June 14 Photo Brief: Download music festival, a Human ZOO and Jesus loves bikers too
1400 Harley-Davidson motorcycles prepare to be blessed in St. Peter’s square, hard rock fans jam out at the Download music festival in England, “unwanted human urban people” go on display in Vienna and more in today’s daily brief.
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- A general view shows damaged buildings and debris in Deir al-Zor, Syria on June 13, 2013. (Khalil Ashawi/Reuters)
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- Bikers park their motorcycles in front of St. Peter’s square during the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary Party in Rome. The celebration will finish with the blessing of 1400 motorcycles at St. Peter’s square in the Vatican City on June 16. (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)
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- A motorcycle helmet is pictured in front of St. Peter’s square during the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary Party in Rome. The celebration will finish with the blessing of 1400 motorcycles at St. Peter’s square in the Vatican City on June 16. (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)
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- A Jewish worshipper throws a candle into a fire during a ceremony marking the 19th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Shalom Ifergan at his grave-site in the southern town of Netivot June 13, 2013. Organised by Rabbi Shalom Iregan’s son, Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Ifergan, the annual memorial ceremony draws hundreds of Israelis who throw candles into a bonfire near the Rabbi’s grave-site. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)
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- Cigarette stubs and sweets are offered in a shop to buy as ‘presents’ for participants of the “Human ZOO” performance event in the cultural centre of Kampnagel in Hamburg, June 13, 2013. Human ZOO, created by Vienna’s performance collective “God’s Entertainment,” shows what it calls “unwanted human urban people” such as homeless, former criminals and punks sitting in cages, in a move to break existing social stereotypes. (Fabian Bimmer/Reuters)
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- Homeless man Felix (L) speaks with visitors from his cage at the “Human ZOO” performance event in the cultural centre of Kampnagel in Hamburg, June 13, 2013. Human ZOO, created by Vienna’s performance collective “God’s Entertainment,” shows what it calls “unwanted human urban people” such as homeless, former criminals and punks sitting in cages, in a move to break existing social stereotypes. (Fabian Bimmer/Reuters)
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- People jump over burnt tyres during a protest blocking the access to Brasilia’s Mane Garrincha, one of the six host stadiums for the upcoming Confederations Cup, in Brasil. People demonstrate against the government’s policy of the expenditure for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. A police spokesman said the protest was organized by the Homeless Workers Movement (MTST) which is campaigning to reduce Brazil’s housing shortage by staging squatters’ occupations in abandoned government buildings. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A man walks past graffiti on a section of a peace wall near the Shankill Road in West Belfast. Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron unveiled an economic package for Northern Ireland on Friday, and praised the plan to remove the peace walls in Belfast, local media reported. Leaders of the G8 countries will meet at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland for the G8 Summit on June 17 and 18. (Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)
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- Fans walk to the main stage during the Download music festival in Castle Donington, central England. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
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- Men watch Korn perform during the Download music festival in Castle Donington, central England. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
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- Visitors gesture on a fairground ride during the Download music festival in Castle Donington, central England. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
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- Fans react during the Download music festival in Castle Donington, central England. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
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- Men urinate against a wall during the Download music festival in Castle Donington, central England. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
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- Participants pose during the World Theatre Festival in Brno, Czech Republic. The theatre festival is part of the annual celebrations of the “Brno – City in the Heart of Europe.” (Radek Mica/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A participant poses during the World Theatre Festival in Brno, Czech Republic. The theatre festival is part of the annual celebrations of the “Brno – City in the Heart of Europe.” (Radek Mica/AFP/Getty Images)
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- An Iranian elderly lady raises up her ink-stained finger after voting in the first round of the presidential election at a polling station in Shah Abdolazim mausoleum, in southern Tehran. The 10-hour voting period in Iran’s presidential election is to be extended because of a “rush of voters,” Interior Minister Mostafa Moammad Najar said. (Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A demonstrator reads a newspaper at the entrance of the Gezi park on Istambul Taksim square. Anti-government protesters said on June 13 that they would remain in Istanbul’s Gezi Park despite a “last warning” by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to evacuate the green patch at the centre of deadly anti-government unrest. The protest movement sprang up after police on May 31 brutally cracked down on a small campaign to save Gezi Park, sparking a mass outpouring of anger against Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted government, seen as increasingly authoritarian. Tens of thousands have since clashed with police in demos across Turkey, leaving some 5,000 people injured and four dead. (Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images)
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- President Barack Obama holds a baby at a Father’s Day luncheon to celebrate the importance of strong families and mentorship in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Fathers and their children as well as students and leaders from the Becoming a Man (BAM) program at Hyde Park Academy in Chicago attend the event. (Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
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- Lindsay Knauf takes a picture of a bus bearing some of the over 6,000 names of people killed by gun violence since the massacre in Newtown at a remembrance event on the six month anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. A a 26-second moment of silence was observed to honor the 20 children and six adults who were killed at the school on Dec. 14. The event also included the reading of the names of over 6,000 people who have been killed by gun violence. The reading of names is expected to take 12 hours. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- A Nelson Mandela murial hangs high at the Cape Town Civic Centre as part of the Nation wide prayers being held for the frail statesman in Cape Town, South Africa. The former South African President and leader of the anti-apartheid movement is spending a seventh day in a hospital and is reported to be responding better to treatment for a recurring lung infection. This is Mandela’s fourth time in the hospital since December of 2012. (Michelly Rall/Getty Images)
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- Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge cuts the ribbon to break the bottle of Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial Champagne against the ship for the Princess Cruises naming ceremony at Ocean Terminal on June 13, 2013 in Southampton, England. (Chris Jackson/WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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