Austria introduced a headscarf ban in primary schools. France's never-ending war against the headscarf has reached its latest extension in banning mothers with Islamic headscarves from accompanying children on school trips. Germany is currently discussing to introduce a law to ban pupils from fasting during Ramadan.

On 16 May, the Kyrgyz service of Radio Liberty reported: “A meeting of the secretaries of the security councils of the SCO member states was held in Bishkek. The press was not allowed to meet. After the meeting, General Secretary of SCO Vladimir Norov and Secretary of the Security Council of Kyrgyzstan Damir Sagynbayev briefed the journalists on the issues discussed at the meeting.

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