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Police detain protesters on Moscow's Boslhaya Sukharevskaya Square as more than 500 people are detained during demonstrations across Russia calling for the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. IMAGES
Venezuela's opposition gather in the streets of Caracas amid a political crisis sparked by a disputed election where both President Nicolas Maduro and his rivals have claimed victory. IMAGES
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the main opposition party to former PM Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, holds a rally in Dhaka to celebrate Hasina's resignation, as her 15 year rule came to an end on 5 August amid weeks-long deadly protests. IMAGES
After spending several days in hiding, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrives at a Caracas rally attended by thousands of demonstrators protesting President Nicolas Maduro's disputed claim that he won his country's election. Machado is greeted by cheers and cries of "Freedom, freedom!" and is accompanied by several opposition leaders but not her presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. IMAGES
Members of Venezuela's opposition rally in Caracas atop a truck, surrounded by supporters on motorbikes and in vehicles, as the country braces for fresh protests, after President Nicolas Maduro's disputed election victory was ratified. Both Maduro and the opposition, led by Maria Corina Machado and her presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, have called on their supporters to demonstrate, in the wake of the country's controversial vote. IMAGES