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Mexico City, Oct 12 (EFE).- A group of people protested Tuesday outside the Spanish embassy in Mexico City against the commemoration of the Spanish conquest of the Americas.While President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's government has put the emphasis on "indigenous resistance" as it marks this year's quincentennial of the Spanish conquest, the original peoples continue to struggle against what they describe as neglect and marginalization by the present-day Mexican state. (Camera: ULISES ANDRADE). SHOT LIST: A GROUP OF PEOPLE PROTEST OUTSIDE THE SPANISH EMBASSY IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO,
President Donald Trump let fly against demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday evening, who were protesting against the perceived racism of Columbus Day. Crowds dispersed on Sunday evening after police designated the gathering as a riot and appeared to make several arrests. According to Business Insider, Trump doubled down on his 'law and order' campaign rhetoric Monday morning. Referring to protesters as 'animals,' Trump retweeted a video of the protests, in which statues of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt were toppled. He also got a jab in at the Great State of California, tweeting that it was 'going to hell' and exhorted, 'Vote Trump!'
Thousands of women and activists chant and cheer outside Argentina's Congress buildingin Buenos Aires to mark International Women's Day. IMAGES
Two environmental activists throw soup at the armoured glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre museum in Paris, justifying their action by their desire to promote "the right to healthy and sustainable food." IMAGES
Bosnian Serbs parade in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovinia, to mark the Day of Republika Srpska, their self-proclaimed "national day". The controversial occasion was declared to be "discriminatory" towards other communities by local judiciary in 2015. Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik attends the parade. IMAGES