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A pro-government demonstration is being held in Minsk as the opposition in Belarus hopes to bring thousands to the streets of the capital for a "March for Freedom". IMAGES
Hundreds of supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gather in Caracas for a pro-government rally, responding to the president's call to compete with the opposition's rallies in the capital. Eleven civilians reportedly have died and more than 1,000 have been detained in the protests that erupted after the country's CNE election authority, loyal to Maduro, proclaimed him the winner with 52 percent of the vote to 43 percent for opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. IMAGES
Several hundred pro-government supporters gather close to Komarovsky Market in Minsk chanting "Belarus without Tilhanovskaya" and 'Za Batku' (EN: "For Daddy") in support of President Alexander Lukashenko. The demonstration takes place during the seventeenth consecutive opposition rally on Independence Square. Demonstrators have daily flooded the streets of the former Soviet country demanding the resignation of authoritarian leader Lukashenko since he claimed a sixth term in disputed elections on August 9. IMAGES
Pro-government protesters gather in Independence Square in Minsk as opposition protesters hopes to bring thousands to the streets of the capital for a "March for Freedom". IMAGES
A small crowd gathers in Malmo, Sweden, for a rally in support of Israel as the country's Eurovision Song Contest entry - Eden Golan - takes to the stage for the competition's second semi-final. Earlier in the day, thousands of people demonstrated against Israel's participation in the event over its offensive in Gaza. IMAGES
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