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Sparked by a drastic increase in the price of petrol, the streets of Iran's cities have been rocked by protests since last week. The price hike came after the government decided to abolish the state subsidies that had kept petrol prices low. Is this the straw that will break the camel's back and put the government in real danger?

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Finland violated the human rights convention by deporting an Iraqi who was shot shortly after his return to his home country in 2017. The man's family is entitled to 20,000 euros in compensation. Deportations to Iraq have now been temporarily halted. Finland's commentators are pleased with the ruling.

Venice has been flooded three times since last week. Seventy percent of the city is now under water. Commentators are annoyed that the huge public investments in preventive measures have proved ineffective against the disaster and call for a reawakening of the enterprising spirit that prevailed in the city during the Renaissance.

Zum Jahrestag der Gelbwesten-Proteste in Frankreich hat das Innenministerium am Samstag landesweit rund 28.000 Demonstranten gezählt. Vor einem Jahr hatten noch knapp 300.000 Menschen gegen hohe Benzinpreise und soziale Ungleichheit protestiert. Kommentatoren nehmen das Jubiläum trotz des schwindenden Interesses zum Anlass, über die gesellschaftliche und politische Bedeutung der Bewegung nachzudenken.

Tschechen und Slowaken haben am Wochenende den 30. Jahrestag ihrer Wende gefeiert, die mit Demonstrationen am 17. November 1989 begann. Auch zu den aktuellen Feierlichkeiten gesellten sich Massendemonstrationen, namentlich in Prag, wo 250.000 Menschen gegen eine Bedrohung der Demokratie durch die politischen Eliten protestierten. Wie es Tschechien heute tatsächlich geht, erörtert Europas Presse.