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Thirteen anti-government protesters were killed Sunday by Iraqi security forces in one of the “worst” days of clashes in the country’s south, as protests swept through the oil-rich area, officials said. Demonstrators outraged by rampant government corruption and poor services burned tires and blocked main road arteries.
Protesters run for cover during clashes with security forces following renewed anti-government rallies in Baghdad, as security forces unleashed tear gas to push back thousands from the capital's high-security Green Zone. IMAGES
It's now 5 months since in Iran, Mahsa Amini, died in police custody, shortly after being arrested for not adhering to the country's rules on how women should cover their heads in public. Her death sparked the biggest political unrest in Iran for years, with thousands of women and men taking to the streets. Many who demonstrated were either arrested or killed. FRANCE 2's team and FRANCE 24's Camille Knight report.
Anti-government protesters gather at Dos de Mayo Square in Peru's capital Lima, after President Dina Boluarte called for a "national truce" to end weeks of unrest that has left at least 46 people dead. IMAGES
Demonstrators and Israeli security forces clash at Qalandia checkpoint, between the West Bank town of Ramallah and Jerusalem, during a gathering in support of protesters in Jerusalem.
Thousands of traumatised Syrians leave the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN Security Council votes to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.