For some of the protesters facing Bahrain's heavily armed security forces in and around Pearl Square in Manama, the most powerful weapon against shotguns and tear gas has been the tiny camera inside their cellphones.
Police later charged demonstrators again, with some of the protesters' faces hidden by balaclavas.
Photographers have descended on Occupy demonstrations across the country, snapping shots of the protesters faces whether bloodied during police clashes, or resilient and even when they're blasted with pepper spray.
Some of the protesters facing such charges filed a class action lawsuit, however, alleging that they were unfairly arrested in what their lawyers described as mass, indiscriminate arrests by D.C. police.
Sunday saw angry scenes and dozens of arrests on Hong Kong's streets as tens of thousands of protesters faced riot police in the heart of the city.
Often, the sorts of misdemeanor charges the Westwood protesters faced, including unlawful assembly and blocking the sidewalk or street, were dismissed as infractions.
One of the great dangers the protesters face is that they will fall in love with themselves.
But on Thursday, police officers armed with tear gas guns sealed off the highway as a group of protesters faced them.
There, the National Guard was mobilized, and hundreds of protesters faced arrest.
