BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Human rights group Amnesty International has urged the Lebanese authorities to stop their plan to return Syrian refugees to their country. “The Lebanese authorities are scaling up the so-called voluntary returns, a plan which has been in place for four years, when it is well established that Syrian refugees in Leba...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan on Wednesday demanded an investigation into the death in jail of Altaf Ahmed Shah, a prominent pro-freedom leader in Indian-occupied Kashmir. The demand was conveyed to the Indian charge d’affaires in Islamabad, who was summoned by the Foreign Ministry to protest Shah’s “inhumane custodial...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – After almost four weeks of protests over the death of a woman in police custody, Iran’s judiciary chief has expressed his willingness for dialogue with protesters. Speaking at a meeting of senior judiciary officials in Tehran, Mohsen Ejei said he is willing to engage in dialogue and negotiations with all groups [&hell...
Nicosia, Cyprus (AFP): Fountains in Tehran appeared to be pouring blood Friday after an artist turned their waters red to reflect a deadly crackdown amid weeks of protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since the 22-year-old Kurdish woman’s death was announced on September 16 […]
Paris, France (AFP): Iran said Friday an investigation into the death in custody of Mahsa Amini found she lost her life to illness rather than reported beatings that sparked three weeks of bloody protests. Amini, 22, died on September 16, three days after falling into a coma following her arrest in Tehran by the morality […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has sanctioned senior Iranian officials, including the heads of two ministries and several security officials, for working to stifle internet access and “continued violence against peaceful protesters.” Among those blacklisted are Minister of the Interior Ahmad Vahidi and Communications Minister Eisa ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden has expressed concern over the response by Iranian security forces against “peaceful” protests, saying Washington will this week impose sanctions on perpetrators of violence against protestors. “I remain gravely concerned about reports of the intensifying violent crackdown on peacef...
GENEVA (AA) – The UN human rights office has said it is “deeply disturbed” by reports that a “large number” of people were arrested in Russia following the announcement of a partial troop mobilization. In a news conference, Ravina Shamdasani, the UN rights office spokesperson, said that there are “credible reports” that some 2,377 demons...
PARIS (AA) – Several French Muslim personalities have been tracked and listed by French intelligence for their political opinions, be they supposed or real. This was revealed in an article published on Tuesday by Europe 1 radio channel, reporting that it had obtained a “confidential note from French territorial intelligence.”...
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims are crossing the Indian-Bangladeshi border for safe harbor on the southeast coast of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. More than 1 million Rohingya are already taking shelter at the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazaar. There are about 40,000 Rohingya in India, with 20,000 registered with the U.N. refugee agency. Experts and ac...
