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People walk in front of the India Gate as New Delhi restricts the use of private vehicles for a week in a bid to offer residents some respite from the toxic smog choking the megacity. IMAGES
Marina Ovsyannikova, a journalist who became known after protesting against the Russian military action in Ukraine during a prime-time news broadcast on state television, waits for a Moscow court session inside a defendants' cage over charges of "discrediting" the Russian army fighting in Ukraine. As she waits, Ovsyannikova holds up a paper that reads 'May the dead children haunt you in your dreams'. She is facing up to 10 years in prison, if convicted. IMAGES
Assa Traore, a famous anti-racism activist in France, says her family is relieved after her brother Bagui was acquitted in the trial over the riots that followed their brother Adama Traore's death in police custody in July 2016. But, she adds, "the journey is not yet over," noting that she seeks a trial over Adama's death. SOUNDBITE
Police clash with anti-government protesters in The Hague ahead of three days of voting in the Dutch general election starting on March 15th. Crowds gathered to demonstrate against Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, with some protesting against the country's Covid-19 restrictions. IMAGES
The families of the two children mowed down in June 2019 in the western French city of Lorient arrive at court On Tuesday for the trial of a hit-and-run driver, who has since been convicted of aggravated manslaughter. IMAGES
German police fire water cannon to disperse thousands of unmasked protesters who had massed in central Berlin to demonstrate against government measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. IMAGES