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US opens criminal probe into deaths of 51 asylum seekers in Texas
Jun 29, 2022 06:46The United States has opened a criminal investigation after 51 people were found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer in Texas, in what authorities suspect was part of a human-smuggling operation.
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Over 19 million Yemenis facing hunger amid dramatic food aid cuts: UN
Jun 29, 2022 06:16As the World Food Programme (WFP) announces further dramatic cuts to food aid in Yemen, a new UN report says more than 19 million Yemenis are now facing hunger, setting a new record since the beginning of the devastating Saudi-led war on Yemen in 2015.
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Anniversary of Sardasht chemical attack and Day of Combatting Chemical and Biological Weapons
Jun 29, 2022 05:13Chemical weapons, which are classified as non-conventional weapons, and their use prohibited by international law, were frequently used in the 1980s by the former Ba'athist regime of Iraq, in its eight-year-war against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Saudi demolition plan in Jeddah violates human rights, discriminates against foreign nationals
Jun 24, 2022 08:10International human rights organizations have criticized Saudi authorities for their forced evictions and demolitions in the strategic Red Sea port city of Jeddah, saying that the plans discriminate against foreign nationals and violate international human rights standards.
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Tehran rejects ‘politically motivated’ Guterres report on human rights in Iran
Jun 22, 2022 03:03Tehran has dismissed as politically motivated a recent report by UN Secretary General António Guterres on human rights in Iran, saying the Islamic Republic remains committed to promoting human rights, irrespective of the fact that the report was based on false claims made by terrorists.
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Once again, Europe reveals it has surrendered to Israeli regime
Jun 19, 2022 04:48Speaking to the Knesset, the European Parliament president failed to address Israeli regime’s ongoing violations of Palestinian human rights.
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Johnson defends UK plan to electronically tag some asylum seekers
Jun 19, 2022 01:29British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended his government’s plan to electronically tag some asylum-seekers who enter the UK on boats or trucks.
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Unsubstantiated claims against Iran will damage UN credibility: Top rights official
Jun 19, 2022 00:22Iran’s top human rights official has rejected claims made by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres against his country, warning that repetition of such "unsubstantiated allegations" will discredit the world body.
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US air systems unable to intercept Yemeni ballistic missiles, drones: Defense minister
Jun 18, 2022 06:53Yemen's armed forces have the upper hand in battles against the Saudi-led military coalition and its allied Takfiri militants, says the country's defense minister.
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UK approves Julian Assange’s extradition to US, fuels worldwide outrage
Jun 17, 2022 11:57The UK government has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US to face criminal charges, despite an original British judge ruling that he should not be deported due to risk of suicide and a warning by his lawyer that he still remains a risk.