20 Striking moments from the most powerful protests of 2020

Protesters in London poured red colour into two Trafalgar Square’s fountains, protesting against the farming of animals and to prevent future pandemics by ending factory farming.

Animal rights activists hold signs as they stand in a fountain whose water was turned red after protesters poured coloured dye into the clear water, on Trafalgar Square in London.

Animal rights protesters were calling for the government to prevent future pandemics by ending factory farming in Trafalgar Square’s fountains, London.

After the death of George Flyod in Minneapolis, protests against police brutality and racial discrimination have supervened across the globe this year.

People walk over the Black Lives Matter sign painted on the street as they protest the death of George Floyd, near the White House in Washington, U.S.

While many celebrate America’s Independence there are those who took to the streets near the Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, burning down the American flag in protest of racial discrimination and asking for freedom from racial discrimination.

Nurses in Zimbabwe protested for being forced to work without masks and gloves amid the pandemic and those who were paid less than 50 dollars per month, stopped coming to work.

Health workers carry placards as they protest against economic hardship and poor working conditions during the COVID-19 outbreak in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe.

Healthcare workers protesting against low wages and lack of safety measures such as masks and gloves during the pandemic in Zimbabwe.

More than a year has gone by and citizens in Hong Kong continue to protest against the extradition bill. On the 1^st of July 2020, China's central government imposed a sweeping national security law that stripped the city of its autonomy.

Protesters march holding placards, protesting against the extradition bill in Hong Kong, China

Pro-democracy demonstrators march holding their phones with flashlights on, protesting against the now-withdrawn extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China to mark the first anniversary of a mass rally.

India had seen massive protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill which would allow citizenship to migrants facing persecution in specific countries. The CAA protests saw Muslim women come out on the streets to protest for the first time in the country.

Protesters gather at Jama Masjid in Delhi, to protest against a new citizenship law passed by the government.

Lawyers carrying placards and banners shout slogans during a protest march against a new citizenship law, in Ahmedabad, India.