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Algerians rally in support of journalist Khaled Drareni, who is jailed for two years on appeal, a defence lawyer says, in a case seen as a barometer of press freedoms in the North African country. Although Drareni's jail time was reduced by a year from an August decision, press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the sentence. IMAGES
Algerians hold demonstrations in the capital Algiers against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. IMAGES
Just days ahead of the Chad elections on May 6, presidential candidate and the current junta-appointed prime minister, Succes Masra, addresses thousands of cheering fans chanting "justice" and "equality" in Moundou, a city considered an opposition stronghold. IMAGES
Hundreds of women gather in Central Jakarta to hold a rally marking International Women's Day. IMAGES
Protesters lift portraits of Itay Svirsky held hostage by Palestinian Hamas militants since October 7 during a rally in Tel Aviv. During the 7th of October, Hamas militants seized about 250 hostages and Israel says around 132 of them remain in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 28 dead captives. IMAGES