Egyptians mark one year anniversary of the revolution - in pictures

Demonstrators take part in a protest marking the first anniversary of Egypt's uprising at Tahrir square in Cairo Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

An Egyptian child at the rally Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

An Egyptian man chants slogans Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Egyptians wear face paint in the colours of the national flag Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Demonstrators take part in the protest Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

A man holds up a newspaper with a photo of the opening session of parliament Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Many people are despondent at the gap between their hopes last year at the time of the revolution and the reality of how little has changed since Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Men stand on a post as Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

An Egyptian man weeps during the rally in Tahrir Square Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Protesters gathered around a giant Syrian national flag and Egyptian flags in Tahrir square Photograph: Andre Pain/EPA

Protesters in Tahrir Square Photograph: Shawn Baldwin/Corbis

Protesters wear masks depicting slain Coptic activist Mina Daniel while carrying a banner picturing Egypt's military rulers and ousted President Hosni Mubarak as they march in the suburb of Shobra Photograph: Nasser Nasser/AP

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Elder Safwat Hegazy is carried through Tahrir Square Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Flags in Tahrir Square Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP