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Added on the 02/02/2021 07:11:31 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Turkish police set up a heavy presence outside Istanbul's Caglayan Courthouse after an armed attack on a security checkpoint, in which a man and a woman were shot dead by officers. According to a government minister, the pair belonged to a leftist "terrorist" organisation and several police officers and citizens were injured. IMAGES
A Moscow appeal court has upheld a prison sentence imposed on chief Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he returned to Russia from Germany last month. Judge Dmitry Balashov rejected Navalny's appeal of the February 2 ruling, which turned a 2014 suspended sentence on embezzlement charges into real jail time. IMAGES
Russia actor Pavel Ustinov leaves a courthouse in Moscow after it overturned on Monday his prison sentence, giving him instead a one-year suspended sentence, in a case that has sparked protests and a major solidarity campaign. IMAGES
Heavy police presence is seen on Broadway outside Columbia University's campus, raising fears of a clash with student protesters as administrators struggle to contain pro-Palestinian demonstrations. IMAGES
Dozens of people lay flowers at a monument in Moscow to the victims of the Soviet labour camps in a silent tribute to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who died in prison. Dozens of police officers patrol the square around the monument following reports of dozens of arrests at similar tributes across Russia. IMAGES