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World’s key element in solar panels manufactured in Xinjiang under forced labor

World’s key element in solar panels manufactured in Xinjiang under forced labor

According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) report last July, China’s share in all key global manufacturing stages of the world’s solar panels exceeds 80%. However, 40% of the world’s polycrystalline silicon (among the key elements) is produced in Xinjiang.…
Myanmar jails more than 100 Rohingya for travelling ‘without documents’

Myanmar jails more than 100 Rohingya for travelling ‘without documents’

Myanmar authorities have sentenced 112 Rohingya, including a dozen children, to between two and five years in prison for attempting to travel to Malaysia “without legal documents”, state media reported Tuesday. The group were arrested last month in the southern…
Free Muslim Organization calls on the UAE to include the biography of the Ahlulbayt (peace be upon them) in school curricula

Free Muslim Organization calls on the UAE to include the biography of the Ahlulbayt (peace be upon them) in school curricula

The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) urged the government of the United Arab Emirates to include in its school curricula the biography of the Ahlulbayt (peace be upon them) in order to acquaint the younger generations with the greatness of…
Afghanistan: Security destabilized and Taliban’s ban on women continues amid int’l condemnation

Afghanistan: Security destabilized and Taliban’s ban on women continues amid int’l condemnation

On the Educational level, last week, the ban on girls’ higher education and women employees of NGOs triggered widespread reactions, with the acting minister of interior saying work is underway on a reasonable and permanent solution. “Banning Afghan women working…
Afghanistan: Journalists in Paktia criticize limited access to Information

Afghanistan: Journalists in Paktia criticize limited access to Information

As the Taliban’s crackdown on journalists and media personnel continue in Afghanistan, numerous journalists in Paktia province on Friday criticized limited access to information and claimed that this has a negative influence on their operations as their basic rights to…
5.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Afghanistan

5.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Afghanistan

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck the Hindu Kush region in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, causing strong shaking in parts of the country, including the capital, Kabul, officials and witnesses said. The quake struck at a depth of…
China’s state bodies are suppressing religious freedom

China’s state bodies are suppressing religious freedom

China’s state-run bodies that oversee legally recognized religions are complicit in systematic, ongoing, and egregious violation of religious freedom by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), says the latest report from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The…
World health officials concerned about Covid rise in China

World health officials concerned about Covid rise in China

World health officials are worried that they are not getting enough information from China as the country ends its severe COVID-19 restrictions. China removed many restrictions in December, causing a sharp rise in cases. Chinese state media is not reporting…
More than 6.6 million people face severe hunger crisis in Afghanistan

More than 6.6 million people face severe hunger crisis in Afghanistan

Crisis in Afghanistan does not seem to die down as several people are under the grip of hunger and lack of basic amenities in Afghanistan since the Taliban took control of the Afghan land in August last year, TOLO news…
Fasting could reverse Type 2 diabetes, new study suggests

Fasting could reverse Type 2 diabetes, new study suggests

In a new study carried out by Chinese researchers, almost half of a group of people who fasted intermittently experienced remission of their Type 2 diabetes. The research found that people who fasted for five days, then ate a normal diet for 10 days,…
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