The Washington Post confirmed that Israeli military dragged an American Palestinian from his vehicle, blindfolded, gagged, and handcuffed him as he died in their detention on Jan. 12. Citing a Hebrew-language report, the Post said that Israeli soldiers did not provide medical assistance to 78-year-old Omar Assad, despite the presence of an ar...
A Taliban delegation on Sunday began three days of talks in Norway’s capital Oslo with Afghan civil society representatives, Norwegian authorities, and officials from the international community. The talks come amid a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. On the first day, the Taliban delegation, led by acting Foreign Minister ...
Iraqi security forces on Sunday launched a large-scale military operation against ISIS in the eastern Diyala province. The operation aims to hunt down terrorists in al-Adhaim district, Iraqi police officer Shalan al-Kameli told Anadolu Agency. He said the pro-government Hashd al-Shaabi militia and Iraqi air forces are taking part in the offens...
Nusrat Ghani, the UK’s leading Conservative Party MP and former minister said Saturday she was sacked from her ministerial position because of her faith. Ghani’s accusation came in a special interview with The Sunday Times. She is Britain’s first female Muslim minister The 49-year-old MP was sacked as transport minister in February of 2020 in ...
More than 20 human rights organizations are demanding that Facebook’s audit report on India be made public. The social media giant has reportedly suppressed the audit for more than six months. Leaked documents claim Facebook’s social media platforms were used to spread hatred and empower authoritarian countries to control political debate. The...
Thirty-two global justice groups say a policy of hostility toward Beijing has “become a convenient excuse for pushing a corporate, militarist agenda.” The organizations’ letter to lawmakers focuses on the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, which passed the US Senate with bipartisan support last June. It would pour billions of dollars into Am...
The U.S. State Department on Sunday warned Americans not to travel to Russia, due to mounting tensions along the border with Ukraine. The statement added Americans could also face “harassment” and said the embassy would have “limited ability to assist U.S. citizens.” It also ordered the families of diplomats in the capital Kyiv to leave [&hel...
France is a step closer to barring Muslim women from playing sports. In a major setback for human rights, the French Senate voted to ban conspicuous religious symbols in sports, a move primarily aimed at Muslim women. Some Muslim women play sports with a headscarf on. Right-wing politicians who voted for the ban said the […]
Indonesia’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law approving the relocation of its capital from slowly sinking Jakarta to Borneo. Borneo is a jungle-clad island 1,200 miles from Jakarta. The new capital is named “Nusantara.” Jakarta is home to more than 30 million people in its greater metro area. It has long been plagued by serious […]...
Syrian-French citizen Salah Habib is charged with supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the country’s chemical weapons program. Le Monde reported Habib is accused of “conspiracy to commit crimes against humanity, and complicity in war crimes” in a French court Sunday. Habib is married to a French woman and owns a house in Fr...
