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Afghanistan: Collapse of legal system is ‘human rights catastrophe’, UN says

Afghanistan: Collapse of legal system is ‘human rights catastrophe’, UN says

“Lawyers, judges, prosecutors and other actors involved with the legal system in Afghanistan face grave risks to their safety, and those still practicing must navigate a deeply challenging, non-independent legal system”, UN Special Rapporteurs Margaret Satterthwaite, on the independence of…
Moroccan authorities to hand Shia activist, Hassan Al-Rabea, to Saudi authorities

Moroccan authorities to hand Shia activist, Hassan Al-Rabea, to Saudi authorities

The Moroccan authorities arrested the Saudi activist Hassan Al-Rabea, prompted by the Saudi authorities, who accused Al-Rabiea family of being involved in the popular protests that took place in Saudi Arabia during the years (2011-2017), while human rights organizations expressed…
Several injured as bomb blast derails passenger train in Pakistan

Several injured as bomb blast derails passenger train in Pakistan

At least 13 people have been injured after a bomb blast derailed a passenger train in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan. The bomb exploded after midday on Friday as the Jaffar Express passenger train was passing through the Bolan…
UNESCO to dedicate 2023 Int’l Day of Education to Afghan girls and women

UNESCO to dedicate 2023 Int’l Day of Education to Afghan girls and women

Marking the occasion of the International Day of Education, being held on January 24, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced the decision to dedicate the day to girls and women in Afghanistan who have been forcefully…
Baghdad-based AhlulBayet Islamic Thought Center holds intellectual symposium

Baghdad-based AhlulBayet Islamic Thought Center holds intellectual symposium

The AhlulBayet Islamic Thought Center, affiliated to the Shirazi Religious Authority, in Baghdad held a symposium titled, “The Role of the Religious Authority in the Time of Occultation”, with the participation of a delegation from the Shirazi Religious Authority in…
Pakistan to run out of medicines in coming weeks as pharma sector seeks ’emergency corrective measures’

Pakistan to run out of medicines in coming weeks as pharma sector seeks ’emergency corrective measures’

Pakistan, which has been reeling under severe economic crisis, is now heading towards acute shortage of life-saving medicines. The warning has been sounded by Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA), which has warned the situation to worsen if Letters of Credit…
US study criticizes marginalizing Muslims in media and cinema

US study criticizes marginalizing Muslims in media and cinema

The ‘Los Angeles Times’ published a detailed article on Muslims in the United States of America, in which it indicated that Muslim immigrants suffer from abuse in the media, in addition to their suffering from marginalization in the media and…
Turkey: Historical Vaniköy Mosque, destroyed in fire, restored

Turkey: Historical Vaniköy Mosque, destroyed in fire, restored

The 358-year old Vaniköy Mosque in Istanbul’s Üsküdar district, destroyed by the fire in 2020, has been restored. The historical Vaniköy Mosque, one of the 11 mosques adorning the Bosphorus, was reduced to ash on Nov. 15, 2020. The mosque…
Around 2 million facing food insecurity across Lebanon

Around 2 million facing food insecurity across Lebanon

Lebanon’s first ever Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Acute Food Insecurity Analysis predicts that the situation will deteriorate between January and April this year, with 2.26 million people – 1.46 million Lebanese residents and around 800,000 refugees – expected…
Four soldiers, as many terrorists killed in southwestern Pakistan

Four soldiers, as many terrorists killed in southwestern Pakistan

Four Pakistani soldiers and as many terrorists were killed in two different incidents in the southwestern Balochistan province, the Pakistan army said on Wednesday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said…
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