Photos of the fortnight (April 25- May 8)

An elderly protester is blocked by a barricade of policemen during an April 24 rally in central Seoul, South Korea. According to the Korean Federation of Trade Unions, about 260,000 workers took part in the demonstration, including about 60,000 government employees and 10,000 teachers. They were protesting the government's push to cut pensions and ease rules for firing employees