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Striking photos show George Floyd protests around the globe

‘They want us to be disorganized, but not today,’ ‘Star Wars’ actor said at London protest

Rebecca Salinas, Digital Executive Producer

Tags: George Floyd, Protests, Police
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Protesters gather during a demonstration in Parliament Square in London on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Protests have taken place across America and internationally, after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee against Floyd's neck while the handcuffed black man called out that he couldn't breathe. The officer, Derek Chauvin, has been fired and charged with murder. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Protesters gather Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Paris. Thousands of people defied a police ban and converged on the main Paris courthouse for a demonstration to show solidarity with U.S. protesters and denounce the death of a black man in French police custody. The demonstration was organized to honor Frenchman Adama Traore, who died shortly after his arrest in 2016, and in solidarity with Americans demonstrating against George Floyd's death.
In this photo taken with a wide angle lens, demonstrators stand in front of Los Angeles City Hall during a protest over the death of George Floyd Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Los Angeles. Floyd died in police custody on Memorial Day in Minneapolis.
Protesters denouncing police brutality and systemic racism exit the Manhattan Bridge on June 2, 2020, after being stopped by police for hours during a citywide curfew in New York City. Days of protest, sometimes violent, have followed in many cities across the country in response to the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25th.
Protesters wearing face masks hold up signs during a Black Lives Matter protest in Hyde Park on June 3, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The death of an African-American man, George Floyd, while in the custody of Minneapolis police has sparked protests across the United States, as well as demonstrations of solidarity in many countries around the world.
Protestors march down Queen Street on June 01, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand. The rally was organised in solidarity with protests across the United States following the killing of an unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
People protest during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in front of the US Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 31, 2020, to express their feelings in regard to the death of 46 year old George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died during his arrest in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020.
Thousands of people gather for a peaceful demonstration in support of George Floyd and Regis Korchinski-Paquet and protest against racism, injustice and police brutality, in Vancouver, on Sunday, May 31, 2020.
People attend a protest rally against racism in front of the Brandenburg Gate following the recent death of George Floyd in the USA on May 31, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. The death of Floyd, an African-American man, at the hands of police in Minneapolis has struck a cord with many people of color who live in Germany. Demonstrators gathered in Kreuzberg district and in front of the American Embassy in Berlin yesterday and today.
People rally to protest the death of George Floyd in Houston on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air.
Activists fill Spring Street as they march toward downtown Atlanta, Monday, June 1, 2020, protesting the recent death of George Floyd. The killing of Floyd by police in Minnesota has sparked worldwide protests and rioting across the United States.
Demonstrators chant Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police.
Protesters march past City Hall on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Philadelphia, over the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.
Demonstrators protest the death of George Floyd with an upside-down American flag, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, near the White House in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers.
Demonstrators pause to kneel as they march to protest the death of George Floyd, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers.
Houston photographer Adriana Byrum captured moving photos of demonstrators at march for George Floyd in Houston.
Police deploy smoke bombs and tear gas as they surround protesters who marched onto the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge while demonstrating against police brutality on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Dallas. The hundreds of protesters were surrounded and detained by police on the bridge and transported to the Dallas County Jail where they were later released.
In this Monday, June 1, 2020, photo, police detain hundreds of protesters who marched onto the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge while demonstrating against police brutality in Dallas. Protests continue over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.
Police officers on horseback approach a crowd gathered to protest the deaths of George Floyd and Mike Ramos, in Austin on May 30, 2020.
Protesters hold up placards as people gather for a demonstration on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Hyde Park, London, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Protests have taken place across America and internationally, after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee against Floyd's neck while the handcuffed black man called out that he couldn't breathe. The officer, Derek Chauvin, has been fired and charged with murder. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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Protesters gather during a demonstration in Parliament Square in London on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Protests have taken place across America and internationally, after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee against Floyd's neck while the handcuffed black man called out that he couldn't breathe. The officer, Derek Chauvin, has been fired and charged with murder. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Chants of “Black Lives Matter” have echoed in major cities across the globe more than a week after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.

Powerful photos from local and national media organizations have captured the unrest as demonstrators have protested police violence and racial injustice.

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The images and videos have been seen far and wide — from Instagram to national newspapers and network television stations — of people coming together in London, Rome and Paris in addition to powerful movements here in the U.S. See them in the gallery above.

Nation’s streets calmest in days, protests largely peaceful

“Star Wars” actor John Boyega, who was born in Britain to Nigerian parents, was one of those protesting in London Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. He pleaded tearfully for demonstrators to stay peaceful.

“Because they want us to mess up, they want us to be disorganized, but not today,” he said.

Other protests are taking place around the world, including in Cape Town, South Africa, and in Reykjavík, Iceland, the AP reported.

Video shows peaceful protest in downtown San Antonio transform into chaos

In the U.S., city streets have been calmer since the weekend’s chaos in major cities. By Wednesday morning, arrests had grown to more than 9,000 nationwide since the vandalism, arson and shootings erupted.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Rebecca Salinas is the Digital Executive Producer at KSAT 12 News. A San Antonio native, Rebecca is an award-winning journalist who joined KSAT in 2019.

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