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Added on the 14/01/2023 16:09:17 - Copyright : AFP EN
German police officers begin removing climate activists perched precariously on high structures after they embarked on an operation to evacuate a protest camp that has become a symbol of resistance against fossil fuels. Luetzerath, a village in North Rhine-Westphalia state, has been turned over to around 2,000 anti-coal activists who are trying to prevent the site from being dug up for coal. IMAGES
Israeli security forces use water canons to disperse anti-government protesters gathering in Tel Aviv, demanding the government's resignation amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas movement. IMAGES
A rally against anti-Semitism organised by French far-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed) is disrupted by demonstrators carrying signs reading "Touche pas à la mémoire" ("Don't touch our remembrance"), in criticism of party leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon's stance on recent events. The protest took place near the site of the former Vél d'Hiv in Paris, where Jews were infamously rounded up and detained during the second World War before being sent to camps. IMAGES
Riot police in Athens clash with protesters during a demonstration amid a 24-hour general strike to voice outrage over last month's train disaster, which claimed 57 lives. Police fire tear gas and stun grenades as demonstrators try to surround them, hurling firebombs and rocks. IMAGES
Protesters and police clash in Lima after Peruvian lawmakers once again failed to agree on a plan to bring forward elections in a bid to end weeks of deadly protests that have brought parts of the South American country to a standstill. IMAGES
Anti-government protesters clash with police in the streets of Lima as Peru's embattled president Dina Boluarte urged lawmakers to find a way out of a deepening political crisis by agreeing to snap elections in December. IMAGES