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Sudanese police fire tear gas as activists call for protests against military rule in the capital Khartoum. Security forces had erected road blocks on bridges crossing the Nile river linking Khartoum to its suburbs, according to AFP reporters, to deter protesters who had vowed to take to the streets in large numbers following a period of relative calm over the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha which ended early last week. Sudan's latest coup derailed a transition to civilian rule, sparking near-weekly protests and a crackdown by security forces that has left at least 114 killed, according to pro-democracy medics. IMAGES
Chilean police fire water cannons and throw tear gas canisters at crowds gathered at Santiago's emblematic Plaza Italia -- which has emerged as the epicenter of anti-government protests -- on the 47th anniversary of the coup d'etat orchestrated by General Augusto Pinochet that ousted President Salvador Allende and led to a 17-year-long dictatorship. IMAGES
Anti-government protestors in the capital's central business district are being quickly dispersed as police fire tear gas, and make arrests, in a show of force. The East African nation,has been rocked by weeks of sometimes deadly protests against Ruto's two-year-old administration, mostly led by young Gen-Z Kenyans. IMAGES
Kenyan police fire tear gas at crowds of young protesters in the capital Nairobi, as demonstrators rally across the country against the government's proposed tax hikes. There is heavy police presence in the city as parliament continues to debate the controversial finance bill containing the proposed taxes. IMAGES
Lebanese security fores use tear gas to disperse retired army and security forces veterans demanding inflation-adjustments to their pensions, as they protest outside the government palace headquarters in Beirut. IMAGES
Clashes break out between police and protesters in central Athens, as police fire tear gas at firebomb-throwing protesters outside parliament during a large demonstration to protest last week's deadly train crash. Dozens of masked, black-clad protesters hurl Molotov cocktails and stones at riot police as more than 40,000 take to the streets of the capital. IMAGES