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Added on the 16/05/2018 15:58:23 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Dozens of demonstrators and security forces clash in Senegal's capital Dakar, one day after the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who is being held in custody. His arrest has sparked the country's worst violence in years. IMAGES
Clashes break out between supporters of Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko and security forces as Sonko made his way to a court for a hearing on charges of rape against him. Sonko's journey through Dakar under heavy police surveillance finished with tear gas being fired to disperse groups of excited supporters who gathered along his path. IMAGES
Bangladeshi students hold scattered street protests after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and apologise for those killed in deadly unrest. IMAGES
Police break up a gathering of students rallying in support of Palestinians in front of the Sorbonne University in Paris. IMAGES
Police arrive on the premises of Sciences Po Paris to evacuate several dozen pro-Palestinian activist students who had been occupying the building since the previous day. IMAGES