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Around 1,000 protesters joined a Saturday march against Myanmar's military in Yangon in the biggest show of dissent so far against a coup that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. IMAGES
Streets in Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon are quieter than usual, with a heavy military presence in parts of the city where soldiers stand guard at checkpoints and patrol in trucks, as the nation marks the third anniversary of a 2021 coup d'etat. Opponents of the military have called for people to stay indoors in a "silent strike" against the coup. IMAGES
At least 1,000 people march in solidarity with Palestinians in Marseille, southern France, as Israel's army intensifies its assault on the Gaza Strip. Organisers said 4,000 people took to the streets, while police put the figure at 1,800. Israel unleashed its bombing campaign after Hamas gunmen stormed across the Gaza border on October 7, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and seizing more than 220 hostages, according to Israeli officials. The Hamas-controlled health ministry in Gaza said Israeli strikes had since killed 7,703 people, mainly civilians, with more than 3,500 of them children. IMAGES
Around a hundred protesters march in central Yangon to mark the anniversary of the 1962 Yangon university protests during which more than a hundred people died and thousands were arrested in a violent crackdown by the military regime. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the generals ousted Suu Kyi's government in February, with pro-democracy protests met by a brutal military crackdown that has killed more than 880, according to a local monitoring group. IMAGES
Demonstrators are rallying in Myanmar's Yangon to protest against the military coup despite a build-up of troops and fears of violence escalating. IMAGES
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