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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
Migrants on the Turkish side of the border with Greece clash with the Greek police. They exchange tear gas and stones and some migrants try to pull down the fence with ropes. IMAGES
Police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse a protest against an almost three-month military operation and curfew in the majority Kurdish city of Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey. IMAGES
Indian police fire tear gas and water cannon to try to disperse protesters in Kolkata. The demonstratos are calling for justice after the brutal rape and murder of a doctor earlier this month. The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor's bloodied body at a local state-run hospital on August 9 sparked medical strikes and widespread protests by doctors' associations across the country. IMAGES
Far-right protesters clash with British police in Middlesbrough, as rioting flares across England after disturbances linked to the fatal stabbing of three young girls in Southport on July 29. IMAGES
Far-right protesters clash with police in Middlesbrough, north England, as authorities in the UK face the country's worst rioting in 13 years. The unrest, which has seen riots in several towns and cities, began after misinformation spread about a mass stabbing that killed three young girls. IMAGES
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