Category: Human rights
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Canada foiled Iran plot to assassinate former minister
Canada foiled Iran plot to assassinate former minister Canadian authorities claimed that they recently foiled an Iranian plot to assassinate a former justice minister, who has been a harsh critic of Iran Ottawa, which severed diplomatic ties with Iran more than a decade ago, listed the Revolutionary Guard as a banned terror group in June…
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Concerns grow for imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi’s health in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi underwent a complex surgery in Iran that saw part of a bone in her right leg removed over cancer fears but was immediately returned to prison, raising the risks to her life, rights groups warned. A letter…
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Woman owned cafe in Indonesia’s Sharia stronghold shakes stigma
In this picture taken on November 11, 2024, Morning Mama owner Qurrata Ayuni (C), who lost her parents in the 2004 tsunami, poses alongside staff members at her cafe in Banda Aceh. – Qurrata Ayuni opened Morning Mama — which she says is the lone woman-run cafe in Aceh’s provincial capital — last year to…
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Iran Slams New EU, UK Sanctions As Unjustified: Foreign Ministry
By AFP – Agence France Presse November 19, 2024 Order Reprints Print Article Text size Iran’s foreign ministry Tuesday slammed as unjustified the new sanctions by the European Union and Britain against Tehran over its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine. “While the president of Ukraine has admitted that no Iranian ballistic missiles have been…
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‘My whole body was praying for my death’: LGBTQ Afghans say they face abuse in detention as Taliban crackdown intensifies
CNN — Warning: This report contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence. It was the early hours of the morning when a guard entered Sohrab’s cell – a small, dark room with a barred window and a blanket on the floor – in Kabul’s sprawling Pul-e-Charkhi prison last August. The 19-year-old was escorted to another room…
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Canada foiled Iran plot to assassinate former minister
Updated Nov 19, 2024, 04:36 PM Published Nov 19, 2024, 07:45 AM OTTAWA – The Canadian authorities recently foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Mr Irwin Cotler, a former justice minister who has been a strong critic of Tehran, his organisation said on Nov 18. The 84-year-old was justice minister and attorney-general from 2003…
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Canada foiled Iran plot to assassinate former minister
Canadian authorities recently foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler, a former justice minister who has been a strong critic of Tehran, Cotler’s organization said Monday. The 84-year-old was justice minister and attorney general from 2003 to 2006. He retired from politics in 2015 but has remained active with many associations that campaign…
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Cruz says UN draft resolution against Israel is aimed at undermining incoming Trump admin, GOP Congress
JERUSALEM— Just hours before the United Nations Security Council is slated to vote on an alleged anti-Israel resolution pushed by Algeria to impose an end on the Jewish state’s war of self-defense against Hamas, the Biden administration has gone silent about how it will vote. The irony of the notoriously anti-Israel Algeria devising the resolution…
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Politics latest: Defence secretary holding talks with Ukraine tonight – but stays coy over long-range missiles
Politician among up to five potential prosecutions over bets on election date A politician and a close protection guard are among those the Gambling Commission is looking to prosecute following its investigation into bets placed on the date of the election. A source has told Sky News chief political correspondent Jon Craig that at least…
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Israel’s F-35I Adir Fighter Has an ‘Achilles Heel’ No One Saw Coming
What You Need to Know: A Palestinian NGO, Al-Haq, has filed a legal challenge in London seeking to halt the export of parts for Israel’s F-35 fleet. The UK recently suspended 30 arms export licenses to Israel over humanitarian law concerns but excluded F-35 components, citing global security implications. -Al-Haq claims the Israeli Air Force…
