Maldives unrest – in pictures

Mutinying Maldivian police amid a cloud of teargas as they confront the military in Male. A group of police officers disobeyed orders and joined anti-government protesters in what the president's office described as a mutiny Photograph: Ibrahim Faid/AFP/Getty Images An army officer kicks a teargas cannister during a clash with supporters of the ousted president Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Opposition supporters celebrate after Mohamed Nasheed's resignation. The first democratically elected president of the island nation resigned after police joined protesters and then clashed with soldiers amid protests over his arrest of a top judge Photograph: Sinan Hussain/AP A Maldivian soldier fires a rubber bullet towards police during a clash Photograph: Sinan Hussain/AP Nasheed, centre in yellow shirt, marches with his supporters after police fired teargas shells at them during a rally in Male Photograph: Eranga Jayawardena/AP Maldivian riot police chase away supporters of the ousted president during a clash Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters An anti-government protester throws back a teargas cannister at police Photograph: Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images Maldivian police forcefully detain a protester in Male as they moved to push back thousands of anti-government activists loyal to Nasheed. Several thousand supporters of the former president clashed with police and troops in riot gear a day after his resignation, which he blamed on a coup d'etat Photograph: Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images Maldivian soldiers, in green, and police face supporters of the former president during a protest in Male Photograph: Eranga Jayawardena/AP A supporter of the ousted president leaves a protest after being injured during clashes with the riot police Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters