Protests in Russia & Belarus; Attacks on Schools in Pakistan; #EU60 anniversary; Attack on refugee boat by Saudi coalition; Female genital mutilation in Indonesia; Missing UN team in DR Congo; and will Jordan ban or arrest Sudan's ICC-fugitive Omar al-Bashir?

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The authorities in Russia and neighboring Belarus were faced with protests over the weekend, resulting in beatings and hundreds of arrests by the police. Among those arrested were prominent international correspondents and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose anti-corruption organization recently released a video alleging unseemly wealth of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Attacks by the Taliban and other militant groups are having a devastating impact on education in Pakistan, according to a new Human Rights Watch report, released today. The report's release comes as participants gather this week in Buenos Aires for of the Second International Conference on Safe Schools.
This weekend the European Union celebrated its 60th anniversary, with parties in many cities. A HRW team was in Melilla, at one of the EU's land borders with Africa, to advocate the creation of safe and legal channels, to help people avoid taking risky journeys and putting their lives in the hands of unscrupulous smugglers.
An apparent Saudi-led coalition attack on a boat carrying Somali refugees off the coast of Yemen highlights the need for accountability on the second anniversary of the Yemeni armed conflict.
"Indonesian toddler Salsa Djafar was wearing a glittering golden crown decorated with ribbons and a shiny purple dress to mark a special occasion -- her circumcision day." When will Indonesia finally eradicate the cruel practice of female genital mutilation?
The Democratic Republic of Congo government should fully cooperate with United Nations efforts to locate a UN Group of Experts team that has been missing since March 12, in Kasai Central province.
And will the authorities in Jordan deny entry to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir or arrest him if he enters the country, as they should? Al-Bashir has been invited to visit Jordan to attend an Arab League summit on Wednesday. He has been a fugitive from the International Criminal Court (ICC) since 2009 and is a suspect of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Darfur...
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