Headlines
  • The body of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, was found by rescue personnel in southern Lebanon.
  • A day before the previous ceasefire was about to expire, US President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that the Iranian regime was "seriously fractured" as part of his justification for extending the ceasefire with Iran indefinitely.
  • US President Trump has not given Iran a "firm deadline" to submit its most recent proposal, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
  • As part of the embargo against Iran, U.S. forces have ordered 29 vessels to turn around or return to port, according to U.S. Central Command.
  • Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has warned that Lebanon urgently needs €500 million to handle the aftermath of weeks of fighting as the country rushes to contain a worsening humanitarian disaster.

Tag: Human Rights

September 17, 2021

On the First Anniversary of ...

On the first anniversary of Belarus’ unprecedented crackdown on the Human Rights Center Viasna (“Viasna”), 20 international and Belarusian human rights organisations including Amnesty International are launching a campaign to demand the release of seven detained Viasna members and raise awareness of the plight of hundreds of others who have been prosecuted and imprisoned solely for exercising their right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression

Tibetan Writer Dies After Eight Years...

Tibetan writer jailed for three years for criticizing Chinese government policies in Tibet died this week in Sichuan’s capital Chengdu after suffering ill health for eight years following his release, Tibetan sources say

September 16, 2021

Hunger Strike by Afghan Women ...

British Afghan women have gone on hunger strike in Afghanistan to protest the Taliban’s treatment of women

September 15, 2021

China Closes Tibetan School in Qinghai,...

Authorities in a Tibetan-populated county of northwestern China’s Qinghai province have shut down a Tibetan-run private school, forcing some students to enroll in government schools but leaving others who have no families to fend for themselves, Tibetan sources say.

September 12, 2021

Afghanistan 20 Years After the September...

Afghanistan today appears very different than it did 20 years ago when the Taliban governed the country. While the Taliban promise that the current regime will be different from the oppressive rules of the 1990s, the international community is dismayed by the lack of women’s representation in the cabinet

September 10, 2021

China Slams Second Session of Uyghur...

China has denounced the second round of a Uyghur Tribunal scheduled to begin Friday in London to investigate whether the government’s alleged rights abuses targeting ethnic Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in its far-western Xinjiang region constitute genocide

September 9, 2021

Retired Parents of Uyghur Activist Confirmed...

The retired parents of a Uyghur activist living in Australia have been in state custody since mid-2018

September 8, 2021

Female Afghan Prosecutors Concerned About Taliban...

In Afghanistan, female prosecutors are afraid of the Taliban and the tens of thousands of detainees released by the insurgent group. These Afghan women are appealing to the international community for help

Eight More Tibetans are Arrested in...

Police in western China’s Sichuan province arrested eight more residents of a Tibetan township in Kardze prefecture this month, taking into custody six monks and two laywomen amid a crackdown by authorities on language rights and possession of banned images of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, sources said

September 7, 2021

Ethnic Groups Fear More Repression After...

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call for ethnic minority groups to put the interests of the nation first has fueled concerns that the government will double down on up its repressive policies against them, analysts said

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