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Riot police order crowds to disperse at Hong Kong's popular shopping district at Causeway Bay. October 1 marks China's National Day. In Hong Kong, it has become a day of grievance for those worried about authoritarian Beijing's intensifying crackdown against its opponents. IMAGES
Hong Kong police ramp up security around the city's legislature -- known as LegCo -- ahead of a debate over a law that would ban insulting China's national anthem, the latest measure activists say is chipping away at free speech in the finance hub. IMAGES
People gathered at a mall on Thursday night to sing "Glory to Hong Kong," a defiant protest anthem penned by an anonymous composer. The song has become the unofficial new soundtrack to the city's pro-democracy protests. IMAGES
A procession of demonstrators sets off from Place de la Bastille in Paris. The left has called for demonstrations across France to denounce Macron's 'coup de force' following the appointment of LR politician Michel Barnier as Prime Minister. IMAGES
Nearly a thousand demonstrators have gathered in western France in the city of Nantes at the call of several left-wing organisations, including La France Insoumise (LFI), to protest against Emmanuel Macron's “coup de force” following the appointment of French conservative politician Michel Barnier as Prime Minister. IMAGES