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Riot police clash with May Day protesters in Istanbul's Sarachane neighbourhood, with tens of thousands of officers deployed across the city to clamp down on similar gatherings. Istanbul's central Taksim Square was closed to rallies after 2013 demonstrations against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, a move that was ruled a violation of rights by Turkey's top constitutional court in 2023. Protesters and a number of opposition politicians have called for the square to be reopened to labour rallies. IMAGES
Turkish police detain protesters attempting to hold a Labour Day demonstration in Istanbul, with the city centre's famous Taksim square closed off. The city is expecting mass International Workers' Day rallies ahead of key May 14 elections billed as a referendum on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades in power. IMAGES
Bangkok (Thailand), Aug 17 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Narong Sangnak).- Thai police clashed with protesters on Tuesday in Bangkok for the third consecutive day, after a demonstrator was shot in the head during Monday’s rallies.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS IN BANGKOK.
Protesters and police violently clash in Chile after it ordered an overnight curfew for the third day in a row. IMAGES
Opposition supporters clash with security forces during May Day demonstrations in Caracas, with protesters throwing a molotov cocktail at a police vehicle and police firing buckshot at protesters. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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