Iranian activist jailed for protesting hijab, goes on hunger strike
Human rights activists in Iran said they were concerned about the hunger strike of a man who was reportedly jailed for protesting against the rules requiring women to wear a [...]
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Animal Dignity Rights March Promotes Veganism
On Saturday 25 August 2018, Animal Dignity Luxembourg, a platform for information and exchange around animal rights issues, organised the Luxembourg Animal Rights March; over the week-end, a total of 25 marches took place around the world with an estimated participation of 20,000 people. Under the slogan “Animal [...]
Rohingya crisis: 132 MPs across region call for Myanmar to be referred to ICCV
More than 130 members of parliament, across five countries in south-east Asia, have demanded that Myanmar be investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC), the most united condemnation from the region since the violence began against the Rohingya a year [...]
Jeremy Hunt calls for new EU sanctions against Russia
Jeremy Hunt called on the EU to stand shoulder to shoulder with the imposition of more comprehensive sanctions against [...]
Almost half of Russians are unaware of the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968’s
More than a third of Russians say the Soviet Union was right to intervene in Czechoslovakia in 1968, and almost half of the population says they know nothing about the invasion at all, according to new survey data obtained by the Guardian before its release on the 50th anniversary of the defeat of the Prague [...]
Indonesian police killed dozens in Asian games ” clean up”
Police in Jakarta have killed dozens of people as part of escalating repression against petty criminals ahead of the Asian games, the Amnesty International campaign described as ” unnecessary and [...]
Italy bridge collapse: the death toll rises to 35, and more bodies pulled out of the rubble
Italian rescuers have searched through the night for any survivors from the motorway bridge collapse in Genoa that has now been confirmed to have killed 35 [...]
Children among the dozens killed in the explosion in a weapons warehouse in Syria-reports
At least 39 civilians, including a dozen children, were reportedly killed in an explosion in a weapons depot in a rebel-held city in North-West [...]
Dozens killed in Yemen when a bus carrying children was hit by an air strike
Saudi Arabia is facing international protest after at least 29 children were among dozens of civilians killed by US-backed Saudi coalition air strike that hit a bus in Northern Yemen Houthi rebels [...]
Western allies must stand up for Georgia against Russia
In 2018, Georgia celebrates the 100th anniversary of independence and the creation of the first Democratic Republic, which laid a solid Foundation for the modern Georgian state and [...]