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Tens of thousands gather in Georgia for a ruling party campaign rally, ahead of elections to be held after the arrest of ex-president and opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili. Georgia's president from 2004-2013, Saakashvili was arrested and imprisoned on October 1 days after he secretly returned from exile in Ukraine, prompting tens of thousands to rally in Tbilisi, demanding his release. He has been on hunger strike for nearly four weeks to protest what he calls a politically motivated prosecution and doctors expressed concerns over the risk of irreversible damage to his health. IMAGES
Members of President Nicolas Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela gather in Caracas with flags and banners for a march to mark Indigenous Resistance Day. IMAGES
Anti-racism protesters take part in a "Stop the Far-right" demonstration outside of the headquarters of the Reform UK political party in London after far-right riots shook British cities last week. IMAGES
Pakistan religious party Jamaat-E-Islami holds a protest in Rawalpindi after the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh. IMAGES
The president of France's National Rally party (Rassemblement National, Eds.), Jordan Bardella, arrives at his party's headquarters in Paris. IMAGES