International protests against police violence, Afro-Iranians in Iran, the Indian government’s recognition of major Buddhist holiday, a mentally ill man’s execution in Brazil, and more in today’s Rounds…

Race, Ethnicity & Nationality

• Ethiopian Israelis protest police violence against the community in Israel following emergence of video showing police beating IDF soldier. (Times of Israel)
• More than 100 arrested in New York (U.S.) during protests against police killings of unarmed minorities and the situation in Baltimore. (NYT)
• The Future Farmers of America, a U.S. agriculture youth leadership organization, works to recruit more Hispanic leadership into an unrepresentative industry. (Medium)
• A photographer discovers a vibrant Afro-Iranian community in southern Iran. (The Guardian)
• Victims of the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center (Argentina) will receive financial compensation from the government. (Times of Israel)
• Australian indigenous communities are facing government closure, leading to public protest. (VICE)
• Young Belfast students in Northern Ireland (U.K.) lead community dialogue on racism and prejudice following arson attack on Polish immigrant’s business. (Belfast Live)
• Ottawa, Canada, district sees the possibility of its first black MP, but his Conservative party affiliation proves divisive. (VICE)

Immigrants, Refugees & Displaced Peoples

• The San Francisco (U.S.) community protests against the February homicide of Guatemalan immigrant Amilcar Perez Lopez by the police as his family files a federal lawsuit against the SFPD. (National Catholic Review)
• South African raids in areas of unrest continue, but end up leading mostly to arrests of undocumented immigrants. (Eyewitness News)
• A look at the complex plight of Afghanis traveling the Tora Larah, one of the world’s largest underground migration networks, connecting South Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. (Foreign Affairs)
• U.S. President Obama follows through on promise to slow deportation of undocumented immigrants. (Latin Post)

Religion & Belief

• Concern mounts in Turkey over perceived corruption in the Religious Affairs office and official marginalization of minority religious groups. (Al-Monitor)
• Indian PM Modi bestows official recognition on Buddha Purnima, a day celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passage of Buddha, recognizing India’s place as the cultural center of Buddhism. (Times of India)
• Members of Pakistan‘s religious minority communities living in cantonments express frustration at exclusion from and structure of the election process. (Express Tribune)
• The U.N. calls on Myanmar to settle the Rohingya population’s citizenship problem as mistreatment of them and other Muslims by the Buddhist majority escalates. (Reuters)

Gender

• Nevin Yildrim finds support from women’s rights activists in Turkey after being sentenced to life in prison for murdering her alleged rapist. (Al-Monitor)
• Chinese feminist activism online extends well beyond the “Feminist Five.” (BBC)
• A persistent gender gap in U.S. medical research enrollment and reporting due to lack of sex-tracking could be obscuring important health-related findings. (Guardian)
• An external review of the Canadian Armed Forces finds culture hostile to women, offers recommendations for improvement. (HuffPo Canada)

Gender & Sexual Minorities

• Russian politician decries Apple’s free U2 album for iTunes users as “gay propaganda” due to cover art, which if backed could lead to sanctions against the company in the country. (Guardian)
• Top European court declares EU member states’ ban on gay men donating blood may be justified, pending further demonstration of potential harm by lower court. (USA Today)
• Northern Ireland (U.K.) Health Minister apologizes and resigns following disparaging comments about LGBT families. (Advocate)

Additional

• As cohabitation proliferates in Iran, authorities shutter a magazine covering its spread. (VICE)
• Mentally ill Brazilian man, allegedly confused about his fate, among the seven executed by Indonesian authorities for drug-related offenses. (Guardian)