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Supporters of Georgia's jailed opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili gather in front of Tbilisi City Court under heavy police presence where the ex-president is to stand trial on abuse of office charges which he has denounced as politically motivated. It is his first courtroom appearance since the Caucasus country's foremost opposition leader was arrested on October 1 shortly after his secret return from exile. IMAGES
Some 3,000 supporters of Georgia's jailed ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili rally outside his prison, demanding his release after the authorities threatened him with fresh charges if he does not "behave." Saakashvili -- the founder of Georgia's main opposition force, the United National Movement, and president from 2004-2013 -- secretly returned from exile on the eve of Saturday's local elections and was swiftly arrested. IMAGES
Images of a smiling and handcuffed ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili being taken from a police vehicle and escorted by two officers inside a facility, in a video released by Georgian interior ministry. Saakashvili, a flamboyant pro-Western reformer who left the Caucasus country after his second term as president ended in 2013, announced his return in video messages on Friday, a day before closely watched local elections. IMAGES
Argentina's ex-president Cristina Kirchner (2007-2015) testifies for the first time in the trial against Fernando Sabag Montiel, 37, who tried to shoot her point blank in the face on September 1, 2022. The assassination attempt, caught on video, took place as Kirchner mingled with a crowd that had gathered outside her home to show their support amid her fraud trial. IMAGES
Argentina's justice system opens the trial for the attempted murder of Cristina Kirchner in 2022, when a man fired a gun inches away from the then vice president's face in a failed assassination that shocked society and broke a political boundary. 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.