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Added on the 12/02/2022 14:21:42 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The police use tear gas to disperse demonstrators from the anti-vaccine pass convoys who have gathered on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. IMAGES
Police are carrying out checks on the Paris ring road at the Porte de Saint-Cloud as convoys of protesters against vaccine passes inspired by similar protests in Ottawa begin to arrive in Paris with the aim of defying a prefectural ban on public demonstrations. IMAGES
Belgian police screen traffic at a checkpoint in an effort to stop a Canada-style protest convoy against Covid regulations reaching Brussels. Demonstrators in the self-proclaimed "freedom convoy" are seeking to head north to the seat of the European Union in defiance of a Belgian ban after a weekend trying to block traffic in France. IMAGES
About 100 activists attempt to gather for an unauthorised protest against Covid vaccines and restrictions despite police presence and some arrests in Stuttgart, southern Germany. IMAGES
People crowd the Champs-Elysees in Paris on another Covid-stricken New Year's Eve, as celebratory fireworks were cancelled due to a surge in Covid cases. 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.