Europe
Crisis for 5,500 Migrant Children in the Canary Islands
July 24, 2024
Crisis for 5,500 Migrant Children in the Canary Islands
Health workers in the Canary Islands are raising alarms over the increasing number of unaccompanied minors, now exceeding 5,500, arriving from Africa, many fleeing poverty and conflict, the Associated Press revealed in an article published yesterday. Emergency doctors have highlighted…
Amnesty International Calls on Germany to Support Afghan Refugees in Pakistan
July 19, 2024
Amnesty International Calls on Germany to Support Afghan Refugees in Pakistan
Amnesty International has urged the German government to ensure the safety of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, emphasizing the need for continued support amid growing concerns about their uncertain future, Khaama Press reported yesterday. In a statement released on July 17th,…
Tazieh Performance Commemorating Imam Hussein’s Martyrdom Held in Budapest
July 14, 2024
Tazieh Performance Commemorating Imam Hussein’s Martyrdom Held in Budapest
For the first time, a tazieh performance on the martyrdom of Imam al-Hussein, peace be upon him, was held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, Tehran Times reported yesterday. The event was organized by the Imam-e Rauf group and took…
More than 90 rights groups urge EU to abandon new migration policy
July 10, 2024
More than 90 rights groups urge EU to abandon new migration policy
More than 90 human rights and humanitarian organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have called on the European Union to abandon its new migration and asylum policy, arguing that the policy undermines the right to seek asylum and…
Spain’s Far-Right Targets Muslim Minority, Invoking Reconquista History
July 8, 2024
Spain’s Far-Right Targets Muslim Minority, Invoking Reconquista History
Spain’s far-right political groups are using historical events from the Reconquista period to justify calls for the expulsion of Muslims, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday citing an official from the Center for Research on the Far-Right (CINVED). Sergio Gracia, the CINVED…
ECtHR confirms ban on “halal slaughter” in Belgium
July 7, 2024
ECtHR confirms ban on “halal slaughter” in Belgium
In a decision that has upset both Muslim and Jewish communities, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Belgium has confirmed the ban on halal slaughter in Brussels. Jewish and Muslim organizations had filed a lawsuit in March to…
Spain: Hate crimes increase by 21.3% in 2023 compared to 2022
July 3, 2024
Spain: Hate crimes increase by 21.3% in 2023 compared to 2022
Spain’s Ministry of the Interior revealed that hate crimes increased by 21.3% in 2023 compared to 2022. The Ministry’s data showed that security forces investigated 2,268 hate crimes. According to the data, 4 out of every 10 hate crimes involved…
Warming Waters Puts Black Sea’s Survival at Risk
July 3, 2024
Warming Waters Puts Black Sea’s Survival at Risk
Turkish Geological engineer, Osman Bektaş, has warned of the dire impact of global climate change on the Black Sea, Daily Sabah reported yesterday. Bektaş notes that the continuous warming of the Black Sea is causing significant changes, including a weakening…
Heavy rains kill at least 7 people in France, Switzerland, Italy
July 1, 2024
Heavy rains kill at least 7 people in France, Switzerland, Italy
Ferocious storms and heavy rains that struck France, Switzerland, and Italy over the weekend have resulted in the deaths of seven people, Al Jazeera reported citing local authorities. In France’s northeastern Aube region, three individuals in their 70s and 80s…
Georgia’s Peace Cathedral Hosts Interfaith Lecture on Eid al-Ghadir
June 30, 2024
Georgia’s Peace Cathedral Hosts Interfaith Lecture on Eid al-Ghadir
The Peace Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia is the world’s first grassroots project to combine a mosque, synagogue, and church under one roof. Its founder, Archbishop Malkhaz Songulashvili, is an avid promoter of interfaith dialogue and peaceful coexistence between people of…