Far-right protesters and leftists around the world hit the streets for May Day - take a look at the dramatic protests
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May 2, 2018, 03:42 IST
Protesters in the Philippines burned a sculpture of President Rodrigo Duterte during a May Day rally outside the presidential palace in Manila.
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In Berlin, the crowd was largely pro-union and anti-capitalism.
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In Paris, union marchers took to the streets to protest President Emmanuel Macron's months-old economic reforms, which are aimed at making it easier for companies to hire and fire employees. But they weren't alone.
Hooded and masked anarchists were in the Parisian streets too, smashing windows, throwing cobblestones, and lighting cars on fire.
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In Istanbul, some protesters shouted "long live May 1."
Taksim square is a symbolic spot for labor unions in Turkey: 34 people were killed there on May 1, 1977 while celebrating May Day.
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Neo-Nazis and far-right leaning groups in Germany have also started using the day to stage demonstrations of their own.
And in Poland, this supporter of the far-right National-Radical Camp (ONR) raised his hand in Warsaw.
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In Switzerland, the day was marked by more playful protests, as clowns wiped down a Swiss police car in Zurich.
But in Taipei, Taiwan no one was laughing as workers took to the streets to protest their long hours.
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Russians also celebrated their own Labor Day in Moscow, but some who were there to raise awareness for mental health issues were violently arrested, according to the English-language weekly paper, The Moscow Times.