Overview

• Security chiefs said some demonstrators carried out “violent actions” on Saturday, a day that saw tear gas used to push back about 1,000 people trying to reach the Ambohijatovo garden.
• The United Nations reports at least 22 deaths and hundreds injured since Sept. 25, a toll the Malagasy foreign ministry disputes.
• Antananarivo has been heavily policed with checkpoints, military trucks and armored vehicles, though the security presence was lighter on Sunday.
• Pro- and anti-government gatherings took place on Saturday, including a presidency-organized rally at the Coliseum, as protests also spread to Antsiranana.
• Political and economic strains persist with the cabinet dismissed and no new prime minister named, a customs union strike threatening imports, and church leaders offering to mediate.