A global day of defiance

A protester wearing a skull mask holds a sign reading ‘In the face of state violence, our resistance’ during a march against the government marking International Workers’ Day in San Salvador, El Salvador. — AFP

Demonstrators taking part in a ‘Revolutionary 1. Mai’ protest marking International Workers’ Day in Berlin, Germany. — Reuters

People attending a May Day protest organised by the Central Obrera Boliviana in La Paz, Bolivia. — Reuters

Protesters marching through lower Manhattan calling for better wages, working conditions and political reform during an International Workers’ Day rally in New York City, the United States. — Getty Images/AFP