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Bahraini regime committed some 850 grave human rights violations in July: Rights group
October 8, 2018
Bahraini regime committed some 850 grave human rights violations in July: Rights group
An independent human rights group has documented 844 cases of grave human rights violations in Bahrain during the month of July as the ruling Al Khalifah regime relentlessly continues with its crackdown on human rights activists and pro-democracy campaigners in…
Bomb explosions kill 2 Afghan security forces, injure 9, including civilians, in Kabul
October 7, 2018
Bomb explosions kill 2 Afghan security forces, injure 9, including civilians, in Kabul
At least two Afghan security forces have been killed in two back-to-back bomb explosions in an eastern neighborhood of the capital Kabul, local police say. At least two Afghan security forces have been killed in two back-to-back bomb explosions…
Yemenis protest against Saudi war, economic woes
October 7, 2018
Yemenis protest against Saudi war, economic woes
People have in recent days taken to the streets of different Yemeni cities to vent their outrage at Saudi Arabia that has waged a multiple-year deadly war on the country and caused one of the worst humanitarian crises of modern…
Afghan forces foil militants bid to carry out explosions in Kabul
October 7, 2018
Afghan forces foil militants bid to carry out explosions in Kabul
The Afghan security forces have foiled militants bid to carry out two explosions in capital Kabul, the security authorities said Thursday. The Afghan security forces have foiled militants bid to carry out two explosions in capital Kabul, the…
Detention of shia clerics who took part in commemorating Ashura occasion renewed
October 7, 2018
Detention of shia clerics who took part in commemorating Ashura occasion renewed
The Public Prosecution ordered on Wednesday (October 3, 2018) the renewal of detention of 3 clerics over taking part in commemorating Ashura occasion last month. The Public Prosecution ordered on Wednesday (October 3, 2018) the renewal of detention of…
EU urges arms ban on Saudi alliance to stop Yemen war
October 7, 2018
EU urges arms ban on Saudi alliance to stop Yemen war
The European Parliament has passed a resolution through which it has called for an urgent ban on all sales of weapons to a Saudi-led coalition which is pressing ahead a deadly war on Yemen since 2015. The European…
Yemen cholera outbreak accelerates to 10,000+ cases per week: WHO
October 4, 2018
Yemen cholera outbreak accelerates to 10,000+ cases per week: WHO
Yemen’s cholera outbreak – the worst in the world – is accelerating again, with roughly 10,000 suspected cases now reported per week, the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) showed on Tuesday. Yemen’s cholera outbreak – the…
National Institute for HR Says Force Used against Detainee Hajar Mansour Lawful
October 4, 2018
National Institute for HR Says Force Used against Detainee Hajar Mansour Lawful
Bahrain’s National Institute for Human Rights claimed on Monday (1 October 2018) that the force used by a police officer against detainee Hajar Mansour was within the limits of the legal use of force. Bahrain’s National Institute for Human…
Iraqi troops purge 14 villages in Kirkuk’s Hawija from IS remnants
October 3, 2018
Iraqi troops purge 14 villages in Kirkuk’s Hawija from IS remnants
Iraqi police forces purged on Tuesday 14 villages in Kirkuk’s Hawija district from the so-called Islamic State militants. Iraqi police forces purged on Tuesday 14 villages in Kirkuk’s Hawija district from the so-called Islamic State militants. Iraqi website Baghdad…
Bahraini regime forces raid houses across kingdom, detain many activists
October 3, 2018
Bahraini regime forces raid houses across kingdom, detain many activists
Human rights activists say Bahraini regime forces have stormed dozens of houses and arrested tens of Shia activists across the Persian Gulf kingdom as the ruling Al Khalifah dynasty does not shy away from its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents…