Teacher protests in Mexico City
Mexican Federal Police clashed with teachers protesting against education reform at Zocalo Square in Mexico City on Sept. 13, 2013.
- Riot policemen take cover with their shields during a clash with protesters as striking members of the teachers’ union CNTE are evicted from Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City. (Henry Romero / Reuters)
- Riot policemen walk toward the Zocalo after protesters had been given a deadline to evacuate. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- Protesters yell slogans while standing on the Zocalo in Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo/ Reuters)
- A protester cries while chanting slogans with others during riots in downtown Mexico City. (Henry Romero / Reuters)
- Protesters look at helicopters of the federal police as they fly over the Zocalo in Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- Police stand outside the former presidential palace and underneath the balcony where Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto is due to lead his first traditional remembrance of the heroes of Mexican independence. Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators in the main square of Mexico City, arresting 31 people, as the government took control of the historic center after weeks of protests by teachers. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- Members of the teachers’ union CNTE wave as they are evicted from Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City. (Edgard Garrido / Reuters)
- A member of the teachers’ union CNTE, dressed as priest Miguel Hidalgo the father of Mexico’s Independence movement from Spain, reacts with protesters as they are evicted from Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City. (Edgard Garrido / Reuters)
- A woman pleads for no additional violence to a riot police officer after striking members of the teachers’ union CNTE were evicted from Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- Passengers wait to leave a metro station as striking members of the teachers’ union CNTE are evicted from Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City. (Edgard Garrido / Reuters)
- Riot policemen walk in front of the cathedral on the Zocalo after dispersing demonstrators in Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- A member of the teachers’ union CNTE, dressed as priest Miguel Hidalgo, the father of Mexico’s independence movement from Spain, reacts as they are evicted from Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City. (Edgard Garrido / Reuters)
- Riot policemen walk in front of the cathedral on the Zocalo after dispersing demonstrators in Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- A portion of the improvised newsroom of the striking teachers’ union CNTE is seen destroyed after they were evicted from Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- Members of the teachers’ union CNTE and protesters stand near a burning barricade before they are evicted from Zocalo Square by the riot police in downtown Mexico City. (Henry Romero / Reuters)
- Mexican Federal Police are pictured in the surroundings of Mexico City’s Zocalo Square during clashes with teachers protesting against an education reform. (Alfredo Estrella / AFP/Getty Images)
- A teacher protesting against an education reform stands near a barricade erected gainst the Mexican Federal Police during a violent eviction of Mexico City’s Zocalo Square. (Yuri Cortez / AFP/Getty Images)
- Helicopters of the Mexican Federal Police fly over Mexico City’s Zocalo Square after clashes with teachers protesting against an education reform. (Omar Torres / AFP/Getty Images)
- Mexican Federal Police officers rest at Mexico City’s Zocalo Square after clashes with teachers protesting against an education reform. (Omar Torres / AFP/Getty Images)
- A teacher protesting against education reform stands near a barricade erected against the Mexican Federal Police during a violent eviction of Mexico City’s Zocalo Square (Yuri Cortez / AFP/Getty Images)
- Pedestrians peek behind riot policemen who are blocking access to the Zocalo during protests in Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- A protester is arrested by the riot police during clashes as striking members of the teachers’ union CNTE are evicted from Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City. (Henry Romero / Reuters)
- A man looks from his decorated balcony as police disperse protesters in downtown Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- Riot policemen stand behind overturned porta potties during protests in Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- A lone protester stands behind a barricade while holding onto a piece of wood near the Zocalo in Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- Riot policemen attend to a colleague who was injured during the protests in downtown Mexico City. (Henry Romero / Reuters)
- A police officer stands amid smoke during protests near the Zocalo in Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- A man stands amid smoke and debris after riot police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse demonstrators on the Zocalo in Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- Protesters look up at helicopters of the federal police flying over the Zocalo in Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- Federal riot police officers stand in front of the Palacio Nacional after striking members of the teachers’ union CNTE were evicted from Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- Federal policemen walk after tear gas was fired to evict striking members of the teachers’ union CNTE from Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City. (Edgard Garrido / Reuters)
- Riot policemen charge toward protesters in downtown Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- A protesters puts out a fire as striking members of the teachers’ union CNTE are evicted from Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City. (Edgard Garrido / Reuters)
- Riot policemen charge past the cathedral during protests in Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- Riot policemen attend to a colleague who was injured during the protests in downtown Mexico City. (Henry Romero / Reuters)
- A woman pleads with the riot police who are arresting a protester in downtown Mexico City., (Henry Romero / Reuters)
- Federal riot police officers are deployed alongside a riot truck after striking members of the teachers’ union CNTE were evicted from Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- Federal riot police officers are deployed alongside a riot truck after striking members of the teachers’ union CNTE were evicted from Zocalo Square in downtown Mexico City. (Tomas Bravo / Reuters)
- People confront riot policemen who are trying to arrest a protester in downtown Mexico City. (Henry Romero / Reuters)