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‘They could have been my children’, says French mayor tear-gassed after shielding pupils at protests
Bally Bagayoko, the mayor of Saint-Denis, says he stepped between police and protesting pupils in Paris and was caught in a tear gas attack, as demonstrations over school conditions enter a third week


Outrage over Islamic preachers in London accused of advising Muslims to beat their wives and supporting executions of gay people (videos)
Such preachings are common ground among Muslims - One of them, Yasin Munye, appears in a video saying that a woman should serve her husband even if he treats her badly, while questioning her right to call the police if she is being abused
US commission calls for Turkey to be placed on “special watch list” for religious freedoms
The Committee for International Religious Freedom says that the characterisation of foreign Protestant Christians as a threat to national security is used to intimidate the Christian community and prevent collective worship

UN: Human rights report on Turkey published – Ankara rejects recommendations from Greece and Cyprus
The six specific recommendations by Greece and Cyprus' requests – The report includes a detailed list of recommendations from over 120 countries on issues such as judicial reform, gender-based violence, and freedom of expression

Saudi Arabia: Outrage over obedience shelters for women – Beatings, solitary confinement & rape
Disturbing testimonies reveal the horrors experienced by girls and women in "care shelters" - Reports of torture, harassment & suicides behind a system of "punitive rehabilitation"

Turkish “touch” in the joint statement after Meloni – Erdogan meeting in Rome
References to human rights and the Rule of Law are absent, with Ankara’s positions on maritime zones adopted. Meanwhile, Italy “forgot” Cyprus amid discussions on European defense and the €800 billion package, which Erdogan aims to access through the acquisition of Italian Piaggio




