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"At least 345 executions" have been reported in Iran this year, says the spokesperson for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN OHCHR), Liz Throssell, during a press briefing in Geneva. Among them were 15 women, she adds. SOUNDBITE
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