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		Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to six years in prison, avoiding death penalty
		
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	July 11, 2023
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to six years in prison, avoiding death penalty
						CNN  —  Dissident Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, arrested last October for supporting the protest movement in Iran last year, has…					
				
			
		France bans fireworks sales amid fears of renewed violence over Bastille Day weekend
		
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	July 9, 2023
France bans fireworks sales amid fears of renewed violence over Bastille Day weekend
						CNN  —  France has banned the sale, possession and transport of fireworks over the Bastille Day weekend next week amid…					
				
			
		Protests across Israel ahead of vote on judicial overhaul bill vote
		
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	July 9, 2023
Protests across Israel ahead of vote on judicial overhaul bill vote
						Jerusalem CNN  —  Large crowds of protesters across Israel have come out in the 27th consecutive week of demonstrations against…					
				
			
		Hong Kong police arrest 4 for allegedly aiding dissidents abroad
		
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	July 6, 2023
Hong Kong police arrest 4 for allegedly aiding dissidents abroad
						Hong Kong CNN  —  Hong Kong police have arrested four people on suspicion of financially aiding activists abroad, just days…					
				
			
		Fund for French police officer who shot teen dead dwarfs one made for victim’s family
		
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	July 5, 2023
Fund for French police officer who shot teen dead dwarfs one made for victim’s family
						After a police officer in France shot dead unarmed 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk during a traffic stop in Paris last week,…					
				
			
		Hundreds march with French mayor whose house was attacked by burning car
		
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	July 4, 2023
Hundreds march with French mayor whose house was attacked by burning car
						CNN  —  Hundreds of people marched on Monday in support of a French mayor whose house was attacked by a…					
				
			
		Grandmother of teen killed in police stop calls for calm, as France prepares for sixth night of violence
		
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	July 3, 2023
Grandmother of teen killed in police stop calls for calm, as France prepares for sixth night of violence
						CNN  —  The grandmother of the 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a police officer in a Paris suburb…					
				
			
		Mayor says home ‘rammed’ and set on fire as France detains hundreds more protesters
		
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	July 2, 2023
Mayor says home ‘rammed’ and set on fire as France detains hundreds more protesters
						CNN  —  The mayor of a Paris suburb has said his home was attacked early Sunday morning, calling it “an…					
				
			
		Protesters break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning
		
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	July 1, 2023
Protesters break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning
						CNN  —  Demonstrators breached the perimeter of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Thursday, a day after a protester burned a…					
				
			
		Protests are sweeping France. Here’s what you need to know
		
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	July 1, 2023
Protests are sweeping France. Here’s what you need to know
						CNN  —  France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a 17-year-old youth was shot by police near…					
				
			