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Images of Armenians gathering to take part in an anti-government protest in central Yerevan. Azerbaijan's lightning military takeover of the Nagorno-Karabakh, ethnic Armenian enclave, last week, sparked a sudden exodus of 100,417 people, according to Yerevan, from an estimated population of 120,000 since the breakaway region saw its decades-long fight against Azerbaijani rule end in sudden defeat. IMAGES
Russian police detain more than 1,500 people at anti-war protests across dozens of cities after President Vladimir Putin sent troops to invade Ukraine, an independent monitor said Thursday. Up to 1,000 people gathered in the former imperial capital Saint Petersburg, where many were detained by masked police officers. IMAGES
Nationwide anti-government protests against the spiraling cost-of-living begin in Nigeria, including Lagos, with hundreds marching amid heavy security. Africa's most populous country is struggling with soaring inflation and a sharply devalued currency after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu introduced reforms a year ago that aimed to revive the economy. IMAGES
Police are out in force on the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, after calls for more demonstrations against the embattled government of President William Ruto. As protestors gather in the central business district, police in riot gear fire tear gas, repelling some people with batons. Even as street protests have eased since dozens of people were killed and parliament stormed in late June, activists are still demanding the president's resignation, and calling for new rallies using the hashtag "RutoMustGo". IMAGES
Police and hundreds of youths clash on the streets of central Nairobi, in an anti-government "Occupy Everything" protest called by activists. Riot-police firing tear gas to disperse the crowds are pelted with stones and debris. Protests have continued despite President William Ruto reversing his stance on raising taxes that set off weeks of deadly protests. IMAGES
Protesters rally in front of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas movement. IMAGES
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