[Internet Kida] Powerful images of peace during violence

One’s faith in humankind is restored when such instances of tranquillity, courage or calm surface from the midst of an uprising or violence. Let's take a look at selection of such images that resonate with message of hope and harmony.

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2.  TIANANMEN SQUARE

In this iconic image taken in June 1989, a Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading from Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The Tiananmen Square protest was a popular student-led demonstration in favour of freedom of press and government accountability among other demands. The deployment of 200,000 troops to forcefully evict the protesters resulted in great bloodshed and violence – now also known as the Tiananmen Square massacre. 

3. SYRIA PROTEST 

A member of Free Syrian Army takes a moment to feed a cat bread in the old city of Aleppo, Syria in January 2013. The revolution against Syrian President Bashar Assad that started in March 2011, began peacefully but morphed into a civil war that has killed more than 60,000 people.

4. BULGARIA PROTEST

A young couple share a kiss during an anti-government demonstration in Sofia in July 2013. Natives of Bulgaria – the poorest country in the European movement protested against what they believed was a corrupt government.© AFP/Getty Images

5. THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON

Citizens distribute flowers to the MPs as a symbol of protest in a demonstration outside the pentagon in Arlington to protest against the war in Vietnam. The March on Washington was one of the largest anti-war rallies in US history. © Washington Post/Getty Images

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FRENCH TROUBLE

A Frenchman holds a banner that reads: 'Please, do not kill me' while taking part in a rally in Paris in November 2014. The march was against 'police brutality' and in memory of Remi Fraisse, a 21-year-old environmental activist who died in October. He was a victim caught in the clashes between security forces and protesters of the Sivens dam project in southern France. © AFP/Getty Images

7. VIOLENCE IN BRAZIL

A protester demonstrating against the increase in bus fares sits in front of flames in Sao Paulo, Brazil in June 2013. What started out as a peaceful march quickly turned violent when the police shot at the crowd with rubber bullets. © Gustavo Basso/NurPhoto/Rex Features

8. CANADIAN PROTEST

Vancouver broke out in riots after their hockey team the Vancouver Canucks lost in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals in June 2011. A couple kiss even as riot police clash with protesters around them. © Getty Images

9. CRIMEAN CRISIS

A local resident holds an Orthodox icon in front of an armored vehicle and soldiers of the Ukrainian Army in April 2014. The Crimean crisis resulted from a conflict between Ukraine and Russia over control of the Crimean Peninsula until it was annexed by Russia in 2014. 

10. UKRAINE POLITICAL UNREST

A young couple kiss near Ukrainian riot policemen standing guard in Kiev following clashes with protesters in November 2013. The riot policemen brutally dispersed a crowd of protesters demanding President Viktor Yanukovych's ouster after he failed to salvage an EU deal.

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