U.S.-based civil rights, faith groups and advocates have condemned a federal commission being pressured to dilute its reporting on religious persecution in India. In a letter to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom or USCIRF, these groups and individuals urged it to withstand pressure from U.S.-based Hindu nationalis...
Canada Post has released its fourth Eid stamp since 2017. It is among several annual stamp issues marking events of importance to Canada’s culturally diverse population. Eid festivals this year begin in early May and early July. They are celebrated by more than one million Muslims in Canada, and millions more worldwide. Other religious...
Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian woman in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday, the health ministry reported. Ghada Ibrahim Sabateen, a mother of six in her 40s, was shot by Israeli forces and died from her wounds. Eyewitnesses reported Israeli soldiers opened fire on the woman while she was walking near Husan village, […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says democracies should “stand together” to face Russian President Vladimir Putin. He spoke during a joint press conference with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Jaishankar claims Europe buys more energy from Russia than India.
Journalist Mehdi Hasan asked why U.S. President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” while arming Saudi Arabia as it wages war on Yemen. On Sunday, Hasan questioned a U.S. State Department official about why the president failed to criticize Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He asked the ambassador why the [...
On Monday, the United States voiced support for Pakistan’s “peaceful upholding of constitutional democratic principles”. This was after the country’s new prime minister took office. Shehbaz Sharif was sworn-in after former Premier Imran Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote. Khan attempted to thwart the vote and maintained he was the victim...
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...
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 […]
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 ...
