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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
Hundreds of supporters of pro-Iran groups gather in Iraq's capital, expressing their fury over last month's election result. IMAGES
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko addresses a crowd of supporters at a rally in central Minsk. This comes following last week's disputed elections. IMAGES
Hundreds of supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gather in Brasilia in a counter-protest to a pro-democracy rally calling for Bolsonaro's impeachment, as confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil surge past one million, the second worst-affected country with almost 50,000 deaths. IMAGES
Supporters of ex-president Evo Morales rally in Plaza San Francisco after Bolivia's influential Catholic Church called for "national dialogue" to end more than a month of violent protests in which 23 people have died. IMAGES