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Added on the 17/02/2022 12:57:02 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Riot police stand by in snowy Ottawa, Canada, as protesters continue to gather, defying orders to leave the area. The Ottawa Police Department is working to put a final end to the weeks-long protest against Covid-19 measire choking the Canadian capital. IMAGES
Canadian police officers hand leaflets ordering participants in a trucker protest against Covid-19 restrictions outside the Parliament in Ottawa to leave the area. The "Freedom Convoy" demonstration has slowed Canada's capital to a near standstill for weeks. IMAGES
Interim Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell tells reporters that officers made 47 arrests Saturday in a final push to dislodge hundreds of protesters who have blocked the center of the Canadian capital for weeks. He also describes the moment a protester ignited a flare, saying that "officers used a chemical irritant also known as pepper spray to disperse unlawful demonstrators who were resisting police orders." SOUNDBITE
Protesters gather in front of police who are trying to dislodge truckers and protesters from downtown Ottawa who are protesting Covid-19 health rules IMAGES
Police and protesters clash in the south of the capital Bogota as Colombians return to the streets to protest against President Ivan Duque's government, on the same day it submits a new tax reform plan to Congress. Tax reform was the issue that in April sparked mass nationwide protests that left more than 60 people dead and the government facing accusations of use of excessive force. IMAGES
Police vehicles believed to be carrying Michael Spavor -- a Canadian detained on espionage charges for more than two years -- leave court in the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong. The hearing finished after less than three hours on Friday, according to a Canadian diplomat. FIRST IMAGES