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Rights group: Saudi Arabia executed 886 inmates since 2015, including minors, women
Dec 13, 2021 03:23Saudi Arabia has executed 886 people, including minors, in an accelerating rate during the past six years, a Europe-based rights group reports.
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Julian Assange suffers stroke in court, fiancée reveals
Dec 12, 2021 10:11WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had a stroke during his UK High Court appeal hearing, his fiancée has revealed.
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Bangladesh summons US ambassador to protest sanctions of top police officials
Dec 12, 2021 08:58Bangladesh has summoned the US ambassador to Dhaka to protest sanctions targeting the country’s senior law enforcement officials.
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Iran: UK parliament's push to ban Iranians unconstructive
Dec 10, 2021 14:36Iran has warned the UK parliament of its “unconstructive” push to impose sanctions on some Iranian individuals, saying it will only add more complications to the existing situation.
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Putin: War on ethnic Russians in Ukraine’s east ‘certainly looks like genocide’
Dec 10, 2021 12:26Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced the oppression against ethnic Russians in Ukraine’s east as “certainly looking like genocide.”
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Iran to announce human rights-related sanctions on US individuals, entities: Official
Dec 09, 2021 10:07Iran is set to announce sanctions on a number of American individuals and entities involved in flagrant violations of human rights, days after Washington targeted the Islamic Republic with new bans over baseless claims of rights abuses.
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Rights group: Saudi Arabia uses terrorism-related offences as means of quashing dissent
Dec 06, 2021 03:45Saudi Arabia uses "terrorism-related offences" as means of quashing the dissent and the systematic arbitrary detention and torture of those suspected of committing the so-called offences, a rights group warns.
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Rohingya Muslims in India facing challenges for education of their children
Dec 03, 2021 04:39As the winter draws near, relief material starts pouring in for destitute Rohingya refugees in India. But their biggest worry is schooling and educational material for their children.
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Houthi: Yemeni nation true example of steadfastness against enemies
Dec 03, 2021 01:53The leader of Yemen’s popular Ansarullah resistance movement has praised the steadfastness and resilience of the Yemeni nation in the face of the devastating Saudi-led military onslaught and crippling siege, stating that the Yemeni people personify the principle of resistance against enemies.
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International community must swiftly send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, neighbors: Iran
Dec 02, 2021 08:55An Iranian diplomat says the international community must speed up the delivery of humanitarian aid not only to Afghanistan but also to its neighboring states hosting a large flux of Afghan refugees before the winter encroaches.