Riots and revolutions: 2011 in pictures

Dawn.com Published December 30, 2011
January 14: Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali quits after 23 years. ? Photo by AFP
January 14: Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali quits after 23 years. ? Photo by AFP
January 24: A suicide attack at Moscow airport kills 35. In this photo Roza Yevloyeva, mother of 20-year-old suicide bomber Magomed Yevloyev, sits on her son's bed during an interview at her house in the town of Ali-Yurt. Speaking softly through tears in her family's tiny home in the North Caucasus, Yevloyeva apologised for her son's suicide bomb attack on Russia's busiest airport ? Photo by Reuters
January 24: A suicide attack at Moscow airport kills 35. In this photo Roza Yevloyeva, mother of 20-year-old suicide bomber Magomed Yevloyev, sits on her son's bed during an interview at her house in the town of Ali-Yurt. Speaking softly through tears in her family's tiny home in the North Caucasus, Yevloyeva apologised for her son's suicide bomb attack on Russia's busiest airport ? Photo by Reuters
January 25: Thousands of Egyptian protestors demand an end of Hosni Mubarak 30-years rule. ? Photo by AFP
January 25: Thousands of Egyptian protestors demand an end of Hosni Mubarak 30-years rule. ? Photo by AFP
January30: South Sudan achieved simple majority in independence referendum. ? Photo by Reuters
January30: South Sudan achieved simple majority in independence referendum. ? Photo by Reuters
February 11: President Mubarak resigns. ? Photo by Reuters
February 11: President Mubarak resigns. ? Photo by Reuters
February 12: Thousands of Algerians protest, demanding democratic reforms. ? Photo by AP
February 12: Thousands of Algerians protest, demanding democratic reforms. ? Photo by AP
February 19: Libyan security forces kill 80 anti-government protesters in a crackdown. ? Photo by Reuters
February 19: Libyan security forces kill 80 anti-government protesters in a crackdown. ? Photo by Reuters
March 1: Thousands of Bahrainis march in Manama to protest against government. ? Photo by Reuters
March 1: Thousands of Bahrainis march in Manama to protest against government. ? Photo by Reuters
March 12: The strongest earthquake even recorded in Japan kills hundreds of people. ? Photo by AFP
March 12: The strongest earthquake even recorded in Japan kills hundreds of people. ? Photo by AFP
April 11:Veil ban enforced in France. ? Photo by Reuters
April 11:Veil ban enforced in France. ? Photo by Reuters
April 19: Syrian government lifts 50-years old state emergency yet on April 24 Syrian security forces kill 120 protesters in a two-day crackdown. ? Photo by AFP
April 19: Syrian government lifts 50-years old state emergency yet on April 24 Syrian security forces kill 120 protesters in a two-day crackdown. ? Photo by AFP
April 23: Yemeni president agrees to step down within 30 days. ? Photo by Reuters
April 23: Yemeni president agrees to step down within 30 days. ? Photo by Reuters
June to present: Starting of in Greece and affecting the entire Eurozone, the debt crisis has quickly put the European project in jeopardy as well as revealing the deep tensions within the Eurozone. ? Photo by Reuters
June to present: Starting of in Greece and affecting the entire Eurozone, the debt crisis has quickly put the European project in jeopardy as well as revealing the deep tensions within the Eurozone. ? Photo by Reuters
June 16: Al Qaeda named al-Zawahiri to succeed Bin Laden. ? Photo by Reuters
June 16: Al Qaeda named al-Zawahiri to succeed Bin Laden. ? Photo by Reuters
August 09: London riots hit more cities in England. ? Photo by Reuters
August 09: London riots hit more cities in England. ? Photo by Reuters
September 25: Saudi government allows women to participate in election. ? Photo by Reuters
September 25: Saudi government allows women to participate in election. ? Photo by Reuters
October 20: Muammar Qadhafi killed in final assault by new regime forces in Sirte. ? Photo by AP
October 20: Muammar Qadhafi killed in final assault by new regime forces in Sirte. ? Photo by AP
December 4: Iran's military says it has shot down a US army drone inside its territory. ? Photo released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
December 4: Iran's military says it has shot down a US army drone inside its territory. ? Photo released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
December 10: Tens of thousands people protest against Vladimir Putin rule. ? Photo by AP
December 10: Tens of thousands people protest against Vladimir Putin rule. ? Photo by AP
December 18: The last US forces leave Iraq after nine years. ? Photo by AP
December 18: The last US forces leave Iraq after nine years. ? Photo by AP

Riots, revolutions, occupy movements and a debt crisis. Things were neither quiet in Pakistan or on the international front - some of the big stories from 2011. - Photos by Agencies.

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