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Added on the 23/07/2020 09:24:15 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Tear gas is used as protesters in Portland try to push down a fence outside a federal courthouse which has become a flashpoint in the demonstrations against racism and a federal crackdown. IMAGES
Portesters in Portland try to break down a fence near the Federal courthouse and police station and tear gas is fired in another night of demonstrations. Protesters are denouncing police brutality and the deployment of federal troops into US cities as ordered by President Donald Trump. IMAGES
Debris on fire as demonstrators in Portland start shaking a fence outside a government building and officers deploy tear gas. IMAGES
Tear gas and water cannon are fired as opposition leader Raila Odinga's convoy moves through Kawangware, a congested slum of the capital, Nairobi, sending people scattering, with police also firing canisters at cars carrying journalists. Odinga had called for protests every Monday and Thursday against the government of President William Ruto, who he claims stole last year's election, and is failing to address the high cost of living. IMAGES
Lebanese security fores use tear gas to disperse retired army and security forces veterans demanding inflation-adjustments to their pensions, as they protest outside the government palace headquarters in Beirut. IMAGES