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Protesters blocked roads, set blazes and were met with volleys of police tear gas on Wednesday in Paris and elsewhere in France, as they sought to heap pressure on President Emmanuel Macron by attempting to give his new prime minister a baptism of fire. (PICS/ AFP)

Updated 4 months ago

The interior minister announced nearly 200 arrests in the first hours of the planned day of nationwide protests. PIC/ AFP

A group of people gathered in Goregaon to show solidarity with wrestlers who were protesting in Delhi. They demanded what they said was the, “long overdue arrest of BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.” Top Indian wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia, had been hunkering down at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, demanding the arrest of Singh for sexually assaulting seven wrestlers, including a minor. Reports Hemal Ashar (Photo/Sameer Markande, Shadab Khan)

Updated 2 years ago

The interior minister announced nearly 200 arrests in the first hours of the planned day of nationwide protests. PIC/ AFP
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