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Added on the 01/02/2021 13:16:22 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Chilean protesters and police clash in the capital Santiago on the 50th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, which ousted socialist Salvador Allende and gave rise to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. IMAGES
Police fired rubber bullets and water cannon at anti-coup protesters in Myanmar capital's Naypyidaw. Shots can be heard in images three and four. IMAGES
Riot police face off against protesters after blocking roads in Yangon as Myanmar saw its largest anti-coup protests yet on Saturday. As many as 1,000 demonstrators spilled onto the streets to denounce the country's new military regime. IMAGES
Pro-democracy protesters and police clash in Bangkok as anti-government rallies calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha intensify. Democracy activists have assembled daily in the capital since last week, flouting the emergency edict as their calls for Prayut to go get louder. The former army chief masterminded the 2014 coup and protesters say the military-drafted constitution rigged last year's vote in his favour. IMAGES
Indian police fire tear gas and water cannon to try to disperse protesters in Kolkata. The demonstratos are calling for justice after the brutal rape and murder of a doctor earlier this month. The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor's bloodied body at a local state-run hospital on August 9 sparked medical strikes and widespread protests by doctors' associations across the country. IMAGES