, photographers from around the world have captured moments that will be forever held in time.
From Rosa Parks, John Lennon and Yoko Ono to the “standing man” and the Stanley Cup “riot kiss,” certain images have earmarked historical events.
Global News has compiled a selection of some of the most iconic photos of riots and protests around the world.
Canadian soldier Patrick Cloutier and Saskatchewan Native Brad Laroque alias “Freddy Kruger” come face to face in a tense standoff at the Kahnesatake reserve in Oka, Quebec, September 1, 1990. Shaney Komulainen / The Canadian Press
A farmer sprays milk on police officers during a protest against falling milk prices, outside the European Headquarters on October 5, 2009 in Brussels. Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images
Riot police walk in the street as a couple kiss on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver broke out in riots after their hockey team the Vancouver Canucks lost in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. Rich Lam/Getty Images
Antiwar demonstrators tried flower power on MPs blocking the Pentagon Building in Arlington, VA on October 26, 1967. Bernie Boston/The Washington Post via Getty Images
A Chinese man blocks military tanks on Changan Avenue, near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, June 5 1989. Jeff Widener / AP Photo
Protestors chant during an Occupy Wall Street march, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, in New York. Jason DeCrow/ AP Photo
United States gold medalist Tommie Smith, center, and bronze medalist John Carlos, right, stare downward while extending their gloved hands skyward in racial protest alongside Australian silver medalist Peter Norman during the playing of “The Star Spangled Banner” following the 200-meter race at the Mexico City Summer Olympics, Oct. 16, 1968. AP Photo
John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono begin a seven day bed-in for peace in a Montreal hotel May 27, 1969. The Canadian Press Images/Montreal Gazette
An Egyptian woman tries to stop a military bulldozer from hurting a wounded youth during clashes that broke out as Egyptian security forces moved in to disperse supporters of Egypt’s deposed president Mohamed Morsi in a huge protest camp near Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in eastern Cairo on August 14, 2013. Mohammed Abdel Moneim/AFP/Getty Images
Turkish choreographer Erdem Gunduz (C) stands on Taksim square following what had been a lone protest June 18, 2013. The man stood for several hours unnoticed before his presence on the flashpoint square went viral on Twitter. Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images
Rosa Parks seated toward the front of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama. In 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger. Getty Images
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