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Published on 11:04 GMT

Balochistan: 181 disappearances, 12 killings in March, says human rights body Paank

Baloch National Movement (BNM) members stage a protest in front of Pakistani High Commission against Pakistani atrocities in Balochistan, in London on Wednesday. Balochistan (Pakistan) Paank, the human rights division of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), …

Source: Awaz The Voice - Pending
Published on Apr 15, 2025

Ethnic armed groups accused of extrajudicial killings

Legal professionals in Myanmar told DVB that the sentencing and execution of alleged criminals by ethnic armed groups in areas of the country under their control amounts to extrajudicial killings and serious human rights violations. “The accused in areas …

Source: Democratic Voice of Burma - Neutral
Published on 09:46 GMT

Italy’s left embraces Hamas in parliament motion

If you listen carefully, you can almost hear the applause from Doha and Tehran. In a rare display of unity, Italy’s far-left coalition—Partito Democratico (PD), Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S), and Alleanza Verdi Sinistra (AVS)—has tabled a motion demanding …

Source: The Times of Israel - Neutral
Published on 12:25 GMT

Harry and Meghan's charity cuts ties with Muslim group over pro-Palestine comments

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's charity has cut ties with a US-based Muslim organisation after pro-Palestinian statements made by its founder came to light. The Archewell Foundation, which was set up by the couple in 2020, has given two grants …

Source: Middle East Eye - Indeterminate
Published on 08:13 GMT

Ethiopia at the Brink: From Elite Paralysis to Possibility – Part One

Sirak Zena April x, 2025 Abstract: This two-part analysis critically examines the role of Ethiopia’s political elites, mainly those in the diaspora, in the context of the nation’s deepening crisis. Part One dissects the historical roots and theoretical …

Source: Zehabesha - Indeterminate
Published on 06:42 GMT

Israel has killed over 70 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire: UN

Thameen Al-Kheetan, spokesperson for the UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said on Tuesday that the death toll included 14 women and nine children. He called for investigations into “each and every military action where …

Source: Iran Front Page - Gov't Propaganda
Published on 07:21 GMT

World News | Balochistan Reports 181 Enforced Disappearances, 12 Extrajudicial Killings in March, Says Paank

Balochistan [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Paank, the human rights division of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), has said that there were at least 181 cases of enforced disappearances and 12 extrajudicial killings recorded in Balochistan during the month of …

Source: Latestly - Indeterminate
Published on 02:18 GMT

Shadow of UAE support for RSF hangs over Sudan peace conference in London

The British government’s conference on Sudan, marking two years of the country’s devastating war, opened on 15 April with shreds of positive news. Britain, which like most other Western states has been eviscerating its aid budget, offered to launch a £120m …

Source: Africa Report - Neutral
Published on 01:18 GMT

Burkina Faso Recruiting 14,000 Soldiers Amid Waves of Terror

Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta in mid-March announced it was recruiting 14,000 soldiers to fight rebels affiliated with al-Qaida and the Islamic State group (IS). The fighters are civilian defense volunteers known as VDPs. The new soldiers will be …

Source: Africa Defense Forum - Pending
Published on Apr 15, 2025

Burkina Faso’s Volunteer Militia Implicated in ‘Systematic Extermination’

Graphic videos of a massacre in villages surrounding the western Burkina Faso town of Solenzo spread rapidly on social media in March. Dozens of lifeless bodies — most of them women, children and elderly — were scattered on the ground with their heads …

Source: Africa Defense Forum - Pending
Published on Apr 14, 2025

Sudan: Two years into the conflict, the world's largest humanitarian crisis now threatens regional stability

In South Sudan, the arrival of people fleeing Sudan’s conflict has put more pressure on already scarce resources, which is deepening local tensions and threatening the fragile peace South Sudan has struggled to maintain. Nadia, a mother of five-year-old …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on Apr 15, 2025

Locals warn of ISIS sleeper cells, government inaction in Syria’s Badia

By Omar Abdurrahman DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Syria’s vast and strategic Badia desert region, once a stronghold for the Islamic State (ISIS), is once again drawing concern as a deteriorating security situation sparks fears of a resurgence by the …

Source: North Press Agency - Center-left
Published on Apr 15, 2025

UK Government Criticised for Not Including Sudanese Voices at Conference on Sudan

The conference followed a weekend of brutal massacres of civilians by the RSF in refugee camps around Darfur 15 April 2025 Protesters opposed to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and the alleged role of the UAE in Sudan gather outside Lancaster House …

Source: Byline Times - Pending
Published on Apr 15, 2025

Israel has killed at least 71 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire, UN says

Death toll announced as Israel launches new attack in southern Lebanon, killing one person and injuring three. The United Nations says at least 71 civilians have been killed by Israeli forces in Lebanon since a ceasefire was struck at the end of last year. …

Source: Al Jazeera - Pro-Government
Published on Apr 15, 2025

Israel says killed Hezbollah 'commander' in south Lebanon

Lebanon said an Israeli strike Tuesday left one person dead in the south as Israel said it killed a Hezbollah “platoon commander”, its latest raid despite a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed group. President Joseph Aoun, in remarks published on …

