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People gather outside the Reichstag building in Berlin, forming a symbolic fire-wall against the political far-right. The rally follows a wave of protests that has swept across Germany in recent weeks as people oppose the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. IMAGES
At least 20,000 supporters of Armenia opposition candidate Robert Kocharyan pack a central square in the capital Yerevan, ahead of snap parliamentary polls this weekend. Supporters of Pashinyan's main rival, including decorated war veterans, gather in the capital's Republic Square waving flags and chanting "Kocharyan!". IMAGES
Thousands of people rally in the far eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk in protests supporting popular governor Sergei Furgal, who was detained on murder charges, and in a rare show of defiance against the Kremlin. The arrest of 50-year-old Furgal, who defeated a candidate from the ruling United Russia party to win the governorship in 2018, has sparked daily demonstrations in Khabarovsk. IMAGES
Thousands of people gather in Venezuela's capital after opposition leader Juan Guaido urged his supporters to demonstrate in the streets to maintain pressure on his rival President Nicolas Maduro, amid rising anger over the collapse of public services. IMAGES
Tens of thousands rally in the Armenian capital after ex-president Serzh Sarkisian is elected prime minister by the country's parliament despite several days of protests. IMAGES