On June 24, Turks in Turkey will face a date of presidential and legislative elections, in which the president aims to turn the regime into a presidential system. According to opinion polls of institutions close to the Ankara government, between 45 and 55 percent will vote for President Rajab Tayyib Erdogan.

On 14 June IA "Memo.ru" reports: "In the lead-up to the World Cup in Russia, "Memorial" published the lists of political prisoners. The list of those persecuted in connection with the realization of the right to freedom of religion and religious affiliation grew from 97 to 108 people.

The social reforms unleashed by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are bringing changes to many aspects of life in the conservative kingdom, but none stand to benefit more than women, whose treatment has set Saudi Arabia apart from the rest of the world for decades.

Tanzania media outlets reported the President John Magufuli advises clerics to shun mixing politics and religion, insisting that by so doing they were likely to make the nation lose its direction. The President said it was high time for religious leaders to avoid using spokespersons who were purely not clerics, to avoid confusing their followers.