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Ugandan President approves anti-homosexuality law

Ugandan President approves anti-homosexuality law

President Yoweri Museveni has signed an anti-homosexuality bill into law which will mean that anyone who has been convicted of homosexual acts will face life imprisonment and some will even face the death penalty. The legislation was unanimously approved by…
300 trapped children saved from Sudanese orphanage, others died

300 trapped children saved from Sudanese orphanage, others died

UNICEF confirms in a report that 300 trapped children were rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died. Among the children who died at the facility were babies as young as three months, according to activists in the area.…
UNICEF confirms over 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict in 2005-2022

UNICEF confirms over 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict in 2005-2022

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that about 315,000 serious violations inflicted on children in conflict-related incidents between 2005 and 2022. The figure, confirmed by the UN agency, recorded incidents in more than 30 conflict situations across Asia,…
Gunmen kill 24 people including children in Nigeria

Gunmen kill 24 people including children in Nigeria

Armed men in northern Nigeria attacked two villages in this country and shot at least 24 people, including children. According to Reuters, this event happened on Saturday, June 3, in the northwest of Zamfara state. The report adds, armed men…
Libya hands out death sentence to 23 accused of ISIS membership

Libya hands out death sentence to 23 accused of ISIS membership

A court in Libya sentenced 23 people to death and 14 others to life imprisonment on charges of membership in the ISIS terrorist group. A statement by the General Prosecutor’s Office of Libya says that a verdict was issued against…
Armed conflicts in Sudan displace nearly 1.4 million people, OCHA says

Armed conflicts in Sudan displace nearly 1.4 million people, OCHA says

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a new report on Sunday that the on-going armed conflicts in Sudan have displaced nearly 1.4 million people so far. The OCHA’s report added that Sudan also…
Ethiopian Government suppresses Muslim protesters

Ethiopian Government suppresses Muslim protesters

One day after the demonstrations of Muslims in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, local sources say that two civilians have been killed and 40 others injured as a result of the police intervention. It is said that more than…
Africa-based Shia centers make new agreements to publish, disseminate AhlulBayt’s teachings

Africa-based Shia centers make new agreements to publish, disseminate AhlulBayt’s teachings

Al-Rasool Al-Adham Center, affiliated to the Shia Muslims in Africa, announced today Sunday that it made new agreements with AhlulBayt Center, on publishing and disseminating the knowledge and teachings of AhlulBayet, peace be upon them. In a statement received by…
Dozens of Nigerian Shias protest crimes committed by Kaduna’s ruler against civilians

Dozens of Nigerian Shias protest crimes committed by Kaduna’s ruler against civilians

Media outlets in Nigeria have reported that dozens of Nigerian Shia followers of AhlulBayt, peace be upon them, organized protests in Kaduna to condemn the crimes committed against innocent civilians by the government. They added that, “The protesters condemned the…
Red Cross warns of humanitarian disaster on border of Sudan, Chad

Red Cross warns of humanitarian disaster on border of Sudan, Chad

Red Cross has warned of a worsening humanitarian disaster on the border between Sudan and Chad. The Officials of this international organization have added that due to the increase of refugees and the rainy season in the region, the risk…
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