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Riot police clash with May Day protesters in Istanbul's Sarachane neighbourhood, with tens of thousands of officers deployed across the city to clamp down on similar gatherings. Istanbul's central Taksim Square was closed to rallies after 2013 demonstrations against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, a move that was ruled a violation of rights by Turkey's top constitutional court in 2023. Protesters and a number of opposition politicians have called for the square to be reopened to labour rallies. IMAGES
Chilean police pursue protesters in the Santiago General Cemetery in the capital, the day before the 50th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, which ousted socialist Salvador Allende and gave rise to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. IMAGES
Chilean protesters and police clash in the capital Santiago on the 50th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, which ousted socialist Salvador Allende and gave rise to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. IMAGES
Chilean police use water cannons against demonstrators gathered in Italy Square, after citizens voted by a landslide in a referendum Sunday to throw out their dictatorship-era constitution, blamed for the jarring economic and social inequalities that led to months of violent protests. IMAGES
Police officers wearing full body armours fire rubber bullets and use tear gas to disperse protesters gathered on the streets of the Colombian capital for a third night, following numerous clashes triggered by the death of a man who was repeatedly tasered by police, in which at least 10 people have been killed. IMAGES