Amnesty International has called on Tunisian authorities to drop “politicized” investigations of lawmakers. On Friday, a Tunisian military court sentenced Abdul Latif Al-Alawi to three months in prison. Heba Morayef, Amnesty’s regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, said Tunisian authorities must end the “political persecution”...
On Monday, Indonesians took to the streets to protest the rapidly rising cost of living, and the possibility of extending the president’s term in office. People gathered in the capital Jakarta to complain about the rising cost of goods, and allegations that the government may postpone the 2024 presidential election. Demonstrators shouted sloga...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – At least four people died when their boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency said Monday. “A wooden boat capsized yesterday off Surman, #Libya with 20 migrants onboard, according to @unmigration teams,” the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said on Twitter. “2 people rescued, 4 ...
On Monday, a group of women from Srebrenica attended a peaceful demonstration in front of the “Heart of Jesus” Cathedral and a statue of Pope John Paul II. The rally was held in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital Sarajevo. It was a commemoration of the 1995 massacre in the eastern Bosnian town Srebrenica. More than 8,000 […]
NEW DELHI (AA) – In recent weeks, right-wing groups in Karnataka have launched anti-Muslim campaigns, including the exclusion of Muslim traders from fairs near Hindu temples and a push to ban halal meat. Earlier this year, when a group of Muslim schoolgirls in the southern Indian state of Karnataka were barred from entering the classroom...
Somalia’s first women-run radio and television station has opened in the capital, Mogadishu. U.N.-backed Bilan Media will produce content aimed at addressing issues affecting women and women’s rights in the east African nation. The station’s launch marks a leap in efforts to secure women’s place in Somalia’s public sector. Bilan means bright ...
ANKARA – Turkiye has condemned the killing of a Palestinian woman by Israeli security forces, saying she posed no threat. “We strongly condemn that a civilian Palestinian woman, Ghada Sabateen, although she posed no threat to them, was shot to death without any warning by the Israeli security forces, in the town of Husan in [&helli...
KARACHI, Pakistan – Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who became the first-ever Pakistani leader to be voted out through a no-confidence motion, finished his nearly four-year stint with a mix of successes and failures. Khan came to power through a popular vote in the 2018 general elections, promising to bolster a crippling economy, fight corru...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran on Tuesday summoned Afghanistan’s chargé d’affaires in Tehran to protest attacks on Iranian diplomatic missions in Kabul and Herat. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said consular services at diplomatic missions in Afghanistan would cease their operations until full security was assured. It urged the Afghan auth...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A Palestinian was killed by Israeli police on Tuesday after an alleged stabbing attack in southern Israel, according to police. A police statement said an officer approached a Palestinian man who was acting in a “suspicious way” in the city of Ashkelon and during the check, the man drew a knife and […]
