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		Facebook removes nearly 200 accounts tied to hate groups
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
July 9, 2020
Facebook removes nearly 200 accounts tied to hate groups
						Facebook has removed nearly 200 social media accounts linked to white supremacy groups that planned to encourage members to attend protests over police killings of black people Facebook has removed nearly 200 social media accounts linked to white supremacy groups…					
				
			
		Britain will resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite fears weaponry could be used against civilians in Yemen
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
July 9, 2020
Britain will resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite fears weaponry could be used against civilians in Yemen
						Britain will resume its arms sales to Saudi Arabia despite fears that UK-made weapons could be used by Riyadh against civilians in Yemen and 20 of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s aides being added to a Britain will resume its…					
				
			
		Jewish and Muslim leaders unite ahead of hearing into Belgian kosher-halal ban
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
July 8, 2020
Jewish and Muslim leaders unite ahead of hearing into Belgian kosher-halal ban
						Senior Jewish and Muslim leaders this week issued a joint plea ahead of a European Court of Justice hearing into the legality of a Belgian ban on religious slaughter. Senior Jewish and Muslim leaders this week issued a joint plea…					
				
			
		Morocco announces the opening date for mosques months after the closure
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
July 8, 2020
Morocco announces the opening date for mosques months after the closure
						Mosques in Morocco will reopen their doors next week, after they have been closed since last March, in the context of measures to tackle the Corona pandemic, with the continued closure during Friday prayers. Mosques in Morocco will reopen their…					
				
			
		Egypt partially reopens Al-Hussein Mosque
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
July 8, 2020
Egypt partially reopens Al-Hussein Mosque
						Egypt has partially reopened Cairo’s iconic Al-Hussein Mosque as of 7 July following a few days of closure over worshippers’ non-compliance with the new coronavirus precautions. Egypt has partially reopened Cairo’s iconic Al-Hussein Mosque as of 7 July following a…					
				
			
		Human rights organization criticizes Italy on human rights in Bahrain
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
July 7, 2020
Human rights organization criticizes Italy on human rights in Bahrain
						Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain has condemned an oral intervention under the sixth item of the universal periodic review of Italy. Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain has condemned an oral intervention under the sixth…					
				
			
		Gunmen kill 15 farmers in northern Nigeria: police
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
July 7, 2020
Gunmen kill 15 farmers in northern Nigeria: police
						Gunmen on Monday killed 15 farmers in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina state, police said, in the latest violence by cattle thieves in the restive region. Gunmen on Monday killed 15 farmers in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina state, police said, in the latest…					
				
			
		Belgium: Thousands denounce university headscarf ban ruling in Brussels
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
July 7, 2020
Belgium: Thousands denounce university headscarf ban ruling in Brussels
						Some 1,000 people took the streets in the Belgian capital on Sunday to advocate for the right to wear headscarves at universities.   Some 1,000 people took the streets in the Belgian capital on Sunday to advocate for the right…					
				
			
		UK imposes sanctions on 20 Saudi human rights abusers
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
July 7, 2020
UK imposes sanctions on 20 Saudi human rights abusers
						British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the UK’s new and independent sanctions system on Monday, targeting around 50 human rights abusers in Saudi Arabia, Russia, Myanmar, and North Korea. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the UK’s new and independent…					
				
			
		Nazi cell plan to attack mosque in Germany thwarted
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
July 5, 2020
Nazi cell plan to attack mosque in Germany thwarted
						Houses of the neo-Nazi group Free Forces Prignitz were searched in several federal states in Germany. Those affected are said to have planned an arson attack on a mosque. Houses of the neo-Nazi group Free Forces Prignitz were searched in…