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Added on the 07/03/2021 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Shouts of "may dictatorship end" and the three-finger salute protest signs pop up in the streets of Myanmar's largest city Yangon as young people call for civil disobedience against this week's military coup. Myanmar's generals ordered internet providers to restrict access to Facebook, after people have flocked to social media to voice opposition and share plans for civil disobedience. IMAGES
Protestors invade the streets of Paris after France's constitutional court approved the key elements of President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform. IMAGES
Streets in Yangon are empty as Myanmar marks the second anniversary of the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's government. Activists called for people across the country to close businesses and stay indoors from 10 am (0330 GMT) to 4 pm. Roads leading to the famous Shwedagon pagoda -- a Buddhist shrine that dominates Yangon's skyline and is usually thronged by worshippers -- were largely deserted. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military's power grab and bloody crackdown on dissent, which has sparked fighting across swathes of the country and tanked the economy. IMAGES
People gather and wait outside Insein prison in Yangon with hopes of seeing their loved ones Sunday after Myanmar's junta said it would release over 1,600 prisoners from jails across the country to mark the Buddhist new year. IMAGES
Senegal has deployed armoured cars in the capital Dakar after days of deadly protests, as supporters of detained opposition leader Ousmane Sonko held fresh demonstrations. A judge has ordered Sonko's release, though he has been formally charged with rape. He says the charges are politically motivated. IMAGES
Protesters return to the street in Myanmar’s city of Mandalay, a day after security forces fired at the crowd, killing two people. It was the deadliest day yet in more than two weeks of nationwide street demonstrations. IMAGES