• Demonstrators protest against alleged electoral fraud in the general elections, near the Supreme Electoral Court in La Paz, Bolivia. EPA
    Demonstrators protest against alleged electoral fraud in the general elections, near the Supreme Electoral Court in La Paz, Bolivia. EPA
  • A protester with self-made gas mask confronts riot police during a march in La Paz, Bolivia. Reuters
    A protester with self-made gas mask confronts riot police during a march in La Paz, Bolivia. Reuters
  • Anti-government protesters burn an effigy President Evo Morales during a march demanding a second round presidential election, in La Paz, Bolivia. AP Photo
    Anti-government protesters burn an effigy President Evo Morales during a march demanding a second round presidential election, in La Paz, Bolivia. AP Photo
  • Iraqi protesters burn items to block a road during clashes with security forces following an anti-government demonstration in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala. AFP
    Iraqi protesters burn items to block a road during clashes with security forces following an anti-government demonstration in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala. AFP
  • Iraqi protesters chant slogans and carry the national flag during a demostration in Karbala. EPA
    Iraqi protesters chant slogans and carry the national flag during a demostration in Karbala. EPA
  • Men carry the coffin of a demonstrator who was killed during anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
    Men carry the coffin of a demonstrator who was killed during anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
  • A demonstrator gestures as he shouts slogans during a protest against the country's ruling elite and rejecting December presidential election in Algiers, Algeria. Reuters
    A demonstrator gestures as he shouts slogans during a protest against the country's ruling elite and rejecting December presidential election in Algiers, Algeria. Reuters
  • Algerian children run beneath a giant unfurled national flag carried by protesters marching during the 36th consecutive Friday anti-government demonstrations in the capital Algiers. AFP
    Algerian children run beneath a giant unfurled national flag carried by protesters marching during the 36th consecutive Friday anti-government demonstrations in the capital Algiers. AFP
  • Demonstrators carry national flags during a protest against the country's ruling elite and rejecting December presidential election in Algiers, Algeria. Reuters
    Demonstrators carry national flags during a protest against the country's ruling elite and rejecting December presidential election in Algiers, Algeria. Reuters
  • Supporters of the Libertad y Refundacion (LIBRE) opposition party demonstrate against Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa. AFP
    Supporters of the Libertad y Refundacion (LIBRE) opposition party demonstrate against Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa. AFP
  • A supporter of the Libertad y Refundacion (LIBRE) opposition party holds signs reading "Together we will make history. JOH out" and "Out narco-country" as he demonstrates against Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa. AFP
    A supporter of the Libertad y Refundacion (LIBRE) opposition party holds signs reading "Together we will make history. JOH out" and "Out narco-country" as he demonstrates against Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa. AFP
  • Riot police and military police fire tear gas during a protest of supporters of the Libertad y Refundacion (LIBRE) opposition party against Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa. AFP
    Riot police and military police fire tear gas during a protest of supporters of the Libertad y Refundacion (LIBRE) opposition party against Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa. AFP
  • A demonstrator waves a Chilean national flag while standing behind a burning blockade during anti-government protests, in Concepcion, Chile. Reuters
    A demonstrator waves a Chilean national flag while standing behind a burning blockade during anti-government protests, in Concepcion, Chile. Reuters
  • A demonstrator is detained by security forces during anti-government protests, in Concepcion, Chile. Reuters
    A demonstrator is detained by security forces during anti-government protests, in Concepcion, Chile. Reuters
  • Demonstrators stand next to a burning barricade during anti-government protests, in Concepcion, Chile. Reuters
    Demonstrators stand next to a burning barricade during anti-government protests, in Concepcion, Chile. Reuters
  • Lebanese anti-government protesters dance during a demonstration at Riad al-Solh square in the capital Beirut on the ninth day of protest against tax increases and official corruption. AFP
    Lebanese anti-government protesters dance during a demonstration at Riad al-Solh square in the capital Beirut on the ninth day of protest against tax increases and official corruption. AFP
  • Lebanese security forces clash with supporters of the Shiite Hezbollah movement during a demonstration at Riad al-Solh square in the capital Beirut. AFP
    Lebanese security forces clash with supporters of the Shiite Hezbollah movement during a demonstration at Riad al-Solh square in the capital Beirut. AFP
  • Riot police tries to separate Hezbollah supporters shouting pro-Hezbollah slogans and anti-government protesters, during a ninth day of anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    Riot police tries to separate Hezbollah supporters shouting pro-Hezbollah slogans and anti-government protesters, during a ninth day of anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • Students form a human chain at Kowloon Park in Hong Kong, China. EPA
    Students form a human chain at Kowloon Park in Hong Kong, China. EPA
  • Students form a human chain outside a park in Hong Kong, China. AP Photo
    Students form a human chain outside a park in Hong Kong, China. AP Photo
  • People hold Catalan pro-independence "Estelada" flags and light up their mobile phones during a Hong Kong-Catalonia solidarity assembly in Central district in Hong Kong, China. AFP
    People hold Catalan pro-independence "Estelada" flags and light up their mobile phones during a Hong Kong-Catalonia solidarity assembly in Central district in Hong Kong, China. AFP
  • A Catalan pro-independence protester shows handcuffs during a demonstration in Barcelona, Spain. AP Photo
    A Catalan pro-independence protester shows handcuffs during a demonstration in Barcelona, Spain. AP Photo
  • Pro-independence demonstrators gather next to the department of Interior in Catalonia, during a demonstration in Barcelona, Spain. AP Photo
    Pro-independence demonstrators gather next to the department of Interior in Catalonia, during a demonstration in Barcelona, Spain. AP Photo
  • Catalan pro-independence protesters march during a demonstration in Barcelona, Spain. AP Photo
    Catalan pro-independence protesters march during a demonstration in Barcelona, Spain. AP Photo
  • Palestinian protesters hurl stones during clashes after the weekly Friday protests near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. EPA
    Palestinian protesters hurl stones during clashes after the weekly Friday protests near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. EPA
  • A protester is injured during clashes after the weekly Friday protests near the border between Israel and Gaza Strip. EPA
    A protester is injured during clashes after the weekly Friday protests near the border between Israel and Gaza Strip. EPA
  • Israeli security forces fire teargas following clashes with Palestinian protesters during a demonstration along the border with Israel east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip. AFP
    Israeli security forces fire teargas following clashes with Palestinian protesters during a demonstration along the border with Israel east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip. AFP

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Protests around the world: Unrest continues in Bolivia, Iraq, Algeria, Honduras, Chile, Lebanon, Spain and the Gaza Strip - in pictures

Here's the latest from countries affected by demonstrations and clashes

The National

October 26, 2019

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Protests across the globe show no signs of abating, with fresh rounds of unrest in Bolivia, Iraq, Algeria, Honduras, Chile, Lebanon, Spain and the Gaza Strip.

At least 24 people were killed and more than 200 injured in renewed protests against Iraq's government, the country's Human Rights Commission said, despite an appeal from religious leaders for protesters and security forces to remain peaceful.

In Lebanon, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah doubled down on support for the presidency of Michel Aoun and the reforms of Prime Minister Saad Hariri as the only way to stop chaos.

Bolivians banged and pots and pans from windows and rooftops in the capital La Paz on Friday, protesting a controversial election count handing President Evo Morales a fourth consecutive term that would extend his rule to nearly two decades.

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