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Added on the 31/10/2019 13:48:26 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Tear gas is fired in Hong Kong's Central district near a popular nightclub district where thousands of protesters had gatecrashed Halloween celebrations donning Halloween masks lampooning the city's pro-Beijing leaders in defiance of an emergency law that bans face coverings. 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
Plainclothes police officers baton-charge protesters in a Hong Kong shopping mall. Major shopping centres have become regular protest venues with demonstrators attempting to disrupt the economy in their push for greater democratic freedoms and police accountability. 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.