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Roger Hallam, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, has downplayed the Holocaust in an interview, saying it was not a unique event in comparison with other genocides. The German section of the global climate protest movement has distanced itself from these statements and Ullstein publishing house has cancelled its plans to publish the German translation of Hallam's book Common Sense. How are the media reacting?

Estonia's Prime Minister Jüri Ratas on Monday dismissed Illar Lemetti, Secretary General of the Ministry of Rural Affairs, for informing the prosecution about suspicions that his superior was involved in corrupt dealings. A few hours later, the minister himself, a member of the far-right party Ekre, was also forced to step down. Estonian media are incensed that Lemetti has been punished for showing courage.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Paris and Rome on the weekend to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. In France alone, 137 women were killed this year by their partner or ex-partner, and 94 in Italy. Commentators are horrified by these figures and outline the measures they believe are necessary for a comprehensive prevention strategy.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Paris and Rome on the weekend to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. In France alone, 137 women were killed this year by their partner or ex-partner, and 94 in Italy. Commentators are horrified by these figures and outline the measures they believe are necessary for a comprehensive prevention strategy.

The conservative government in Athens is adopting a harsher stance on refugee policy: it wants to close the three largest reception camps on the islands of Lesbos, Chios and Samos and replace them with restrictive holding facilities in the future - so-called "identification and departure centres". Commentators urge the EU to take action.