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Added on the 01/05/2020 18:19:06 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Police cannons spray water at dozens of demonstrators in Chile's capital who defied a lockdown order to gather at a square on May Day, which also led to a dozen arrests. IMAGES
Thousands of people gather in Plaza Italia square and surrounding streets, the historical epicenter of Chilean demonstrations in the capital, as the protest movement now in its thirteenth week, continues to put pressure on the government of President Sebastian Pinera. IMAGES
Thousands of Chileans gather outside the Moneda Palace in the capital of Santiago, to mark International Women's Day. IMAGES
Poles take to the streets of Warsaw on International Women's Day to demand free access to contraceptives. Although pro-Western parties managed to oust the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government in October 2023 elections, women are voicing anger and frustration over delays in changing the laws on women's reproductive rights. The PiS's eight-year rule saw access to abortion, in-vitro fertilisation and emergency contraception tightened. IMAGES
Dozens of protesters waving Palestinian flags gather outside the White House to protest US President Joe Biden's support for Israel's war in Gaza, ahead of his State of the Union speech. IMAGES
Chilean police use water cannon to disperse protesters in the capital Santiago, the day before the 50th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, which ousted socialist Salvador Allende and gave rise to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. IMAGES