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Thailand Indicts Former Security Personnel Over 2004 Tak Bai Massacre
September 20, 2024
Thailand Indicts Former Security Personnel Over 2004 Tak Bai Massacre
Eight former state security personnel in Thailand have been indicted on murder charges related to the deaths of 78 Muslim protesters during the Tak Bai massacre in 2004, the Associated Press reported yesterday. The announcement was made by the prosecutor’s…
Over 150 in Moroccan Court for Migration Incitement
September 20, 2024
Over 150 in Moroccan Court for Migration Incitement
More than 150 individuals appeared in a Moroccan court for allegedly inciting illegal migration following a failed mass attempt to reach Spain’s Ceuta enclave, Arab News reported today. Government spokesman Mustapha Baitas reported that around 3,000 people attempted to cross…
Militant Attack in Bamako Leaves Over 70 Dead
September 20, 2024
Militant Attack in Bamako Leaves Over 70 Dead
A militant attack in Bamako, Mali’s capital, has resulted in at least 77 deaths and 255 injuries, Arab News reported yesterday citing security sources. The assault, claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked group JNIM, targeted a military police training camp and a…
China’s Influence on Canadian MPs Revealed in Inquiry
September 20, 2024
China’s Influence on Canadian MPs Revealed in Inquiry
Recent documents presented at the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference (PIFI) indicate that Chinese officials attempted to sway Canadian MPs against a 2021 motion condemning the genocide of Uyghurs, National Post revealed yesterday. The motion passed unanimously, but post-vote, the…
Jordan Becomes First Country to Eliminate Leprosy
September 20, 2024
Jordan Becomes First Country to Eliminate Leprosy
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially verified that Jordan has eliminated leprosy, making it the first country globally to achieve this milestone, WHO website reported yesterday. For over two decades, Jordan has reported no autochthonous cases of the disease,…
Sweden Charges Woman with War Crimes Against Yazidis
September 20, 2024
Sweden Charges Woman with War Crimes Against Yazidis
A 52-year-old Swedish woman, Lina Laina Ishaq, has been charged with genocide, crimes against humanity, and serious war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria while associated with the IS group, VOA reported yesterday. This marks the…
European Parliament Condemns Taliban’s Treatment of Women as ‘Gender Apartheid’
September 20, 2024
European Parliament Condemns Taliban’s Treatment of Women as ‘Gender Apartheid’
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning the treatment of women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, labeling it as “gender apartheid” and calling for its recognition as a crime against humanity, Amu TV reported yesterday. The resolution, passed with…
Alarming Rise in Violence Against Environmental Defenders: A Global Crisis
September 19, 2024
Alarming Rise in Violence Against Environmental Defenders: A Global Crisis
A recent report by Global Witness reveals that the killings of over 2,100 land and environmental defenders in the past decade are merely “the tip of a very, very big iceberg,” according to Laura Furones, the lead author, Anadolu Agency…
X Circumvents Brazilian Court Block by Using Cloud Services
September 19, 2024
X Circumvents Brazilian Court Block by Using Cloud Services
Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has circumvented a Supreme Court-ordered block in Brazil by routing internet traffic through third-party cloud services, notably Cloudflare, The Guardian reported today. This update allowed some Brazilian users to access the platform without a…
At Least 12 Soldiers Killed in Recent Niger Attacks
September 19, 2024
At Least 12 Soldiers Killed in Recent Niger Attacks
A series of attacks in military-run Niger has resulted in the deaths of at least 12 soldiers and injuries to 30 others, VOA reported on Thursday citing the army. The first incident occurred in the Tillaberi region, where five soldiers…