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Hundreds of people backing the coup in Niger gather for a mass rally in the capital Niamey with some brandishing giant Russian flags, AFP journalists said. 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
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
Hundreds of anti-coup protesters from the tourism sector chant slogans from their boats on Inle Lake, one of Myanmar’s top tourist destinations. In Bagan, people in the tourism sector also joined the nationwide call of civil disobedience. Myanmar's ruling general signalled waning patience with nationwide protests over the military's takeover, ordering demonstrators to return to work or face "effective actions". IMAGES
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
Hundreds of demonstrators gather in central Warsaw to protest after Poland's parliament rejected a bill that would have decriminalised abortion assistance. The country has one of Europe's most restrictive rules on the practice, which is punishable by up to three years in jail. IMAGES
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