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UN experts urge Pakistan to repeal blasphemy laws, protect religious minorities —————————————– UN human rights experts have urged Pakistan to repeal its blasphemy laws and enhance protection for religious minorities from escalating violence and discrimination, Jurist News reported. They called…

Kurdish Female Fighters Rescue Yazidi Woman Held Captive by ISIS for 11 Years ———————————- A 21-year-old Yazidi woman, Riham H., has been rescued after 11 years in captivity by the all-female Kurdish force, the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), in northeast…

Afghan Girls Turn to Religious Schools After Ban on Education Beyond 6th Grade: AP ———————————– Three years after the Taliban banned girls from attending secondary and higher education in Afghanistan, many teenage girls are turning to religious madrasas as their…

3.5 Million People in Afghanistan Face Deadly Cold Wave Risks This Winter, New Report Warns ————————— A recent report by REACH, a humanitarian data initiative, warns that nearly 3.5 million people across 289 communities in Afghanistan are at the highest…

Hospitals in Syria’s Sweida Overwhelmed Following Sectarian Clashes, WHO Reports ———————————– The main hospital in the southern Syrian city of Sweida is struggling to cope with a surge of trauma patients and is operating without sufficient electricity or water after…

Tehran Faces Severe Water Crisis as Relocation Looms ……………. Tehran’s worsening water crisis may force the relocation of its 15 million residents, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned on Thursday. Speaking to local media, Pezeshkian said the capital is “almost out…

Deadly Explosions Rock Idlib Province in Northern Syria, Killing At Least Five and Injuring Dozens ———————————— A series of powerful explosions ripped through an arms depot in the town of Kafriya in northern Syria’s Idlib province on Thursday, July 24,…

Over 500 Videos Document Crimes Against Humanity by Syrian Security Forces in Sweida ……………….. Sources revealed on Thursday the existence of more than 500 video clips documenting harrowing crimes allegedly committed by members of Syria’s General Security in the southern…

Iraqi-American Artist Paints Gaza’s Pain on Milwaukee Wall …………………. In the heart of Milwaukee, a powerful mural by Iraqi-American artist David Najib Kasir has brought the anguish of Gaza to life, turning an alleyway into a canvas of protest and…

Egypt releases 1,056 prisoners under presidential pardon ————————– Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that 1,056 prisoners have been freed under a presidential pardon, Anadolu Agency reported. The ministry explained that this action is part of implementing President Abdel Fattah…