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Richmond, Sep 7 (EFE / EPA).- Black Lives Matter activists gathered Tuesday around the Confederate General Robert E. Lee the night before it is scheduled to be removed.Erected more than 130 years ago, it is the largest confederate statue in the United States. (Camera: JIM LO SCALZO)SHOT LIST: BLACK LIVES MATTER ACTIVISTS GATHER AROUND THE STATUE OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL LEE BEFORE IT IS REMOVED IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, US.
Richmond (USA), Jul 7 (EFE / EPA) .- The city of Richmond, in the state of Virginia, removed a statue made for the General of the Confederate Army of the United States Robert E Read on Monument Avenue.(CAMERA: Jim Lo Scalzo)
Protesters gather at the Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln park, Washington DC, to condemn the statue which depicts Abraham Lincoln standing over a kneeling freed slave. President Donald Trump earlier threatened stiff prison sentences for "anarchists" who damage national monuments during a wave of nationwide demonstrations. IMAGES
A statue of French general Joseph Gallieni is spray-painted with the words "Responsible State" and "In a Museum" as protesters in several countries continue to question the existence of colonial symbols in public spaces. General Gallieni, a colonial administrator, played a central role in the expansion of the French Empire with particularly brutal methods. He is notably at the origin of the Menalamba massacre in Madagascar, which resulted in maintaining slavery on the island. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is 'confident' his ruling Conservative Party can win general elections expected later this year, despite trailing the main opposition Labour in polls. SOUNDBITE