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The second “Annual Human Rights Film Festival the Hague : Women’s Rights Edition” has highlighted women’s suffering in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Tajik and Uyghur minorities. Shia women were among those whose crisis was tackled in the festival; as they…

The office of Libya’s chief prosecutor said that five people were sentenced to life in prison after they were convicted of human trafficking over the deaths of 11 migrants and refugees who were on a dilapidated boat trying to cross the Mediterranean…

The European Union’s statistics office, Eurostat, announced on Tuesday, July 11, that as a result of immigration, the population of the European Union increased for the first time in three years, going from 446.7 million to 448.4 million people in…

Misbah al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development announced its intention to hold a marathon for Eid al-Ghadir cyclists in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. Accordingly, the institute published a notice and invited all young people who are interested in participating…

The Bahrain Human Rights Center announced that 120 cases of human rights violations took place in different parts of Bahrain in June. The organization further stated that during the past month, many sectarian violations have been registered in Bahrain, which…

In a recent session of the United Nations General Assembly, a motion addressing the burning of the Quran, the holy book of Islam, was put forth. The motion aimed to tackle religious intolerance and the desecration of religious texts. Each…

In the wake of the recent alarming rise of religious hatred, dozens of nations attending a debate at the U.N. Human Rights Council condemned the lack of tolerance for the beliefs of others, which they said has led to the…

Despite reduced rate of growth, the world’s population has exceeded 8 billion. The figure rose from 7 billion in 2011 and 6 billion in 1999, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency. The world is expected to have more than…

A gang of masked men carried out a deadly attack on the second largest market in the central Mexican city of Toluca, discharging their guns before setting the location on fire, Aljazeera reported. The incident resulted in the death of…

At least six people were killed in an alleged knife attack on a kindergarten in China on Monday, Aljazeera reported. The incident occurred around 7:40 a.m. in Hengshan town of Lianjiang city in southern Guangdong province, a spokeswoman for the…