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Palestinian children in Gaza get education in conflict
Middle East
December 9, 2018
Palestinian children in Gaza get education in conflict
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Mazen al-Dalo took two of his young sons to see the Palestinian protests…
Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions
Middle East
December 9, 2018
Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions
RIYADH (Reuters) – The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) annual summit was set to open in Riyadh on Sunday, with regional…
Hong Kong democracy leaders plead not guilty in Umbrella Movement trial
World
November 19, 2018
Hong Kong democracy leaders plead not guilty in Umbrella Movement trial
Three leading Hong Kong democracy campaigners pleaded not guilty on Monday to public nuisance charges over their involvement in massive…
Iran executes ‘Sultan of Coins’ for financial crimes
Middle East
November 15, 2018
Iran executes ‘Sultan of Coins’ for financial crimes
(CNN)- Iran executed two men for financial crimes early Wednesday, punishments that were quickly assailed by Amnesty International as…
Cabinet orders formation of Higher Permanent Committee for Human Rights
Egypt
November 14, 2018
Cabinet orders formation of Higher Permanent Committee for Human Rights
The Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, ordered the formation of the Higher Permanent Committee for Human Rights, which…
‘We don’t need their prize’: Myanmar defiant as Amnesty pulls Suu Kyi award
World
November 13, 2018
‘We don’t need their prize’: Myanmar defiant as Amnesty pulls Suu Kyi award
Myanmar authorities and citizens leapt to the defense of Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday after Amnesty International stripped her…
Yemen loyalists push deeper into Hodeida as US cuts support
Middle East
November 11, 2018
Yemen loyalists push deeper into Hodeida as US cuts support
Yemeni government forces pressed further into the strategic port city of Hodeida, seizing its main hospital in heavy fighting Saturday,…
Jailed Chinese activist’s life in ‘immediate’ danger: rights groups
World
November 5, 2018
Jailed Chinese activist’s life in ‘immediate’ danger: rights groups
China’s first “cyber-dissident” Huang Qi is in danger of dying under police custody if he does not receive medical treatment…
Own up to mass Muslim detentions, Amnesty tells China
World
September 24, 2018
Own up to mass Muslim detentions, Amnesty tells China
China must come clean about the fate of an estimated one million minority Muslims swept up in a “massive…
Hungary sentences Syrian migrant to five years’ jail for border riot
World
September 20, 2018
Hungary sentences Syrian migrant to five years’ jail for border riot
SZEGED, Hungary (Reuters) – A Hungarian court sentenced a Syrian-Cypriot man to five years in prison on Thursday for…