Anti-government protests spread across the world: Here's why people are pouring into the streets

From Hong Kong to Haiti, Catalonia to Chile, people are revolting against the establishment.
In a demonstration where over a million took to the streets of Santiago on October 25, 2019, a man is seen with his face painted to resemble the infamous ‘Joker’. According to Al Jazeera, the week-long protest which started off with students raising their
In a demonstration where over a million took to the streets of Santiago on October 25, 2019, a man is seen with his face painted to resemble the infamous ‘Joker’. According to Al Jazeera, the week-long protest which started off with students raising their
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Seen in this picture is a protester running from police as they deploy water cannons on a road in Hong Kong on October 20, 2019. Police took up extreme measures of firing water cannons and tear gas on protesters who revolted against authorities. The number of demonstrators continued to swell even after October 20, the point at which the extradition bill was scrapped, due to the recent attacks on pro-democracy protesters by Beijing supporters. (Photo | AFP)
Seen in this picture is a protester running from police as they deploy water cannons on a road in Hong Kong on October 20, 2019. Police took up extreme measures of firing water cannons and tear gas on protesters who revolted against authorities. The number of demonstrators continued to swell even after October 20, the point at which the extradition bill was scrapped, due to the recent attacks on pro-democracy protesters by Beijing supporters. (Photo | AFP)
The four-month-old protest that started out for the withdrawal of a Bill that would allow extradition of criminals to China mounted to a widespread cry for democracy and police accountability. The bill was formally withdrawn by the Hong Kong government on October 23. In this picture, people hold Catalan’s pro-independence 'Estelada' flags and light up their mobile phones during a solidarity assembly where Hong Kongers supported Catalans on October 24, 2019. Read on to find out why Catalonia is protesting. (Photo | AFP)
The four-month-old protest that started out for the withdrawal of a Bill that would allow extradition of criminals to China mounted to a widespread cry for democracy and police accountability. The bill was formally withdrawn by the Hong Kong government on October 23. In this picture, people hold Catalan’s pro-independence 'Estelada' flags and light up their mobile phones during a solidarity assembly where Hong Kongers supported Catalans on October 24, 2019. Read on to find out why Catalonia is protesting. (Photo | AFP)
Protesters hold a Catalan pro-independence 'Estelada' flag and pour soap in a public fountain during a demonstration at the Placa d'Espana square called by the Committees for the Defense of the Republic (CDR) on October 22, 2019 in Barcelona. Protests that injured nearly 600 people due to clashes with the police began after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine separatist leaders a week ago for jail terms of up to 13 years. These are the leaders who spearheaded the semi autonomous region Catalonia's fight for independence from Spain in 2017. In what is called Spain's worst political crisis in decades, tens of thousands of people marched in Barcelona on October 27 in the northeastern Catalonia region. (Photo | AFP)
Protesters hold a Catalan pro-independence 'Estelada' flag and pour soap in a public fountain during a demonstration at the Placa d'Espana square called by the Committees for the Defense of the Republic (CDR) on October 22, 2019 in Barcelona. Protests that injured nearly 600 people due to clashes with the police began after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine separatist leaders a week ago for jail terms of up to 13 years. These are the leaders who spearheaded the semi autonomous region Catalonia's fight for independence from Spain in 2017. In what is called Spain's worst political crisis in decades, tens of thousands of people marched in Barcelona on October 27 in the northeastern Catalonia region. (Photo | AFP)
In  this photo, flowers placed by protesters can be seen on ropes which the police placed to guard the top election court where ballots are counted. Bolivia has been seeing week-long protests since President Evo Morales saw victory in an oddly delayed official quick count. The angry mob is seeking a second round of presidential election after they accused the election authorities of fraud. Bolivian officials say they're negotiating with the Organization of American States for an audit of the country's presidential election. (Photo | AP)
In this photo, flowers placed by protesters can be seen on ropes which the police placed to guard the top election court where ballots are counted. Bolivia has been seeing week-long protests since President Evo Morales saw victory in an oddly delayed official quick count. The angry mob is seeking a second round of presidential election after they accused the election authorities of fraud. Bolivian officials say they're negotiating with the Organization of American States for an audit of the country's presidential election. (Photo | AP)
An Iraqi protester is seen running for cover from teargas canisters fired by security forces during an anti-government demonstration on Al-Jumhuriya Bridge in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on October 25, 2019. More than a dozen demonstrators have died in renewed rallies across Iraq's capital, with the first reported use of live rounds in this wave of protests. The demonstrations represent a second phase of a week-long movement in early October demanding an end to widespread corruption, unemployment and an overhaul of the political system. (Photo | AFP)
An Iraqi protester is seen running for cover from teargas canisters fired by security forces during an anti-government demonstration on Al-Jumhuriya Bridge in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on October 25, 2019. More than a dozen demonstrators have died in renewed rallies across Iraq's capital, with the first reported use of live rounds in this wave of protests. The demonstrations represent a second phase of a week-long movement in early October demanding an end to widespread corruption, unemployment and an overhaul of the political system. (Photo | AFP)
Kazakh police detain protestors in Almaty, southeastern Kazakhstan, on October 26, 2019. More than two dozen people were detained in Kazakhstan's main cities after a banned opposition group called for a protest against the government and Chinese economic expansion. (Photo| AFP)
Kazakh police detain protestors in Almaty, southeastern Kazakhstan, on October 26, 2019. More than two dozen people were detained in Kazakhstan's main cities after a banned opposition group called for a protest against the government and Chinese economic expansion. (Photo| AFP)
A freediver takes a Lebanese national flag with him underwater off the shore of the northern town of Qalamun in solidarity with ongoing protests across the country on their seventh day, on October 23, 2019. One of the largest protests Lebanon has seen in years was sparked by new government proposals on taxes, WhatsApp voice call and messaging services but it has now has escalated into a call to overthrow the  post-civil war government viewed as corrupt and incompetent. (Photo | AFP)
A freediver takes a Lebanese national flag with him underwater off the shore of the northern town of Qalamun in solidarity with ongoing protests across the country on their seventh day, on October 23, 2019. One of the largest protests Lebanon has seen in years was sparked by new government proposals on taxes, WhatsApp voice call and messaging services but it has now has escalated into a call to overthrow the post-civil war government viewed as corrupt and incompetent. (Photo | AFP)
A riot policeman removes an anti-government protester who is blocking a main highway with her body. The demonstrations in Lebanon entered its 11th day on October 28, when protesters stepped up their efforts to block roads in and around the capital Beirut on Saturday, lying in the streets and chanting 'peaceful, peaceful' as security forces struggled to drag them out of the way. (Photo | AFP)
A riot policeman removes an anti-government protester who is blocking a main highway with her body. The demonstrations in Lebanon entered its 11th day on October 28, when protesters stepped up their efforts to block roads in and around the capital Beirut on Saturday, lying in the streets and chanting 'peaceful, peaceful' as security forces struggled to drag them out of the way. (Photo | AFP)
Petion-Ville's Police chief Paul Menard (L) has a discussion with a protester as police officers and their supporters protest in Port-au-Prince on October 27, 2019. Several hundred police and their supporters demonstrated on October 27 in Haiti's capital for better salaries for law enforcement, as anti-government marchers also took to the streets. (Photo | AFP)
Petion-Ville's Police chief Paul Menard (L) has a discussion with a protester as police officers and their supporters protest in Port-au-Prince on October 27, 2019. Several hundred police and their supporters demonstrated on October 27 in Haiti's capital for better salaries for law enforcement, as anti-government marchers also took to the streets. (Photo | AFP)

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