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Tens of thousands of farmers take to the streets of the Polish capital Warsaw in protest against what they see as excessive EU environmental requirements and unfairly cheap imports. EU ministers met on February 26 in an attempt to streamline the rules and reduce red tape that have fuelled Europe-wide protests in recent weeks. IMAGES - CONTINUES VID No 34KB86M
Protesting farmers set fire to tyres and block roads with their tractors on the sidelines of a meeting of European agriculture ministers in Brussels. Farmers across the continent have been protesting for weeks over what they say are excessively restrictive environmental rules, competition from cheap imports from outside the European Union and low incomes. IMAGES
Iranian Americans hold a protest outside the United Nations against Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who is due to appear at the UN General Assembly. IMAGES
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
Thousands of protesters in Brussels demonstrate in support of the Iranian resistance movement, calling for action against Tehran's leaders as European Union foreign ministers meet. IMAGES
Twenty-nine members of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) vote to expel Iran from the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) for the remainder of its 2022-2026 term. The move, following a campaign led by the United States, was done over Tehran's brutal crackdown of women-led protests. IMAGES