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In pictures: Thousands of Climate protesters block streets around the world

Wide-ranging series of protests demand much more urgent action against climate change

Published: October 07, 2019 19:48 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Digital Content Producer

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07102019_CLIMATE-PROTESTS — Protesters chant and shout slogans as they block a bridge to mark the beginning of the Extinction Rebellion protests in Amsterdam. Climate protesters from Sydney to London blocked roads on Monday, sparking mass arrests at the start of two weeks of civil disobedience demanding immediate action to save the Earth from "extinction". Image Credit: AFP

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07102019_CLIMATE-PROTESTS — Supporters of the 'Extinction Rebellion' movement block a road at the Potsdamer Platz square in Berlin, Germany. The year-old group Extinction Rebellion has energised a global movement demanding governments drastically cut the carbon emissions that scientists have shown to cause devastating climate change. Image Credit: AP

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07102019_CLIMATE-PROTESTS — Protesters sit on carpets on theground as they block central Potsdamer Platz square to mark the beginning of the Extinction Rebellion protests in Berlin. Image Credit: AFP

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07102019_CLIMATE-PROTESTS — Climate protestors block Westminster Bridge leading to Britain's Parliament, rear, in central London, in an attempt to disrupt the heart of government. Image Credit: AP

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07102019_CLIMATE-PROTESTS — A climate activist attends an Extinction Rebellion protest in Berlin, Germany. Image Credit: REUTERS

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07102019_CLIMATE-PROTESTS — Demonstrators calling themselved 'Aged Agitators' wear the climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion's logo on their heads as they demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in central London. Image Credit: AFP

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07102019_CLIMATE-PROTESTS — Protesters in costume gather at Marble Arch in London at an opening ceremony to mark the beginning of the International Rebellion, an event organised by Extinction Rebellion. Image Credit: AFP

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07102019_CLIMATE-PROTESTS — An activist is arrested by the police during a blockade organized by Extinction Rebellion activists in Amsterdam. Image Credit: AFP

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07102019_CLIMATE-PROTESTS — Extinction Rebellion activists stage a sit-in on a busy inner-city road in Sydney. Image Credit: AFP

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07102019_CLIMATE-PROTESTS — Extinction Rebellion activists stage a sit-in on a busy inner-city road in Sydney. Image Credit: AFP

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07102019_CLIMATE-PROTESTS — A group of people take part in a Global Extinction Rebellion Spring Tide demonstration camp against the causes of climate change in front of the Ministry of Ecological Transition in Madrid. Image Credit: AFP

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07102019_CLIMATE-PROTESTS — Protesters sit on the ground to block the Pont au Change bridge during a demonstration called by climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion, in Paris. Image Credit: AFP

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07102019_CLIMATE-PROTESTS — Police officers pull out a climate change activist as activists block a road during the Extinction Rebellion protest in Vienna, Austria. Image Credit: REUTERS

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