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Added on the 02/11/2023 10:47:09 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Paris, 16 June, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Christophe Petit-Tesson).- Hospital workers protested on Tuesday in Paris in a march called for throughout the country calling for measures to improve conditions and healthcare.The protest ended in a violent clash between police and some demonstrators.FOOTAGE OF HOSPITAL WORKERS IN PARIS
Protests in Athens against a deal brokered with neighbouring Macedonia to end a 27-year name dispute turn violent as protesters clash with police. IMAGES of violent clashes
Police and protesters face off against other at the University of California, Los Angeles as unrest over Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza simmers on US campuses. Officers in riot gear have moved in to start removing some barricades around the protest encampment, with protesters attempting to replace them in turn, and police have used flashbangs to disperse the crowds. IMAGES
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
Bangladeshi garment workers demanding a hike in their minimum wage return to their shifts following a week of violent protests, with some 600 businesses which had remained shuttered as a result of the unrest beginning to reopen. Bangladesh's 3,500 garment factories account for around 85 percent of the South Asian country's $55 billion annual exports, supplying many of the world's top names in fashion including Levi's, Zara and H&M. IMAGES