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Clashes break out between police and protesters in central Athens, as police fire tear gas at firebomb-throwing protesters outside parliament during a large demonstration to protest last week's deadly train crash. Dozens of masked, black-clad protesters hurl Molotov cocktails and stones at riot police as more than 40,000 take to the streets of the capital. IMAGES
Police fire tear gas as clashes erupt with demonstrators in the Moroccan city of Al-Hoceima, epicentre of a protest movement that has shaken the northern region for months. IMAGES
Anti-government protestors in the capital's central business district are being quickly dispersed as police fire tear gas, and make arrests, in a show of force. The East African nation,has been rocked by weeks of sometimes deadly protests against Ruto's two-year-old administration, mostly led by young Gen-Z Kenyans. IMAGES
Kenyan police fire tear gas at crowds of young protesters in the capital Nairobi, as demonstrators rally across the country against the government's proposed tax hikes. There is heavy police presence in the city as parliament continues to debate the controversial finance bill containing the proposed taxes. IMAGES
Tear gas and water cannon are fired as opposition leader Raila Odinga's convoy moves through Kawangware, a congested slum of the capital, Nairobi, sending people scattering, with police also firing canisters at cars carrying journalists. Odinga had called for protests every Monday and Thursday against the government of President William Ruto, who he claims stole last year's election, and is failing to address the high cost of living. IMAGES
Lebanese security fores use tear gas to disperse retired army and security forces veterans demanding inflation-adjustments to their pensions, as they protest outside the government palace headquarters in Beirut. IMAGES