Anti-government protests around the world (big photo gallery)

A girl attends Friday prayers in front of an army tank in Tahrir Square. Egyptians held a nationwide "Victory March" on Friday to celebrate the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule one week ago, to protect the revolution and to remind new military rulers of the power of the street. Hundreds of thousands joined the rallies, which are also a memorial to the 365 people who died in the 18-day uprising, with many Egyptians expressing their intention to guard their newly-won prospect of democracy. (REUTERS/Suhaib Salem)

A demonstrator shows his T-shirt that features the star and crescent symbol and reads "Yes We Can" during a protest against the regime of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi outside the Libyan Embassy in Berlin, February 21, 2011. (REUTERS/Thomas Peter)

More photos follow, from Algeria, Yemen, Bahrain, Iraq, and other nations throughout Africa and the Middle East where the "revolution virus" is spreading.

A demonstrator spits at a picture of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi during protests outside the Libyan Embassy in London February 20, 2011. Libyans protesting against Muammar Gaddafi's rule appeared to control the streets of Benghazi on Sunday despite the security forces killing dozens in the bloodiest of multiple revolts now rocking the Arab world. (REUTERS/Luke MacGregor)

A nurse smashes a picture of Bahraini Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa at Salmaniya hospital in Manama February 20, 2011. Thousands of anti-government protesters camped overnight in a Manama square that has come to symbolise their cause, as calm returned ahead of talks on Sunday between the opposition and the Bahraini crown prince. (REUTERS/Caren Firouz)

A boy watches as pro-democracy supporters gather in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 18, 2011. Egyptians held a nationwide "Victory March" on Friday to celebrate the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule one week ago, to protect the revolution and to remind new military rulers of the power of the street. Hundreds of thousands joined the rallies, which are also a memorial to the 365 people who died in the 18-day uprising, with many Egyptians expressing their intention to guard their newly-won prospect of democracy. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany)

Protesters set fire to tires as they block a road in Abobo, Abidjan February 19, 2011. Ivorian security forces fired live bullets and teargas on Saturday to disperse protesters in Abidjan calling for incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to step down, wounding at least one of them, witnesses said. His rival, Alassane Ouattara, has called for Egypt-style mass protests to oust Gbagbo, who has refused to step down as leader of the world's top cocoa grower after a Nov. 28 presidential election that U.N.-certified results show Ouattara won. (REUTERS/Luc Gnago)

Staff members of the NRT satellite channel and security personnel inspect the channel's damaged television station in Sulaimaniya, 260 km (160 miles) northeast of Baghdad February 20, 2011. Gunmen raided and set fire to the television station in northern Iraq on Sunday, shutting down broadcasts of protests inspired by unrest around the Arab world, station and government officials said. (REUTERS)

An anti-government protester holding flowers shouts slogans in front of riot policemen during a demonstration in Algier February 19, 2011. Algerian police in riot gear on Saturday surrounded about 500 protesters trying to stage a march through the capital inspired by uprisings in other parts of the Arab world in defiance of a ban. (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)

Nurses sit on gurneys as they wait for injured people at the Suleimanieh Central hospital in Manama February 18, 2011. Bahraini security forces shot at protesters near Pearl Square on Friday and wounded at least 23, a former Shi'ite lawmaker said, a day after police forcibly cleared a protest camp from the traffic circle in Manama. (REUTERS/Caren Firouz)

A protester cries as he reaches Pearl Square in the Bahraini capital of Manama February 19, 2011. Bahraini riot police retreated from Pearl Square on Saturday and thousands of anti-government protesters streamed back into their former stronghold in Manama. Crowds had approached Pearl Square from different directions. They stood facing riot police for half an hour. All of a sudden police ran to their buses and retreated. (REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed)

Veiled women, who are a part of the Moroccan Islamists group, hold signs during a protest demanding broad political reforms in Rabat February 20, 2011. Thousands of protesters gathered in the Moroccan capital on Sunday to demand that King Mohammed give up some of his powers and clamp down on government corruption. (REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal)

Egyptians gather round a shrine for the victims of the riots in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 18, 2011. Egyptians held a nationwide "Victory March" on Friday to celebrate the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule one week ago, to protect the revolution and to remind new military rulers of the power of the street. Hundreds of thousands joined the rallies, which are also a memorial to the 365 people who died in the 18-day uprising, with many Egyptians expressing their intention to guard their newly-won prospect of democracy. (REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih)