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More than 2,500 prisoners have been released across Iraq under the general amnesty law, the Ministry of Justice announced on Thursday, Rudaw reported. Ahmed Laibi, the ministry’s spokesperson, confirmed that the release process is ongoing, with efforts focused on freeing…

Afghanistan has been ranked 175th out of 180 countries in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), reflecting severe restrictions on media freedom under Taliban rule, Khaama Press reported. Although the country improved by three…

The World Health Organization (WHO) faces unprecedented funding challenges as donor countries, notably the United States, reduce their financial contributions, Arab News reported. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the “greatest disruption to global health financing in memory” during a…

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) is set to hold its first public session since the African Union (AU) adopted the Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (CEVAWG) and passed a landmark resolution on eliminating…

The Australian Islamic College (AIC), with six schools and 5,500 students across Western and South Australia, has partnered with IXL to simplify and unify its educational technology, PR Newswire reported. Previously using multiple edtech tools, AIC now benefits from IXL’s…

A recent study led by Takuya Okabe of Shizuoka University, published in PLOS One, challenges the widely accepted replacement fertility rate of 2.1 children per woman, suggesting it is too low to ensure long-term human survival, Earth.com reported. The research…

Senior military leaders from India and Pakistan engaged in direct talks via hotline to address escalating violence along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, Khaama Press reported. This rare communication followed a deadly attack in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir, which…

A recent UNAMA report reveals that at least 50 Ismaili men in Badakhshan province were forced to convert to Sunni Islam by local Taliban authorities between January and February 2025, Amu TV reported. Those who resisted faced beatings, death threats,…

Between January and March 2025, at least 34 civilians were killed and 74 injured in Afghanistan, Amu TV reported cited the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Armed groups such as Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and the Afghanistan…

A powerful exhibition titled, “Rojda – In Light of Memory,” is currently on display in Berlin, documenting the 2014 ISIS attack on the Yazidi heartland of Shingal (Sinjar), Rudaw reported. Running through May 5, it features photos, personal belongings, and…