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1 Jan 2020 11:16

Saudi dissident cleric reportedly imprisoned without basic human rights

Son of renowned Saudi cleric, Shaiekh Salman al-Awwdah, has reported his father denied medical care and basic rights in prison in line with crackdown by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman against Muslim preachers,...

31 Dec 2019 11:10

Israel arrests over 5,500 Palestinians in 2019

Israeli authorities arrested more than 5,500 Palestinians during 2019, including 889 children and 128 women, several Palestinian advocacy groups announced Monday.

24 Dec 2019 13:22

RSF slams Saudi court verdict on Khashoggi case trampling justice

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has censured the verdict recently handed down by a Saudi court in the case of murdering the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi trampling on justice.

21 Dec 2019 13:34

ICC to launch full investigation into Israeli war crimes

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said she will open a full investigation into alleged war crimes in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, an announcement that ...

11 Dec 2019 15:13

World Court launches genocide hearings against Myanmar

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has launched genocide hearings against Myanmar, as the first major legal attempt to bring the country to justice over horrific atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims....

10 Dec 2019 10:54

Dozens of senators urge Trump to sack 'Muslim ban' advocate Stephen Miller

Senior Democratic senators are calling for Donald Trump to fire White House adviser and "Muslim ban" advocate Stephen Miller, who they say has used his position inside the Trump administration "to advance white ...

10 Dec 2019 10:43

Citizenship bill clears parliament’s lower house in India

India’s lower house of parliament passed the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill on Monday, with 311 voting in support and 80 against.

10 Dec 2019 10:35

Rohingya campaigners launch Myanmar boycott movement

When Myanmar's state counselor arrived at the Hague to defend her country at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), several rights groups launched a global boycott initiative urging corporations, foreign investors,...

10 Dec 2019 10:24

Rohingya pray for justice on eve of Myanmar genocide hearings

Members of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority prayed for justice on the eve of hearings at the U.N.'s International Court of Justice during which leader Aung San Suu Kyi will defend the country against genocide ...

9 Dec 2019 13:04

‘World must boycott China’s 2022 Winter Olympics over Muslim Uyghur abuse’

China is forcefully collecting blood samples from hundreds of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, in an attempt that some say vie to justify and intensify racial profiling against the Muslim minority.

9 Dec 2019 12:49

Myanmar has failed to protect Rohingya: Gambia official

Myanmar has failed in its obligations to protect the rights of its Rohingya Muslim minority under the UN Genocide Convention, said Gambian Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou.

9 Dec 2019 12:02

Girl wearing headscarf attacked in eastern Germany

An 11-year-old girl wearing a headscarf was injured in a suspected racist attack by two far-right extremists in the eastern state of Saxony, Germany on Sunday, according to local reports.

9 Dec 2019 09:10

EU Council: Bosnia's migrant camps conditions alarming

The Council of Europe commissioner for human rights said Friday that conditions in migrant camps in Bosnia and Herzegovina are "embarrassing".

9 Dec 2019 09:08

Muslim schoolgirl targeted in Islamophobic assault in UK

British police said they have arrested a man and a woman after a video on social media showed the woman attacking a teenage Muslim schoolgirl on a local bus in Northern England.

9 Dec 2019 08:49

Israel does not want Palestinian abuse shown: reporter

A Palestinian state television journalist who was detained by Israeli police Friday said Israel does not want the persecution in Jerusalem to be shown.

9 Dec 2019 08:21

Over 3,600 Yemeni children killed, 800 paralyzed during Saudi aggression

More than 3,600 Yemeni children have reportedly been killed, 800 paralyzed and 400,000 others suffering malnutrition following 1,700 days of Saudi-led war on the impoverished Arab country.