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Bangalore, Jul 7 (EFE/EPA).- Human rights activists staged Wednesday a silent protest in solidarity with Jesuit priest and activist Stan Swamy, who passed away Monday after being detained since October last year under a controversial anti-terrorism law.The passing of 84-year-old priest and activist has sparked a wave of outrage across India and abroad. (Camera: JAGADEESH NV). SHOT LIST: HUMAN RIGHT ACTIVISTS HOLD PLACARDS DURING A SILENT PROTEST IN SOLIDARITY WITH JESUIT PRIEST AND ACTIVIST STAN SWAMY, IN BANGALORE, INDIA.
Santo Domingo Jul 31 (EFE).- Hundreds of people gathered in Santo Domingo on Saturday to bid their last farewell to iconic Dominican singer Johnny Ventura, who passed away last Wednesday of a heart attack at the age of 81. (Camera: ORLANDO BARRIA). SHOT LIST: DOMINICANS GATHER TO SAY GOODBYE TO LATE MERENGUE LEGEND JOHNNY VENTURA IN SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
Selma, Jul 25 (EFE/EPA).- The state of Alabama began saying goodbye to civil rights hero and Democratic congressman John Lewis on Saturday, the first of six days of gatherings honoring his life.A number of memorial services were held across Lewis' home state of Alabama.Lewis died on 17 July at the of age 80 on 17 July 2020 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December 2019. He was the youngest leader in the March on Washington in 1963. (Camera: ERIK LESSER). SHOT LIST: THE HEARSE CARRYING THE CASKET OF CIVIL RIGHTS ICON AND DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE FROM GEORGIA JOHN LEWIS BEING CARRIED INSIDE THE BROWN CHAPEL AME CHURCH IN SELMA, ALABAMA, US.
The funeral of Tahir Elci, a Kurdish lawyer and human rights activist, was held in the southeast of Turkey on Sunday. Elci was gunned down while making a press statement on Saturday.
Hundreds of people bid farewell to Colombian artist Fernando Botero in his hometown of Medellin, as his coffin is carried by soldiers in Botero Square to the Museum of Antioquia, which houses hundreds of paintings and sculptures that the artist donated to the city. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).