Egyptians mark one year anniversary of the revolution - in pictures

Demonstrators take part in a protest marking the first anniversary of Egypt's uprising at Tahrir square in Cairo Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images An Egyptian child at the rally Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images An Egyptian man chants slogans Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP Egyptians wear face paint in the colours of the national flag Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP Demonstrators take part in the protest Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters A man holds up a newspaper with a photo of the opening session of parliament Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP Many people are despondent at the gap between their hopes last year at the time of the revolution and the reality of how little has changed since Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters Men stand on a post as Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images An Egyptian man weeps during the rally in Tahrir Square Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Protesters gathered around a giant Syrian national flag and Egyptian flags in Tahrir square Photograph: Andre Pain/EPA Protesters in Tahrir Square Photograph: Shawn Baldwin/Corbis Protesters wear masks depicting slain Coptic activist Mina Daniel while carrying a banner picturing Egypt's military rulers and ousted President Hosni Mubarak as they march in the suburb of Shobra Photograph: Nasser Nasser/AP Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Elder Safwat Hegazy is carried through Tahrir Square Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Flags in Tahrir Square Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP