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Thousands of people gather in Vancouver to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, died a few days after her arrest by religious police for allegedly violating the strict dress code for women in force since shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. IMAGES
Iranians and supporters in Japan take part in a rally for "Women, Life, Freedom" in Tokyo, as protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in Iran entered a sixth week. The death of 22-year-old Amini, after her arrest for allegedly breaching Iran's strict dress code for women, has fuelled the biggest protests seen in the Islamic republic for years. IMAGES
Iranian MPs chant "death to America" while raising their clenched fists during a meeting in the capital Tehran. IMAGES
The UN rights office says that it is "alarmed" by reports that live ammunition was used against protesters in Iran and had caused a significant number of deaths across the country. SOUNDBITE
The EU parliament holds a moment of silence to remember Czech-French writer Milan Kundera, author of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", who has died aged 94, according to the Milan Kundera Library. IMAGES
People protest in Warsaw against Poland's abortion law, after the death of a pregnant woman. The country allows abortion only in cases of rape and incest, or if the life or health of the mother is in danger. IMAGES
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