Trayvon Martin protests - in pictures

People stop at a memorial to Trayvon Martin outside the gated community, called the Retreat at Twin Lakes, where the teenager was shot Photograph: Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images

A man holds up a rose at a rally in Orlando, Florida Photograph: Roberto Gonzalez/AP

Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, hugs a supporter at the 'Million Hoodie March' in New York Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images

A protester in Union Square, Manhattan Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Flowers and signs at an altar in United Nations Plaza, San Francisco, on the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Photograph: Steve Rhodes/Demotix/Corbis

A woman holds up a sign and carries skittles and a drink (similar items to those that Martin was holding when he was shot) on a march in San Francisco
Photograph: Steve Rhodes/Demotix/Corbis

Protesters applaud at a rally in Sanford, Florida Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

A member of the Jacksonville branch of the New Black Panthers leaves a flyer at the memorial dedicated to Trayvon Martin near the site where he was killed Photograph: Octavian Cantilli/Reuters

Al Sharpton leaves a rally in Sanford, Florida Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

People attend a rally in Freedom Plaza, Washington DC Photograph: Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP

Senior minister Jacqueline Lewis, right, prays with other congregants during a service at Middle Collegiate Church in New York. Churchgoers were invited to wear hoodies to services to show their support for justice in the case Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

A candelight vigil outside the Retreat at Twin Lakes Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Thousands of protesters march through the streets in Sanford, Florida. The teenager's family addressed the town hall meeting along with Al Sharpton Photograph: Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images

A man wears a Skittles wrapper over his mouth during a rally Photograph: David Goldman/AP

Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, the parents of Trayvon Martin, speak to the media after a forum on Capitol Hill, Washington DC Photograph: SIPA/Rex Features

A street vendor offers a selection of Travon Martin T-shirts before a rally in Sanford, Florida Photograph: Brian Blanco/EPA

Protesters march though Sanford
Photograph: Michael Lewis/Demotix/Corbis

Protesters march in New York Photograph: Keith Bedford/Reuters

A man holds up a cardboard cutout of Martin as demonstrators march through New York Photograph: Reuters

Tracy Martin, centre, and Sybrina Fulton, right, talk to family lawyer Benjamin Crump, left, and Al Sharpton, centre right, as they watch a news conference in which charges are announced against George Zimmerman Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

George Zimmerman's lawyer, Mark O'Mara, left, looks on as his client makes his first appearance in court on second-degree murder charges Photograph: Reuters

A memorial to the teenager stands outside the gated community where he was shot and killed Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images