These photos are unreal. A protest in Bolivia demanding rights for the disabled turned violent yesterday as hundreds of people in wheelchairs and crutches clashed with riot police.
A group of disabled people march in a protest demanding state benefits and an end to discrimination as they journey to La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday Feb. 19, 2012. The group began their 560-mile march from Trinidad to La Paz on Nov. 15 to ask for a law that gives the disabled population special recognition and administers a yearly allowance of 3,000 bolivianos, or about 430 U.S. dollars.
(AP / Juan Karita)
A disabled protester holds a sign reading 'Evo wants a heliport, I want my rights' (referring to Bolivian President Evo Morales).
(Getty Images / AIZAR RALDES)
Physically disabled people are seen upon their arrival to La Paz, February 23, 2012.
(Reuters / DAVID MERCADO)
Riot police wait for protesters in the center of La Paz, February 23, 2012.
(Reuters / DAVID MERCADO)
