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Supporters of Ivory Coast's ex-president Laurent Gbagbo cheer the moment that International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals judges uphold his acquittal of crimes against humanity during 2010 post-election violence. More 3,000 people died in the unrest when Gbagbo refused to cede power to the winner of the elections, his rival Alassane Ouattara. Gbagbo supporters followed the ICC ruling via videolink at home in Ivory Coast. IMAGES
Police forces fire tear gas as crowds celebrate the return of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo in the streets of Abidjan. Gbagbo returns home for the first time in a decade after being acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of crimes against humanity. IMAGES
Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo leaves Abidjan airport as he returns home for the first time in a decade after being acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of crimes against humanity. IMAGES
The International Criminal Court orders the conditional release of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and his aide Charles Ble Goude after they were cleared last month on charges of crimes against humanity. Appeals judge Chile Eboe-Osuji said the court was "adding a set of conditions to the release" including that Gbagbo, 73, should live in an ICC member state pending a final prosecution appeal against his acquittal. SOUNDBITE from ICC Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji
The International Criminal Court acquits former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo of all charges of crimes against humanity over post-electoral violence in the West African nation, and orders his immediate release. SOUNDBITE from Cuno Tarfusser, presiding judge at the ICC