Source: Hespress - Neutral
Published on Apr 15, 2025

Unconventional Transactions and Alliances in the Horn of Africa: Statehood, Dams, Ports, and Peace Support Operations

Introduction The nature of intrastate and interstate security in the Horn of Africa has been undergoing continuous and rapid reorientation involving old and new ambitions. A recent round of controversies was triggered by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) …

Source: Georgetown Journal of International Affairs - Washington D.C. - Pending
Published on Apr 15, 2025

Nigerian Bar Association Demands End To Mindless Killings, Violence In Plateau, Benue States

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the escalating violence and senseless killings plaguing Plateau, Benue, and other states across the country. In a statement released on Tuesday by its President, Afam Osigwe (SAN), the NBA decried …

Source: Sahara Reporters - Left-wing
Published on Apr 15, 2025

Africa: All of Africa Today – April 14, 2025

France Threatens Retaliation If Algeria Expels Embassy Staff The French government said it will retaliate if Algeria goes ahead with a threat to expel 12 officials of the French embassy in Algiers, the capital. Algeria has been protesting against the …

Source: Skillings Mining Review - Florida - Pending
Published on Apr 15, 2025

Tinubu: Mutfwang Must Summon the Will to Deal with Plateau’s Continued Killings

•Instructs security to thoroughly investigate recurring crisis, declares enough is enough •Killings suggest sinister motive, says gov •Gunmen kill 54 in fresh attack, several injured, over 30 houses razed •Atiku condemns devt, says Tinubu’s security …

Source: This Day - Pro-Government

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 17:20 GMT

Human rights in English and Welsh courts – the Universal Periodic Review

Every four and a half years, a state will participate in the United Nations ‘Universal Periodic Review’ (UPR). The state’s human rights situation is reviewed by its peers – other states – in an interactive dialogue. Unlike other international human rights …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 15:56 GMT

Women Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Travel to Meet Palestinian Women

Nobel Peace Prize laureates Jody Williams, Tawakkol Karman and Shirin Ebadi travel to Jordan and the West Bank to meet women resisting violence and occupation AMMAN, JORDAN, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Amid the growing humanitarian …

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Published on April 16, 2025 - 01:32 GMT

AIDA Country Report on Cyprus – 2024 Update

|Published on: 15th April 2025|Categories: News| The updated AIDA Country Report on Cyprus provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of …

Distribution channels: Politics
Published on April 15, 2025 - 23:24 GMT

Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division Delivers Remarks Following Conviction of Michael ...

Thank you, Acting United States Attorney Grewell, Special Agent in Charge of HSI’s Denver Field Office, Steve Cagan, and everyone for being here. My name is Matthew Galeotti, and I am the Head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Today, the …

Distribution channels: U.S. Politics

Published on April 15, 2025 - 23:24 GMT

Gambian Man Convicted on Torture Charges

A Colorado jury convicted a Gambian national, Michael Sang Correa, on torture charges for his participation in the torture of numerous victims in The Gambia in 2006, including through beating and flesh burning, because of the victims’ purported involvement …

Distribution channels: U.S. Politics
Published on April 15, 2025 - 21:18 GMT

Solidarity Center Files Lawsuit to Challenge Termination of Global Labor Rights Programs

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Solidarity Center, Global March Against Child Labour, and the American Institutes for Research (AIR), represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group, filed a lawsuit today challenging the U.S. Department …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 20:47 GMT

Attorney General James Stops Illegal Housing Discrimination in the Capital Region

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today stopped two brothers and their spouses who own three rental buildings in the Capital Region from illegally denying housing opportunities to low-income renters. An investigation by the Office of the …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 07:19 GMT

Strengthening the Oxfam Confederation: Historic Decisions on Affiliation in the Philippines, Kenya and Senegal

The Oxfam Confederation has taken a major step forward on its journey to becoming more diverse, inclusive, and locally led. At the March 2025 Affiliate Business Meeting (ABM), all Oxfam Affiliates unanimously approved three significant affiliation …

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Published on April 16, 2025 - 12:00 GMT

CAN Launches 'Defining Consent' Video for Weinstein and Diddy Jurors

And All Jurors Everywhere! NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, April 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The word “consent” appears 162 times in New York’s Penal Code. But this pivotal word that jurors rely on to determine guilt or innocence for crimes such …

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Published on April 16, 2025 - 10:00 GMT

Middle Eastern Artist Yousef Al Omani lends his soulful voice to "Why Oh Why"

Yousef Al Omani lends his voice to a powerful global call for unity with the stirring anthem 'Why Oh Why'. HOLLYWOOD, CA, UNITED STATES, April 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Middle Eastern superstar Yousef Al Omani lends his iconic voice …

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Published on April 16, 2025 - 09:26 GMT

The World Medical Association welcomes progress on the Global Pandemic Agreement

WMA commends the dedicated efforts of Member States of the World Health Organization over the past three years to negotiate the Global Pandemic Agreement FERNEY VOLTAIRE, FRANCE, April 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The World Medical Association …

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Published on April 16, 2025 - 08:00 GMT

4th Annual International Urs Mubarak Commemorates the Life and Legacy of Hazrat El Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gillani

