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Some 700,000 people took to Barcelona's streets Tuesday, city police said, to protest against police violence during a banned weekend independence referendum in Catalonia, demanding to be heard. IMAGES
Shouting "occupation forces out" and "the streets will always be ours," some 300,000 people take to the streets of Barcelona, city police say, to protest police violence during a banned weekend independence referendum in Catalonia. IMAGES
Protesters throw flares at police, with some landing near AFP journalists, at a rally called by far-right movements against a controversial deal clinched by Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to remain in power by offering amnesty to Catalan separatists. In recent days, conservative opposition parties and members of Spain's judiciary have stepped up criticism of the amnesty plan, with some accusing Sanchez of corruption and abandoning the rule of law. IMAGES
An officer who was jailed for violence during the riots in Marseille, in the wake of the death of teenager Nahel at the hands of police, and whose arrest has sparked tensions in the city of Marseille, has asked for his hearing to be held behind closed doors. The investigating chamber has rejected his request. IMAGES
Police bundle protesters into armoured prison vans behind bars at a rally at Lekki tollgate commemorating a year since security forces shot at thousands of peaceful protesters gathered at the tollgate in Lagos, on October 20, 2020. IMAGES