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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
Security forces block members of social movements marching to the Olivos presidential residence in Buenos Aires to protest reforms and cuts proposed by President Javier Milei. IMAGES
Cambridge University students protest in support of Palestinians over Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza, setting up a camp and erecting banners on the lawns outside a college, as British campuses echo demonstrations on US campuses that have spread to several countries. According to a local media reports, the encampment was set up on May 6. IMAGES
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