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Afghani anchorwomen forced to cover faces, male colleagues stand in solidarity with them

3 months ago
Male journalists in Afghanistan have covered their faces while broadcasting live on air to protest against the Taliban’s order for female colleagues to cover their faces on TV . The gesture of solidarity comes after the Taliban ramped up their attack on women’s rights earlier in the month - ordering women and older girls to cover their faces while out in […]
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Desmond Tutu foundation calls Israel police brutality apartheid

3 months ago
Israeli police charging the funeral of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is “reminiscent” of violence during apartheid South Africa, the foundation of late Archbishop Desmond Tutu said Saturday. “The scenes of members of the Israeli security forces attacking pallbearers at the funeral in Jerusalem of slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh yesterday were chillingly reminiscent of […]
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Myanmar coup plotters hire Israel lobbyist in US

1 year ago
An Israeli-Canadian lobbyist hired by Myanmar’s junta will be paid $2 million to “assist in explaining the real situation” of the army’s coup to the United States and other countries, documents filed with the U.S. Justice Department show. More than 60 protesters have been killed and 1,900 people have been arrested since Feb. 1, when […]
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Australians barred from Facebook in retaliatory move

1 year ago
Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise and dramatic escalation of a dispute with the government over paying for content. The move was swiftly criticised by news producers, politicians and human rights advocates, particularly as it became […]
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In Wake of Gaza Massacre, Israeli Leaders Should Be Prosecuted for War Crimes

4 years ago
By Marjorie Cohn On March 30, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers shot 773 unarmed Palestinian protesters in Gaza, killing 17 and wounding 1,400. Twenty remain in critical condition. The protesters were marching to demand the internationally mandated right of return of refugees to their cities and villages in what now constitutes Israel. The Israeli leaders who ordered […]
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Rights group accuses Myanmar of crimes against humanity

5 years ago
Myanmar is committing crimes against humanity in its campaign against Muslim insurgents in Rakhine state, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, and it called for the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions and an arms embargo. A government spokesman was not immediately available for comment but Myanmar has rejected U.N. accusations that its forces are […]
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