LAHORE, PAKISTAN, PAKISTAN, April 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The 4th Annual Urs Shareef commemorating the passing of Hazrat El Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gillani (mercy of Allah upon him) was held in Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday, April 6, …

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Published on April 16, 2025 - 04:16 GMT

A Red Circle Opens Creative Spot in Ferguson: A Youth Arts & Wellness Center Rooted in Restoration

As Ferguson nears 10 years of reflection, youth open a joyful new space for art, healing, and leadership with a public celebration May 2–3. FERGUSON, MO, UNITED STATES, April 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As the 10-year anniversary of the …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 23:59 GMT

North Carolina's House Bill 780 – 'The Good Dad Act' – Set to Launch July 1, 2025

A nationwide movement is well underway! RALEIGH, NC, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Good Dad Act Committee proudly announces the upcoming implementation of North Carolina House Bill 780, known as the "Good Dad Act,…

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 22:21 GMT

Powerhouses for Progress: Adrienne Maloof and Kristen Dahlgren Host “It’s Up to Us” Women’s Health Benefit

The first “It’s Up to Us” Women’s Health Benefit unites survivors, scientists & stars to fast-track a breast cancer vaccine & fight for healthcare equity. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On Saturday, …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 17:50 GMT

PuLSE Institute's Economic Justice Push Reflects in President Tina Patterson's Work in Georgetown Poverty Law Journal

DETROIT, MI, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Since its founding several years ago, the mission of The PuLSE Institute, a national and independent anti-poverty think tank headquartered in Detroit, has been to address issues of …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 16:56 GMT

True Vet Solutions Named Official Veteran Affairs Partner of the New York Mavericks

A strategic partnership developed to support and empower veterans across the region NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- True Vet Solutions has officially been named the Veteran Benefits Partner of the New York …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 16:00 GMT

Gaye Magazine announced as the official media partner for DC Black Pride 2025

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Center for Black Equity is proud to announce Gaye Magazine as the Official Media Partner for DC Black Pride 2025, taking place May 23–26, 2025, in the nation’s capital. This …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 15:56 GMT

Women Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Travel to Meet Palestinian Women

Nobel Peace Prize laureates Jody Williams, Tawakkol Karman and Shirin Ebadi travel to Jordan and the West Bank to meet women resisting violence and occupation AMMAN, JORDAN, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Amid the growing humanitarian …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 15:00 GMT

Vaziri Law Group Advocates for Safer Roads by Addressing Key Factors Behind Trucking Accidents

Vaziri Law Group explores the key factors behind trucking accidents, offering actionable insights for creating safer highways and preventing tragedies LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Trucking accidents remain …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 13:15 GMT

Fintech for the Caring Economy: The Beans Expands with Let’s Get Set Acquisition

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Beans, a leading provider of employee financial wellness solutions for Caring Professionals, today announced its acquisition of Let’s Get Set, a female-founded fintech …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 13:15 GMT

Faith, Family, and Community: Statewide Summit Rallies Support for West Virginia’s Foster Care System

Statewide event offers continuing education for foster parents and social workers; unites community and child welfare leaders to support vulnerable children CHARLESTON, WV, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- West Virginia’s …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 13:00 GMT

Andrea Dobson to Retire September 2025 After 25 Years of Trailblazing Leadership at the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

LITTLE ROCK , AR, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Andrea Dobson, Chief Operating and Financial Officer of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF), will retire in September 2025, closing an extraordinary chapter of more than …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 13:00 GMT

The New York Women’s Foundation Announces Honorees Ahead of 2025 Celebrating Women® Breakfast

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The New York Women’s Foundation is proud to announce JPMorganChase as the recipient of the Vision Award at its 2025 Celebrating Women® Breakfast. The Foundation will also …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 12:48 GMT

ALLATRA Representatives at the International Day of Conscience with world leaders at the UN Headquarters in Vienna

VIENNA, AUSTRIA, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- ALLATRA International Public Movement Representatives took part in the official celebration of the International Day of Conscience, held at the United Nations Office in Vienna. The event …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 12:44 GMT

Dovetail Software Leads Vendor Satisfaction and User Experience in HR Service Delivery for Fourth Straight Year

Consistent excellence highlights Dovetail’s ongoing commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Dovetail Software, a leader in HR Service Delivery solutions, is proud to …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 11:00 GMT

Step Up For Cancer Patients: Join the Lazarex Cancer Foundation 5.44K Walk/Run

Emmy-award winning journalist Noelle Bellow will emcee the celebration of hope and healing that supports cancer patients. DANVILLE, CA, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On Saturday, April 26, 2025, Lazarex Cancer Foundation will bring …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 10:00 GMT

THE CURVE FOUNDATION LAUNCHES FIRST QUEER WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY — APRIL 26, 2025 — DURING LESBIAN VISIBILITY WEEK 2025

Key Cities: Long Beach (CA), Los Angeles (CA), Milwaukee (WI), Minneapolis (MN), New York (NY), Portland (OR), Provincetown (MA) SAN FRANCISCO, CA, NY, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Breaking new ground during Lesbian Visibility …

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