Home Gallery Photos of the week: Guantanamo Bay protest, Turkey parliament brawl, Scottish New Year by Aarti Saundalkar January 12, 2017 Protesters gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to mark 15 years since the first prisoners were brought to the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on January 11, 2017 in Washington, DC. The protesters were asking President Obama ‘to expedite releases from Guantanamo and to make public the full U.S. Senate Torture Report.’ Photo credit: Getty Images Ruling Justice and Development Party and main opposition Republican People’s Party lawmakers scuffle at the parliament in Ankara during deliberations over a controversial 18-article bill to change the constitution to create an executive presidency on January 11, 2017. Turkish lawmakers on Thursday approved three more articles in a bill bolstering the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as lawmakers brawled and threw objects in a session of high tension. Photo credit: Getty Images An elderly woman rests at a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of the southern Yemeni city of Taez on January 11, 2017. Photo credit: Getty Images Palestinians take part in a protest against ongoing electricity shortages in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern of Gaza Strip on January 10, 2017. Power shortages in the Palestinian enclave have occurred repeatedly in recent weeks, with homes in Gaza City typically getting around four hours a day — rather than at least eight normally. The roughly two million people in Gaza rely on one power plant, as well as imports from Israel and Egypt. Photo credit: Getty Images The Clavie, a burning barrel packed with tar soaked sticks fixed on the top of a pole, is carried to the Doorie Hill on January 11, 2017 in Burghead, Scotland. People welcome in the New Year with the fire ceremony, which has ancient roots dating back to the 1750’s, when the Julian calendar was reformed in Britain. It is believed to bring good luck for the coming year. Photo credit: Getty Images 0 Comments