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Mourners gather for the funeral of 74-year-old Israeli-Canadian peace activist Vivian Silver whose killing in the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7 was confirmed days ago. Silver had set up aid programs for Gazans, helping them to seek medical treatment in Israel. IMAGES
Head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, says they "hope" Iran would release jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi so she could attend the prize ceremony in December. "If the Iranian authorities make the right decision, they will release her," she tells a press conference after announcing Mohammadi was this year's prize winner. SOUNDBITE
Protesters chant at fresh demonstrations in Lima on Friday to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte. Civil unrest since the ouster of Boluarte's predecessor, Pedro Castillo, in early December has left 45 people dead and prompted the government to impose a state of emergency in violence-hit areas. IMAGES
Thousands of demonstrators march through La Paz in support of peace, as the country struggles with violent unrest a week after the resignation of Evo Morales. IMAGES
The 1992 Nobel Peace Laureate, Rigoberta Menchu of Guatemala, joins protesters in Italy Square in Santiago, who gathered to demonstrate against the government of President Sebastian Pinera. IMAGES