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HRW rejects Saudi words, urges Riyadh to let observers ensure safety of female activists
Dec 07, 2018 15:04The US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Saudi Arabia to allow independent observers to gain access to and ensure the safety of a number of women activists jailed in the kingdom, saying Riyadh is no longer trustworthy after its lies about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Human rights official: Khashoggi killed after Trump's greenlight
Dec 04, 2018 12:48Secretary of Iran's Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani argued that prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a victim of internal conflicts and feuds between the US democrats and was killed only after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman received a green light from President Donald Trump.
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20 Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution reach Indonesia
Dec 04, 2018 09:33Twenty Rohingya Muslims on a boat have arrived at the northeastern shore of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, amid a fresh wave of refugee departures from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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Argentina mulling charges against Saudi crown prince over Yemen war, Khashoggi murder
Nov 27, 2018 07:35Human Rights Watch (HRW) has formally requested Argentine judicial authorities to use a domestic constitutional clause to arrest and prosecute Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MbS, for war crimes in Yemen and the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he enters Argentina later this week to attend a G20 summit.
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US federal judge rejects Trump's asylum ban for migrants
Nov 20, 2018 11:03A federal judge in the United States has blocked the anti-immigration policy of President Donald Trump aimed at deporting asylum seekers.
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HRW: Bahrain has failed to provide conditions for free elections
Nov 20, 2018 10:45Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Bahrain has failed to provide conditions for fair and free voting in the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country.
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Rights groups warn against repatriation of Rohingya Muslims
Nov 15, 2018 12:01Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International have called on Bangladesh and Myanmar to drop plans for the repatriation of Rohingya Muslims.
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Tehran had 'credible information' about Saudi plot to assassinate top Iranian officials: FM
Nov 13, 2018 08:01Iran knew about Saudi Arabia’s plans to assassinate senior Iranian officials, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tells London-based al-Araby al-Jadeed.
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Iranian academicians, ordinary people protest at Nigeria's crackdown on Muslims
Nov 06, 2018 13:43A group of academicians and ordinary people gathered in front of the UN office in Tehran and condemned the Nigerian government's crackdown on Muslims.
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Iran slams life sentence for Bahrain's opposition leader
Nov 04, 2018 15:55Iran has slammed the decision by an appellate court in Bahrain to sentence prominent Bahraini Shia cleric and opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, to life in prison, calling on the tiny Persian Gulf sheikhdom to stop its inhuman approach.