In Russia’s remote Magadan region, Tajik migrants have reported being forced to work under slave-like conditions on a cattle farm. A group of 10, tricked by a promise of well-paid jobs, now find themselves without pay and stripped of their passports by their employer, who allegedly refuses to return them. These migrants, including two with [&h...
President Joe Biden recently signed the 2025 defense spending bill, endorsing $895 billion in funding and extending the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act for another five years. Key measures in the act include monitoring human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang and imposing sanctions on Chinese officials linked to “genocide” against Uy...
A TV reporter in Colorado was attacked by President-elect Donald Trump supporter Patrick Thomas Egan. Egan allegedly said, “This is Trump’s America now,” as he confronted the reporter. Egan, 39, faces charges of bias-motivated crimes, assault, and harassment. The victim, Ja’Ronn Alex, said he believed he was targeted for being Pacific Isla...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has advised students and families against applying to 14 universities labeled as “institutions of particular concern”. The advocacy group listed these institutions for allegedly mistreating those opposing genocide in Palestine. The advisory follows CAIR’s UnHostile Campus Campaign, ...
Iran has lifted access restrictions on WhatsApp and Google Play, marking a significant step in easing internet controls. The decision was made during a meeting of Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace. It was attended by top officials, Cabinet ministers, and council members, according to state news agency IRNA. The session emphasized t...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 3,104 Native American children died in boarding schools in the US between 1828 and 1970 — a figure three times higher than the government’s estimate, The Washington Post reported Sunday. The Post described the deaths in the schools, which were established to forcibly assimilate Indigenous children int...
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from TikTok on a law that could ban the social media app in the US. The court gave the company and prosecutors until Dec. 27 to file their initial briefs ahead of oral arguments scheduled for Jan. 10. At issue is whether the law violates […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Pentagon announced Tuesday the repatriation of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu from Guantanamo Bay to Kenya. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin notified Congress of his intent to repatriate Bajabu last month. “On Dec. 27, 2021, the Periodic Review Board (PRB) process determined that continued law of war detention of Moha...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Irish actor Liam Cunningham, widely recognized for his role in Game of Thrones, has emerged as a vocal advocate for justice in Gaza. In an interview at the 15th TRT International Documentary Awards, Cunningham passionately discussed his commitment to speaking out against injustice, drawing on personal experiences and Irel...
A Bangladesh inquiry commission has implicated former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her top security officials in cases of enforced disappearances. The commission, led by retired Justice Mainul Islam Chowdhury, submitted its report, “Unfolding the Truth,” to transitional government leader Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka. Preliminary findings revea...
