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Offices at the Supreme Court in Tirana were set ablaze as anti-government protests continue.
France on Sunday is dealing with the aftermath of nationwide protests that damaged around 1,500 businesses and caused losses estimated at hundreds of millions of euros. Police arrested an estimated 1,800 people across the country during Saturday's demonstrations over the cost of living and school conditions.ย
From student protests and heightened tensions across French demonstrations on October 17, to ongoing anti-government marches in Albaniaย and the tragic sinking of a migrant boat off the coast of Djibouti, FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the most striking images from the past week.
Violent clashes, fires, vandalism and looting marred demonstrations across France on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of people marched against the rising cost of living and poor conditions in schools. The French Interior Ministry said about 400 people were arrested nationwide. Our partner TV station France 2 examined who was involved in the violence during Saturday's protests.
Police and protesters clashed violently in Paris and other French cities Saturday on the sidelines of nationwide marches against soaring inflation, with one demonstrator's hand blown off, multiple blazes set and looters breaking into dozens of stores to strip them bare.
In India, the Cockroach movement felt the crushing boot of the state this week. Thousands of Gen Z protesters were rounded up and detained in sports stadiums and community halls turned into makeshift detention centres, while the movementโs founder, Abhijeet Dipke, was arrested on arrival. A mass demonstration over alleged voter fraud was effectively crushed before it could begin.And Abdijeet has been detained again todayNarendra Modiโs government says the measures were necessary to protect civilians in the capital. But he now faces accusations of choosing repression over democracy, with the UN Human Rights Office urging authorities to respect the right to peaceful assembly.ย ย Itโs been a week of blame games and accusations of betrayal in Ukraine with President Zelensky speaking of his personal hurt at President Trumpโs decision to make a diesel deal with the Kremlin ahead of the US Mid term elections calling it โweakโ, suggesting Trump had chosen, โthe other sideโ. Trump meanwhile made clear he wants Zelensky replaced, and warned him against striking Russian refineries AND announced an energy ceasefire, declaring it to have been agreed by both sides but which went nowhere. President Zelensky continued to search for solidarity and a solution in Europe. ย Itโs been a week of blame games and accusations of betrayal in Ukraine with President Zelensky speaking of his personal hurt at President Trumpโs decision to make a diesel deal with the Kremlin ahead of the US Mid term elections calling it โweakโ, suggesting Trump had chosen, โthe other sideโ. Trump meanwhile made clear he wants Zelensky replaced, and warned him against striking Russian refineries AND announced an energy ceasefire, declaring it to have been agreed by both sides but which went nowhere. President Zelensky continued to search for solidarity and a solution in Europe.ย ย Gavin Lee is joined this week byย Anne-Elisabeth Moutet,ย John Sweeney,ย Victor Mallet andย Suhasini Raj.
Residents of Mauritius were under curfew on Tuesday night in response to rare violent protests after a police officer shot and seriously injured a woman.
South Africa saw violent anti-immigration protests in Soweto and Durban on Thursday, 8 October, after a Constitutional Court ruling eased restrictions on asylum applications.
Demonstrators have taken to streets across the world to demand an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza and the West Bank.