Human Rights

INDONESIA: Courts verdict encourages further attacks against religious minorities

Three to six months in prison was the shocking sentence given to the perpetrators of the mob killing of three Ahmadiyahs earlier this year. The remaining perpetrators will be released on the reading of the verdict on 23 August this year. Most of them...

Protections must be enforced as part of Australia-Malaysia refugee deal – UN

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COTE D'IVOIRE: Ex-combatant street youths demand payment

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In many police stations where FRCI are still posted, neighbourhood families often bring in meals

Local Oakland Bar, SomaR, Announces Ticket Holder Drink Discounts

Whether it’s with a group of friends, or a date, for the show of a ticket you can get drink discounts at Oakland’s SomaR Bar.

Global: Schools No Havens in War Zones

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Schoolchildren sit in a makeshift classroom in the courtyard of the Birhni Middle School. The...

Bahrain: Systematic Attacks on Medical Providers

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Masked soldiers in a hallway at the Salmaniya Medical Complex after military and security...

SRI LANKA: Northerners go to the polls

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Security has been beefed up ahead of the polls

UN urges authorities in Gaza to reconsider dissolution of youth group

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Maxwell Gaylard, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory

Syria: Ban speaks out as violence continues to escalate

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Protesters in Homs, Syria

INDONESIA: Ahmadiyah community faces ongoing discrimination

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