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Myanmar military engaged in widespread abuses: UN human rights chief
Mar 16, 2022 09:51The UN rights chief says Myanmar's military has engaged in widespread human rights violations and abuses, calling on the international community to take concerted, immediate measures to stem the spiral of violence in the Southeast Asian country.
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Yemen warns of attacks on ‘very sensitive targets’ in UAE over attempts to starve civilians
Mar 15, 2022 10:31A member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council has warned of attacks targeting “very sensitive” positions inside the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for a “deliberate” campaign to starve the Yemeni people, specifically through an ongoing siege imposed on Yemen by a Saudi-led military coalition.
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Three Palestinians martyred by Zionist forces across occupied territories
Mar 15, 2022 08:56The illegal Zionist entity has martyred a Palestinian teenager and two young men across the occupied territories, as tensions run high over the Tel Aviv regime’s planned eviction of Palestinian families from the Old City of occupied al-Quds and relentless attacks on Palestinians who pray at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
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West’s double-standard approach to human rights violations sign of hypocrisy: Iran's president
Mar 14, 2022 11:25Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has strongly condemned Western countries for their double-standard approach to human rights violations by certain countries and inaction of so-called rights advocates in the face of such violations.
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Iran rights official: Saudi Arabia must be held to account for executions
Mar 14, 2022 09:19A senior Iranian Judiciary official says Saudi authorities must be held accountable for the latest execution of dozens of prisoners in a single day, adding the kingdom must make clarifications on the charges leveled against those put to death.
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Supreme Court says torture at CIA black site is a “state secret”
Mar 11, 2022 16:13Abu Zubaydah, whom the CIA once mistakenly alleged was a top al-Qaeda leader, was waterboarded more than 80 times, subjected to assault and exposed to live burials in coffins for hundreds of hours.
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Plight of Afghans ignored by international community
Mar 11, 2022 08:28The war in Ukraine has triggered a refugee crisis in Europe. But critics say refugees in other parts of the world do not receive the same solidarity and media coverage. Afghanistan is going through a tough time and thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes.
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Tears for Ukraine, sanctions for Russia, yawns for Yemen, arms for Saudis: The West’s grotesque double standard (1)
Mar 10, 2022 06:07The speed of Western retaliation over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised eyebrows among Yemenis who have endured a relentless bombing campaign and deadly air, land, and sea blockade for 2,520 consecutive days.
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Arab League urges ICC to pursue probe of Israeli regime war crimes
Mar 10, 2022 04:45The Arab League Ministerial Council has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to proceed with its investigation into the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Israeli regime against the defenseless Palestinian people.
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Rights group calls for necessary attention to be paid to Palestinian refugees
Mar 09, 2022 13:13A Palestinian rights group has urged the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to pay necessary attention to Palestinian refugees similar to that given to Ukrainians who have fled the conflict in their country, and to deal with their problems fairly, responsibly and seriously.