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Tuesday, 1 May 2007, 17:27 GMT 18:27 UK

In pictures: May Day celebrations

Workers with painted faces take part in a May Day rally outside the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia

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Activists around the world have attended May Day rallies - here protesters with painted faces demonstrate outside the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia.

People shout slogans during a May Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey

People shout slogans during a May Day rally in Istanbul, Turkey

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People shout slogans at a rally in Istanbul, Turkey, which turned violent as police arrested hundreds of marchers.

Macau protests

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Violence too in Macau, China, where protesters angry over illegal labour and alleged corruption clashed with police.

A Communist party veteran, Pavel Bobak, 94, takes part in a May Day demonstration in central Kiev, Ukraine.

A Communist party veteran, Pavel Bobak, 94, takes part in a May Day demonstration in central Kiev, Ukraine.

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May Day is internationally known as a day of workers' solidarity. Among those marching, in Kiev, Ukraine, was Communist Party veteran Pavel Bobak, 94.

A Lebanese man representing the "global worker" takes part in a demonstration organised by the Lebanese Communist Party in Beirut

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A Lebanese man representing the "global worker" takes part in an event organised by Lebanon's Communist Party in Beirut.

Russian Communist Party supporters attend a rally in the centre of Moscow

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In Moscow, Russian Communist Party supporters rallied in the centre of the city.

Activists demonstrate at a May Day rally marking in Tokyo

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Activists demonstrate at a May Day rally in Tokyo, where many people were protesting against the widening income gap between rich and poor.

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