In Pictures: Protests suppressed in Malaysia

1) With Kuala Lumpur under police lockdown since the morning, protesters tried to gather and seek refuge inside a railway station before being led outside by police where many were detained and put into police vans. [Saeed Khan/AFP] 2) Protesters display the yellow shirts of the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections, or Bersih (Clean}, during a rally calling for electoral reforms in Kuala Lumpur [Ahmad Yusni/EPA] 3) Riot police stand making a cordon in front of Malaysia's iconic twin towers before demonstrators gather [Saeed Khan/AFP] 4) A Bersih supporter shouts at police during clashes in downtown Kuala Lumpur [Shahir Omar/Reuters] 5) Police use a water cannon to spray Bersih supporters in downtown Kuala Lumpur [Samsul Said/Reuters] 6) A Bersih supporter throws a water bottle at a police water-cannon truck [Mohd Rasfan/AFP] 7) Police face off against thousands of Bersih supporters [Saeed Khan/AFP] 8) A Bersih supporter holds the Malaysian flag in front of a police water cannon [Damir Sagolj/Reuters]) 9) Police in riot gear march under heavy rain toward protesters calling for electoral reforms [Saeed Khan/AFP 10) Police face off against thousands of protesters in a scene shrouded by tear gas [Saeed Khan/AFP] 11) A Bersih supporter is detained by police during protests in downtown Kuala Lumpur [Damir Sagolj/Reuters] 12) A Bersih supporter is detained by police during protests in downtown Kuala Lumpur [Saedd Khan/AFP] 13) Bersih supporters are detained by police during protests in downtown Kuala Lumpur [Damir Sagolj/Reuters] 14) Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (C) is surrounded by supporters, one of whom is injured, after a protest in Kuala Lumpur calling for electoral reforms [AFP] 15) Bersih supporters chant slogans during a protest calling for electoral reforms in downtown Kuala Lumpur [Damir Sagolj/Reuters]