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Thousands of pro-democracy protesters defied a police ban and began marching through Hong Kong on Sunday, a day after riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in the latest violent confrontation to plunge the financial hub deeper into crisis. IMAGES
Thousands take over a road on the sidelines of another huge rally in Sha Tin, a district in Hong Kong that lies between the main urban sprawl around the harbour and the Chinese border, as unrest caused by a widely-loathed plan to allow extraditions to mainland China showed no sign of abating. IMAGES
Several thousand demonstrators march in Hong Kong -- defying authorities a year after huge pro-democracy protests erupted -- as the movement struggles in the face of arrests, coronavirus bans on crowds and a looming national security law. IMAGES
Protesters are cordoned off by police in Hong Kong as small scale protests erupt ahead of a debate in the legislature over a law that bans insulting China's national anthem. IMAGES
Hong Kong police fire pepper ball rounds at protesters in the city's commercial district ahead of a debate in the legislature over a law that bans insulting China's national anthem. A few hundred protesters chanted slogans during a lunchtime rally in the city's Central district but dispersed when officers fired multiple rounds of irritant-filled pellets, AFP reporters on the scene said. 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.