Israelis protest for 18th week against judicial overhaul proposed by Netanyahu.

Protests in Israel against government plans for judicial reform have continued for the 18th consecutive week, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets. The protests began in March after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration announced proposals to remove power from Israel’s Supreme Court. The calls for democracy by Israeli protesters have put a spotlight on the human rights violations faced by Palestinian civilians. In other news, six people in Libya are facing execution after converting from Islam to Christianity, while more than 400 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo from floods and landslides. Iran has executed one person every six hours over the last 10 days, according to a human rights group, and Thailand’s upcoming election is facing scrutiny over widespread complaints.