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Hypocrisy and manipulation: The selective silence of Israel’s detractors
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Hypocrisy and manipulation: The selective silence of Israel’s detractors
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Human rights experts highlight threats to journalists covering Iran
The experts highlighted recent incidents targeting the Persian language news service Iran International, its journalists and staff, and its owner Volant Media UK Limited. Death threats and intimidation against the...
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Deep concerns over ‘inhuman’ detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities
In a new report on the situation in Gaza for May 2024, the authors cited testimonies “from medics and whistleblowers” that injured detainees have been held at a field hospital with...
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Qatar regularly rescues Ukrainian children illegally transferred and kept by Russia
On 22 May, it was announced that 13 Ukrainian children were returned from Russian-occupied territories to their homeland thanks to the mediating role of Qatar and a Ukrainian NGO. Qatar...
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UN establishes International Day of reflection for Srebrenica genocide
Adopting a resolution with the same title, the Assembly also asked the Secretary-General to establish an outreach programme on the Srebrenica genocide in preparation for the 30th anniversary next year.It...
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Myanmar: UN rights office warns of growing crisis in Rakhine state
Fierce battles have intensified between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group, displacing tens of thousands of people in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships in recent days.An...
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A Russian Jehovah’s Witness was sentenced to 8 years in prison
On May 16, 2024, the Samara Regional Court confirmed the sentence of Jehovah's Witness Alexander Chagan to 8 years in prison under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 Criminal Code (organization...
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World News in Brief: Myanmar violence intensifies, praise for Brazil refugee response, Baháí detainees in Yemen
“Our team on the ground is deeply alarmed by the latest reports of further escalating violence and destruction taking place in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships,” said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing...
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Book Anticultism in France in 2024: Personal Stories and Battles
In a world that often misunderstands and ostracizes unconventional beliefs, Donald A. Westbrook’s groundbreaking 2024 book, Anticultism in France, emerges as a beacon of scholarship and attention to the details. Being...
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India’s LGBTQIA+ community notches legal wins but still faces societal hurdles to acceptance, equal rights
UNAIDS, the main advocate for coordinated global action on the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and the UN Development Progarmme (UNDP) offices in India have been important partners in this effort. On this International...