Iraqi shoe thrower released from prison
15 September: Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi goes free after his detention for throwing a shoe at the then US president, George Bush, in December
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Muntazer al-Zaidi is kissed on the cheek by his uncle as he arrives at al-Baghdadia TV studios
Photograph: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
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14 December 2008: Zaidi hurls a shoe at George Bush during a new conference in Baghdad
Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP
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Bush ducks the shoe while the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, looks on
Photograph: APTN/AP
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December 2008: Iraqis raise their shoes as hundreds demand Zaidi's release
Photograph: Alaa al-Marjani/AP
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Zaidi's attack inspired an online game called Sock and Awe
Photograph: sockandawe.com
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A replica of Zaidi's shoe, made by Baydan Shoes in Turkey and branded as the Bye Bye Bush
Photograph: Martin Argles
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A statue in Tikrit built to commemorate Zaidi's actions. The sign reads 'Muntazer is fasting until the sword breaks his fast with blood, silent until our mouths speak the truth'
Photograph: Sabah al-Bazee/Reuters
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Surrounded by the press, Zaidi arrives at al-Baghdadia studios after his release from prison
Photograph: Khalil al-Murshidi/AFP/Getty Images
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Zaidi embraces his sister
Photograph: Mohammed Ameen/Reuters
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Sheep slaughtered prior to Zaidi's arrival at al-Baghdadia studios
Photograph: KHALIL AL-MURSHIDI/AFP/Getty Images
