15 inspiring images of women standing up to the system
Some people have a keen sense of justice and sometimes these people are women. Here are 15 captivating images of women standing up to the system.
Some people have a keen sense of justice and sometimes these people are women. History is experiencing many men and women who have resisted the system - against war, racism or the fight against human rights. We are surrounded by hero who could even know before the right time. "Ordinary" women can transform real superheroes trying to prove their point or help a person in need (or even a whole country!). Some photographers have the chance to capture these incredible moments on their cams, we can all all enjoy and appreciate the bravery of these women. Here are 15 captivating images of women standing up to the system.
ActivistJosephine Witt Directed against the economic policies of the European Central Bank, so it broke out a press conference held at the bank, jumped on a table and thrown from the confetti on Mario Draghi, President of the ECB.
Tess Asplund has become a world known anti-racism icon after reaching a total procession of 300 neo-Nazis in Borlänge, Sweden.
In 1985, a courageous woman who survived the concentration camp in Poland hit a Swedish neo-Nazi with her bag.
IESHIA EVANS Protest of the horrible death of Alton Sterling, a black man held two blank officers and shot several times in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Lucie "Lala" myslíková, a young SCOUT girl from Brno, Czech Republic, rushed up to a group of Neo-Nazis. She was only sixteen!
Saffiyah Khan Smiling peacefully while confronting a member of the English Defense League in support of Saira Zafar, a Muslim woman victim of 25 supporters of the EDL for bringing a hijab.
Jasmin Golubovska Lipstick bright red applied and embraced the helmet of an anti-riot police officer. This happened during a protest against the concealment of Martin Neskovsky's murder by a police officer in Macedonia.
This woman from Seoul, South Korea, took part in a protest against government policies and reforms of the pension system. She is just sitting peacefully in front of the police.
An anonymous young woman looked at a police officer in her eyes during the events that commemed the 1973 coup in Chile.
Zakia BelkhiriA 22-year-old Muslim woman, motivated selfies just in front of an anti-Muslim event in Belgium.
Kubra Khademi, an activist and a performance artist, created a special body armor and crossed Kabul wearing it to protest women's harassment in the streets.
Las hijas of violence is an art group of feminist performance based on Mexicans who protect the harassment of women from women.'Girls of violence' Use plastic firearms to "shoot" offenders with confetti.
This courageous woman participated in a protest on the death of Keith Lamont Scott, a black man killed by a white policeman, Charlotte, North Carolina. She geared to the police with hands covered with blood.
An anonymous woman in a wheelchair faced a bouquet of riot policemen during a riot against Bolivia's twisted and corrupt social protection system.
A French woman participated in March of May and offered a bouquet of reading to a member of the anti-riot police.
