Friday, March 29, 2024

World

Video: Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad reads her poem ‘Only in Gaza’

Palestinian journalist and writer Plestia Alaqad shares a poem with Middle East Eye's Mohamed Hassan during a conversation about the power of storytelling, leaving Gaza and what the world is still missing in the way it sees Palestine.

ICJ orders Israel to stop preventing ‘delivery of urgently needed’ aid

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ordered Israel to provide immediate, unhindered delivery of aid to...

Gaza war surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah elected rector at University of Glasgow

Gaza war surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah elected rector at University of Glasgow.

In a week, Israeli army executes 13 children in and near Al-Shifa Hospital: Euro-Med Monitor

The Israeli army has executed 13 children by direct shooting in Al-Shifa Medical Complex and its Gaza City...

Gangs, kidnappings, murders: Why thousands of Rohingya are desperately trying to escape refugee camps by boats

Ruth Wells, UNSW Sydney and Max William Loomes, UNSW Sydney Late last week, a boat crammed with Rohingya refugees...

White House condemns Hindu nationalists’ attack against journalist who asked question to PM Modi

The White House strongly condemned the harassment faced by Sabrina Siddiqui, a journalist from the Wall Street Journal, who asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi a question regarding the degeneration of India’s democracy during a press event at the White House on June 22, following Modi’s meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden.

UN expert urges US to apologise for Guantanamo abuses

A United Nations expert has called on the United States to apologise for the torture of Guantanamo Bay prisoners, to ensure accountability for brutal human rights abuses, and to close down the US-run detention facility in Cuba.
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Indian entrepreneur declined White House party with Modi, says standing up for Muslims important than ‘selfie opp with chai, samosas’

Sana Javeri Kadri, a United States-based entrepreneur, declined an invitation to a White House party with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 22, citing rights abuses and injustices in India that have been acknowledged by Modi's ruling regime

“This year, we will witness largest Hajj pilgrimage in history,” say Hajj officials

“This year, we will witness the largest Hajj pilgrimage in history,” an official at the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said
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Activists stage die-in outside White House to protest PM Modi’s visit

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the White House for a 21-gun salute on Thursday morning, activists staged a die-in near the presidential residence in Washington to denounce his visit.

Russia witnesses armed mutiny by private mercenary, Putin vows to crush it

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to crush an armed mutiny after the private army of mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin seized control of a southern city as part...
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Hundreds gather outside White House to protest minority persecution in India

Hundreds of Indian Americans and their allies gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C. on 22 June to stage a demonstration against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assault on democratic values and ongoing human rights violations.

If a US president meets with Modi, “protection of Muslim minority in majority-Hindu India” is worth mentioning: Barack Obama

India may start “pulling apart” if the government does not protect the rights of its ethnic minorities, former United States President Barack Obama said on Friday.
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First South Asians ever elected to New York City denounce PM Modi’s visit, say “we reject Fascism”

New York City Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani and City Council Members Shahana Hanif and Shekar Krishnan on Wednesday in a joint statement said that they are appalled by the visit of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to their city.

Missing Titanic sub: What are submersibles, how do they communicate, and what may have gone wrong?

An extensive search and rescue operation is underway to locate a commercial submersible that went missing during a dive to the Titanic shipwreck.
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Three US Congress members to boycott Modi’s address citing human rights concerns

At least three progressive lawmakers said they would not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's joint congressional address to protest numerous alleged human rights violations in India. Two Muslim Congresswomen — Ilhan...

While red carpet rolled out for PM Modi in US, people in India continue to experience human rights abuses, says Amnesty

The United States and Indian governments must address the grave human rights issues in both countries during Prime Minister Modi’s meeting with President Biden in Washington DC, said Amnesty International ahead of the state visit this week.
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