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Hundreds gather at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires after a man died following clashes at a protest against Argentina's upcoming primary election. Facundo Molares, an Argentinian man identified as a former FARC guerrilla from Colombia who was detained in Bolivia in 2019, died on August 10 after being arrested and immobilized by three police officers. IMAGES
Argentina's riot police fire water cannon to disperse protesters on the 9 de Julio Avenue in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, paralyzed by thousands of people gathering in defiance against the recent economic measures introduced by the government of President Javier Milei. IMAGES COMPLETE VIDI34P24WC_EN
Protesters throw flares at police, with some landing near AFP journalists, at a rally called by far-right movements against a controversial deal clinched by Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to remain in power by offering amnesty to Catalan separatists. In recent days, conservative opposition parties and members of Spain's judiciary have stepped up criticism of the amnesty plan, with some accusing Sanchez of corruption and abandoning the rule of law. IMAGES
Special forces of federal police deployed outside Israel embassy in Buenos Aires after alledged bomb threat. The Jewish community in Argentina comprises more than 250,000 people and is the largest in Latin America. IMAGES
Friends and relatives mourn 43-year-old Javier Ordonez, whose death in custody after being repeatedly tasered by Colombian police sparked deadly rioting in the capital Bogota and other cities. IMAGES