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At least two protesters have died as Indonesian students have mobilized the largest demonstrations in two decades against a new set of proposed conservative laws they say will discriminate against women and minorities.

In a country where homosexuality is illegal, some Cameroonian sports stars are fighting against the openly homophobic views among sports officials.

Exiled politicians living in South Africa have told DW that the new refugee laws are meant to silence them. They fear that governments back home could use these laws to go after them and further stifle free speech.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking to change the country's treason laws, reported the Mail on Sunday newspaper. Rising tensions with Moscow are thought to be behind the biggest shakeup since 1695.

Ryan Reynolds is set to star in and co-writes an original comedy called Upstate.

Large crowds protested in Berlin against the German government's push to enshrine coronavirus restrictions into existing law. Police intervened as the crowds sought to approach the parliament.

Environmental offenders could be handed a fine of up to €4.5 million, or 10 years in prison. The law is meant to punish those who commit a 'general crime of pollution' or 'endangering the environment.'

Domestic violence and femicide remain a major problem in Turkey. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, DW spoke to Aysel, whose life shows how little protection women receive.

The "world-first" draft laws will create a level-playing field in the country's online advertising market, the government says. In response, Facebook said the legislation "misunderstands the dynamics of the internet."

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his government's commitment to the farmers, while addressing a farmer's event via video conferencing. Meanwhile, thousands of farmers continue their protest against the new agriculture laws, blocking a major highway on the Singhu border, about 30km northwest of New Delhi.

On a regular day, Parminder Kaur toils in the fields and tends to cattle but now she is making her presence count as one among an army of women who have taken up the cudgels against the Indian government's agricultural reforms. Kaur, 40, is joined by tens of thousands of protesting male farmers who have set up tents and parked their tractor trolleys to block several kilometres of key highways leading into capital New Delhi for over a month.

India's Supreme Court formed a committee to resolve a standoff between the government and farmers over three agriculture laws. The farmer unions say they will only settle for a repeal of the laws.