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Added on the 24/02/2023 11:55:03 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Supporters of Julian Assange arrive outside 10 Downing Street to call for his release after a UK court hearing over whether to grant the WikiLeaks founder a fresh appeal against his extradition to the United States to face espionage charges concluded in London. Washington indicted Assange multiple times between 2018 and 2020 over Wikileaks's publication of hundreds of thousands of secret military and diplomatic files on the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. IMAGES
Pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow walking out of the court after being arrested on Friday morning, accused of "inciting others to take part in unauthorised assembly" among other charges. IMAGES
Zimbabwean activist Evan Mawarire is back in court for a second day where to face charges of subverting the Zimbabwe government. Mawarire is accused of subverting a constitutional government and incitement to commit violence by posting videos on social media supporting a national strike over a drastic increase in fuel prices. IMAGES of Mawarire arriving at a Harare courthouse
Hundreds of Bangladeshi students gather in the capital Dhaka at the site of a planned demonstration by supporters of the ousted premier Sheikh Hasina. Some wielded bamboo rods, vowing to quash any show of strength by Hasina supporters. IMAGES
Protests erupt in Caracas against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's re-election victory, contested by the opposition and questioned internationally. IMAGES