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The Government Media Office in Gaza has reported that 190 Palestinian journalists have been killed since the start of the Israeli military campaign on October 7, 2023. The latest casualty is journalist Alaa Fawzi Barhoum. The office condemned Israel for…

Malaysia’s Ministry of Home Affairs has initiated a program to replace old or damaged Qurans with officially licensed copies to ensure the accuracy of daily-used texts. At a three-day exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, many unlicensed or worn-out copies were exchanged…

Amnesty International has called for the immediate discontinuation of the AI systems used by Försäkringskassan, Sweden’s Social Insurance Agency, following an investigation revealing discriminatory practices. The report, conducted by Lighthouse Reports and Svenska Dagbladet, found that the algorithm disproportionately flagged…

Virtual reality (VR) technology, typically associated with gaming, is now being harnessed to study the behavior of small creatures like hoverflies and crabs, Earth.com revealed yesterday. A study led by Flinders University has developed a unique software platform that allows…

A violent crackdown on opposition protesters from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Islamabad resulted in multiple deaths and mass detentions during rallies on November 26 and 27. Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, Babu Ram Pant, condemned the…

The Sayed Al-Shuhada International Committee, one of the global charitable organizations affiliated with the Supreme Shirazi Authority in Kuwait, has launched a relief campaign to support Lebanese families affected by the ongoing war. Under the guidance of Grand Ayatollah Sayed…

A report from Sweden’s Equality Ombudsman reveals a significant rise in racial discrimination in schools, with 514 complaints filed last year. Of these, 20% involved racist incidents targeting students of African descent. The report criticizes the education sector’s lack of…

Twenty female parliamentary leaders from around the world, including Yaël Braun-Pivet of France and Roberta Metsola of the European Parliament, have reaffirmed their commitment to Afghan women’s rights, particularly their right to education. In a joint article published in the…

Historical reports have highlighted the ancient city of Kish, located in Iraq’s Babil Governorate, as one of humanity’s earliest cities and a significant cultural center during the Sumerian and Akkadian periods. Kish, which flourished between 2900 and 2350 BCE, is…

Amnesty International has reported that the “Kaniyat” armed group committed crimes against humanity during its control of the Libyan city of Tarhuna between 2015 and 2020. A report by Amnesty revealed the existence of mass graves left by the armed…