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Dozens of Rohingya refugees, held by India in its largest transit camp in the northeastern state of Assam, have begun a hunger strike. Indian news website Scroll.in reports that women and children are among the more than 100 refugees who have been on hunger strike. The Matia Transit camp is located in the state’s Goalpara […]
Israeli officials are urging U.S. lawmakers to pressure South Africa to withdraw its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice or ICJ. A leaked Israeli Foreign Ministry cable reveals Israel’s plan to use its influence to counter the case, which alleges that Israel’s war and violence in Gaza constitute genocide. The cab...
Footage released by Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reveals Israeli security guards abusing Palestinian prisoners at the Megiddo Prison in northern Israel. The video depicts a guard running a police dog on the hands of prisoners, some of whom were handcuffed and lying face down. Palestinian inmates said guards beat them in areas without camera cove...
ISTANBUL (AA) – For many years, the Palestinian cause has garnered significant global attention in terms of media coverage. This has prompted many activists and supporter groups from various countries to travel to Gaza to offer assistance and witness the reality on the ground firsthand. One of the peak periods of international solidarity...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP Flagrant rights violations by Sudan’s warring parties require the deployment of an “independent and impartial force” to protect millions of civilians driven from their homes, UN experts have said. An independent fact-finding mission said it had uncovered “harrowing” violations by bo...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has said that his party’s priority will be to work for the restoration of statehood to the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region held under Indian occupation, which was stripped of autonomy and downgraded into a federally ruled territory by India’s ruling Bharatiy...
A federal court has halted California’s controversial “no beard policy” for peace officers. The policy was enforced by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. It failed to accommodate officers who seek to maintain facial hair for religious or cultural reasons. This legal action follows a lawsuit on behalf of Mubasha...
In a report issued this month, Israeli human rights group B’Tselem has exposed the severe abuse of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention since Oct. 7, 2023. Titled “Welcome to Hell,” it is based on testimonies from 55 released Palestinian detainees. It reveals a pattern of violence, torture, and deprivation across more than a dozen...
BERLIN (AA) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised new measures to prevent irregular migration but ruled out suspending asylum rights, amid calls from opposition parties for a drastic overhaul of migration policy. “The individual right to asylum will remain in place. This is in our constitution, and nobody can get my support to cha...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged support on the seventh anniversary of Rohingya Genocide Day, which was observed on Sunday. He said the US continued to honor the victims and stand with the survivors seeking justice and accountability for these atrocities. Seven years ago, the majority of the ethnic Rohingya Muslim community was forced...
