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The Guardian - UK
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Fuel protests around the world

Presidential palace in Jakarta being police guarded against riots
Jakarta, Indonesia: Police guard the presidential palace during an anti-government demonstration. More than 1,000 people gathered to protest over fuel prices Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty
Students demonstrate in Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia: Students shout slogans after setting tyres on fire Photograph: AFP/Getty
Women carry cooking utensils during a protest demanding that the government scrap the hike in fuel prices
Jakarta, Indonesia: Women carry cooking utensils during the protest Photograph: Supri/Reuters
Student demonstrating in Jakarta
A protester in Jakarta Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty
French fisherman empty crates of tomatoes in fuel protest
Yffiniac, France: Fishermen and farmers protesting about high fuel costs empty a truck of crates of Spanish tomatoes Photograph: Marcel Mochet/AFP/Getty
French Fisherman protesting against fue
A protesting French fisherman sets a blockade in the Saint Quay Portrieux harbour, in western France Photograph: Marcel Mochet/AFP/Getty
A fuel protester holds a sign during a demonstration in London
May 27, London, England: A fuel protester holds a sign during a demonstration over fuel prices Photograph: Stephen Hird/Reuters
Woman walking past lorry fuel protesters on the A40
May 27: A woman walks past protesters' lorries parked on the A40 in west London Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA
Fishing trawlers sit in port in Algeciras after fishermen went on strike to protest against rising fuel costs
May 30, Algericas, Spain: Fishing trawlers sit in port in Algeciras after fishermen went on strike to protest against rising fuel costs Photograph: Jose Luis Roca/AFP
People fight for free fish during a protest in Madrid
May 30, Madrid, Spain: People fight for free fish during a protest. Spanish and Portuguese fishermen, who say they are suffering through what they call the industry's worst crisis in a century, staged nationwide strikes over soaring fuel prices, the latest in a wave of protests sweeping Europe Photograph: Victor R. Caivano /AP
A blockade set up by French farmers is seen at the entry of the Edouard Heriot port, France's biggest fluvial harbor as they protest over soaring fuel prices
June 3, Lyon, France: A blockade set up by French farmers at the entry of the Edouard Heriot port as they protest over soaring fuel prices Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP
French fishermen set a blockade in the French southern harbor of Palavas to protest against high fuel costs
Palavas, France: June 4, 2008: French fishermen set a blockade to protest against high fuel costs Photograph: Pascal Guyot /AFP
European fishermen protest against high fuel prices near the EU headquarters in Brussels
Brussels, Belgium, June 4, 2008: European fishermen protest against high fuel prices near the European Union headquarters Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP
Bikers travel along the M60 at a go slow protest against fuel prices near Manchester
June 5, Manchester, England: Bikers travel along the M60 on a go-slow protest against fuel prices Photograph: MEN
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