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Added on the 14/08/2020 19:13:23 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Several hundred women, many wearing white and holding flowers, join hands to form a human chain in central Minsk to protest against police violence. Police in Belarus say they have detained hundreds more people and used firearms against protesters in a third night of violence over a disputed presidential election. Images
Protesters gather in Hong Kong's downtown Central district in a #metoo rally to demand the city's police to 'stop sexual violence' against participants in the pro-democracy movement. IMAGES
Israeli police detain several protesters as they try to block a highway near Tel Aviv to call for a deal to release the hostages. The demonstration was organised in support of a strike called by Israel's largest labour union to pressure the government into reaching a Gaza deal to free hostages, a day after the army's announcement that troops had recovered the bodies of six hostages in a Gaza tunnel. IMAGES
Anti-racist demonstrators march in Oxford, north-west of London, to oppose days of far-right violence that have UK police on high alert. Demonstrators hold signs reading "refugees welcome" and "fascists not welcome in our city" as nightly riots, during which mosques and migrant targets have been attacked, have erupted across towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland since three children were murdered on July 29. IMAGES
Protesters clash with police in Dhaka as nationwide demonstrations against civil service hiring rules continue in Bangladesh. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.