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Roadside Bomb Kills 11 Coal Miners in Balochistan, Pakistan
February 14, 2025
Roadside Bomb Kills 11 Coal Miners in Balochistan, Pakistan
In a tragic incident in Balochistan province, Pakistan, at least 11 coal miners lost their lives and six others were injured when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb early Friday morning, VOA news reported. The attack occurred near a coal…
Iraq identifies 53 victims from mass graves in Nineveh
February 14, 2025
Iraq identifies 53 victims from mass graves in Nineveh
The Iraqi Forensic Medicine Department announced on Thursday that it has identified 53 victims found in mass graves in northern Iraq, all killed by ISIS. According to Zaid Ali Abbas, the department’s director general, 32 of the victims were Yazidis…
Iraq Confirms Exclusion of Yazidi Kidnappers from Amnesty Law
February 13, 2025
Iraq Confirms Exclusion of Yazidi Kidnappers from Amnesty Law
The Iraqi Judicial Council has confirmed that individuals responsible for the kidnapping and enslavement of Yazidis and other communities will not receive amnesty under the recent amendments to the General Amnesty Law, Kurdistan 24 reported. This decision comes amid significant…
New report exposes systemic discrimination against Shia in Saudi Arabia
February 13, 2025
New report exposes systemic discrimination against Shia in Saudi Arabia
A recent report by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), titled “Systemic Discrimination and Religious Repression: The Shia Struggle for Equality in Saudi Arabia”, sheds light on the persistent challenges faced by Saudi Arabia’s Shia community, which…
Pakistan Ranked Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change in 2022
February 13, 2025
Pakistan Ranked Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change in 2022
Pakistan has been identified as the most vulnerable country to climate change in the Climate Risk Index (CRI) for 2025, released by Germanwatch, Anadolu Agency reported. This ranking follows devastating floods in 2022 that inundated a third of the nation,…
Iraq’s top court dismisses appeal against three key laws
February 12, 2025
Iraq’s top court dismisses appeal against three key laws
Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal challenging the validity of the voting procedures for three recently passed laws: amendments to the general amnesty and personal status laws, as well as a land restitution bill. The ruling effectively lifts…
Reports highlight Taliban’s forced religious conversions of Afghan Shia Muslims
February 12, 2025
Reports highlight Taliban’s forced religious conversions of Afghan Shia Muslims
Recent human rights and media reports have revealed increasing pressure by the Taliban on Afghanistan’s Shia Muslims, with dozens of residents in the northeastern province of Badakhshan allegedly forced to change their religious beliefs under threat. According to informed sources,…
Saudi Arabia releases PhD student jailed for women’s rights tweets
February 12, 2025
Saudi Arabia releases PhD student jailed for women’s rights tweets
Salma al-Shehab, a 36-year-old Saudi Arabian PhD student from Leeds University, has been released after serving a four-year prison sentence for her social media activity supporting women’s rights. Arrested in January 2021 during a visit to Saudi Arabia, al-Shehab was…
Leopard killings surge in Pakistan amid human-wildlife conflict
February 12, 2025
Leopard killings surge in Pakistan amid human-wildlife conflict
Leopard killings in Pakistan have surged in recent years, posing a significant threat to the species’ survival, The Guardian said in a report released on Tuesday. Conservationists attribute this alarming trend to escalating human-wildlife conflicts, particularly in regions where leopards…
Daesh claims responsibility for suicide bombing in Kunduz, Afghanistan
February 12, 2025
Daesh claims responsibility for suicide bombing in Kunduz, Afghanistan
Daesh has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing near a bank in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, on February 11, 2025, which resulted in five fatalities and seven injuries. The bombing occurred near a branch of Kabul Bank in Kunduz city. Jumauddin…