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Students occupy Barcelona's Sants railway station as part of a region-wide strike called by a pro-independence group after several separatist leaders were detained in Madrid over their divisive secession drive. IMAGES
French farmers dump tyres, soil, manure and wooden pallets outside a train station in Agen in southwest France. Across the country, angry farmers are blockading motorways and calling on the government to respond immediately to their distress. IMAGES
Hundreds of right-wing protesters arrive at Jerusalem's train station, on their way to demonstrate in support of Benjamin's Netanyahu hard-right government and its controversial judicial overhaul. IMAGES
Protesters with the pro-independence movement block roads in Barcelona, causing traffic to come to a standstill. On Monday, hundreds of separatists shut down the busy motorway between France and Spain at the border in protest over the sentencing last month of nine of their leaders to lengthy jail terms. IMAGES
Pro-independence protesters block the roads to Barcelona airport, forcing passengers to finish the trip on foot. The protest comes as Spain's Supreme Court sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in jail for sedition over the failed 2017 independence bid. 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.