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Reports of excessive violence and arrests after a crackdown by Afghan authorities following protests against dress codes is triggering criticism by the UN and human rights monitors. Protest is rare in the country and repression rampant.

The conviction in absentia of German satirist Jacques Tilly in Russia was upheld in appeal. Known for his Carnival floats, Tilly has regularly taken aim at Putin, the war in Ukraine and the Russian Orthodox church.

President Lee Jae Myung is facing criticism after regional elections in South Korea were partially disrupted by a shortage of ballot papers. Protests are continuing in Seoul.

With its third election in just 16 months, Kosovo has again chosen the left-wing ruling party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, though their share did fall compared to the last election in December. Whether this proves a solution to the political quagmire remains to be seen.

Advocacy groups representing deportees sent by the U.S. to Equatorial Guinea filed a complaint with the main human rights body of the African Union in an attempt to drum up opposition on the continent to the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

The protests in Mexico are mainly driven by widespread public frustration over systemic violence and cartel-related corruption. Those taking part hope to use the global attention generated by the World Cup to draw attention to their demands.

Peru's presidential run-off shows right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori as the winner. The new president is due to take office at the end of July, in an extremely unstable political climate with constant conflict between parliament and president.

Since taking office again, US President Trump has been cracking down hard on transgender people. Among other things, they are no longer allowed to serve in the military. A court has now suspended this rule in certain cases. But the legal battle over this issue is not over yet.

The Chinese embassy in Wellington raised immediate concerns about visit of politicians from New Zeland, saying they breached the “One China” policy.

In the face of growing censorship at home under the rule of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, efforts to document the massacre of 4 June, 1989, are intensifying abroad