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          AsiaFebruary 20, 2023
          Lee Anderson in the House of Commons, London. PA

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          UKFebruary 09, 2023
          The lock-up in Douai, France, used by the people-trafficking gang. PA

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          EuropeFebruary 08, 2023
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          EuropeJanuary 22, 2023
          A protest by the 'Committee Against the War Milan' and the 'Committee for the Liberation of Julian Assange' in Liberty square, Milan, Italy, in July 2022. EPA

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          UKJanuary 22, 2023
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          UKJanuary 18, 2023
          Gazelle Sharmahd is fighting for the release of her father Jamshid Sharmahd, a US resident who is on death row in Iran. Photo: Gazelle Sharmahd

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          The French Foreign Ministry building. AP

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          Police guard a cordon around the UK Parliament after Conservative MP David Amess was killed by an Islamist terrorist in his constituency. AFP

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          UKJanuary 17, 2023
          Bill Richardson assisted with US Navy veteran Taylor Dudley's release. AP

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          USJanuary 12, 2023
          Outside the Supreme Court in Washington, a group of people dressed as prisoners protest against the Guantanamo Bay prison. Reuters

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          A rally in Brussels last month to demand the release of Olivier Vandecasteele, held by Tehran since February. AFP

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          EuropeJanuary 11, 2023
          Protesters at a solidarity rally for Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, in Brussels on December 25. AFP

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          WorldJanuary 09, 2023
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