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More aid reaches Syria’s earthquake victims but it’s not enough, say UN aid agencies

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A second UN aid convoy reached northwest Syria on Friday to help earthquake victims, but humanitarians have warned that far more lifesaving help is needed, and much more quickly. A total of 14 trucks crossed into opposition-held...
Asia

Turkey has almost halved the price of gas for religious sites

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Turkey has announced a significant decision to lower gas prices for places of worship and industrial consumption, effective from 2023. This move aims to provide financial relief and stability, supporting key sectors of the economy.
Asia

The State Duma banned foreigners from using Russian surrogate mothers

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The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, has passed a bill banning foreigners from using the services of Russian surrogate mothers, Reuters reported. Under the new legislation, a child born to...
Asia

Kazakh President Tokayev re-elected with a large majority

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He received 81.31 percent of the vote. The President of Kazakhstan, Kassam-Jomart Tokayev, won yesterday’s early presidential elections in the largest country in Central Asia, AFP reported, referring to the preliminary results. Sixty-nine-year-old Tokaev, who...
Asia

South Korea: Conscientious objectors, a legal battle against punitive alternative service

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Conscientious objectors: a legal battle against punitive alternative service Hye-min Kim, a Jehovah’s Witness and an objector to military service, is the first person known to have refused “alternative service” since it was introduced in 2020. The...
Asia

China: “serious human rights violations” in Xinjiang says UN

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China responsible for "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang province according to the UN human rights report
Asia

Pakistan: Deadly and devastating floods

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The Minister of Climate Change, Sherry Rehman, who on Wednesday spoke of a disaster of "rare magnitude", announced a state of emergency on Friday and appealed for international assistance. Summer monsoons are a seasonal rainfall...
Asia

When China executes prisoners of conscience to fuel organ trafficking

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China is the only country in the world to have an industrial-scale organ trafficking practice that harvests organs from executed prisoners of conscience.
Asia

Rohingya refugees share concerns with UN rights commissioner during visit to Cox’s Bazar

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In Cox’s Bazar, she visited camps housing Rohingya refugees who, after terrible repression and human rights violations, fled Myanmar five years ago “to get some safety,” she said. “An estimated 1.1 million Rohingyas are in...
Asia

Japan‘s prime minister sent a donation to a temple seen as a symbol of militarism

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"It is natural for any country to pay tribute to those who have given their lives for the motherland," commented the Chief Secretary of the Government Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a donation to...
Asia

Iran’s persecution of Baháʼís has escalated since June 2022

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As reported by the Baháʼí Community in Brussels (BIC), the "quiet campaign to strangle the Baháʼí community is now taking a more overt violent turn, reminiscent of the earlier days of the Revolution in...
Asia

Shocking demolitions and land grabs in persecution of Iran’s Baháʼís

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BIC GENEVA — In a cruel escalation, and just two days after previous attacks on Baháʼís across Iran, up to 200 Iranian government and local agents have sealed off the village of Roushankouh, in...
Asia
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Bangladesh: Conference with the EU Parliament about Human Rights Violations

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Bangladesh: European Parliament condemns human rights violations and calls for free and fair elections. BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, July 26, 2022 - July 19th 2022, an international conference entitled "Democracy under threat and human rights violations in...
Asia

Latvia files Allegations of Genocide re Ukraine v. Russian Federation

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Latvia files a declaration of intervention in the proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute THE HAGUE, 22 July 2022. Genocide - On 21 July 2022, the Republic of Latvia, invoking Article 63 of the...
Africa

The Jeddah Summit Declaration, a new tool for Peace and Development

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The final declaration of the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (Jeddah Summit) was issued last July 16th, to the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and the United...
Asia

Shinzo Abe’s assassination to be called terrorist

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Shinzo Abe's assassination - Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was murdered because he had links with the Unification Church. The killer cited this as a motive for his fatal shooting. Yamagami, 41, has...
Asia

Final sentences to prison terms for 20 Jehovah’s Witnesses since 1 January 2022

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The persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses is going on unabated. In the last six months, 20 of them have been sentenced for practising their religion and are serving their prison term. Here is the list: 06...
Asia

Czech MEP Zdechovsky : ”Organ harvesting is a lucrative state-sponsored business in China”

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“Organ harvesting is a lucrative business that is state-sponsored in China and specifically targets Falun Gong practitioners as well as other prisoners of conscience, which is unacceptable,” Czech MEP Tomas Zdechovsky said in his...
Asia

The Tai Ji Men Case: A Test for Taiwan’s Compliance with the Two Covenants

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The European Union is increasing its cooperation with Taiwan. It is an essential economic partner, particularly (but not only) in the field of semiconductors. It is also a geopolitical partner for a Europe increasingly concerned...
Archeology

Unique finds in the ruins of Sanxingdui in China stunned archaeologists

Petar Gramatikov -
Archaeologists have made startling discoveries at the famous Sanxingdui ruins in southwest China's Sichuan province. It is reported by the Xinhua News Agency. A treasury of exquisite bronze, gold and jade items has been unearthed...
Asia

The largest freshwater fish in the world caught

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According to scientists, the largest registered freshwater fish in the world was caught in Cambodia - a giant stingray, Al Jazeera reports. Caught on June 13, the stingray measures almost four meters from snout to...
Asia

Is Qatar trying to eradicate the Baha’i community?

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In a communication to The European Times, the Baha’i International Community(BIC) informed of being "extremely worried by developments in Qatar—where the government is apparently attempting to eradicate the Baha’i community" The Baha'is have often and...
Asia

In India, a girl decided to marry herself. This is the first case of sologamous marriage in the country.

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24-year-old resident of the Indian state of Gujarat Kshama Bindu will marry herself. The girl made this decision because she “never wanted to get married,” but she dreamed of becoming a bride. TASS writes...
Asia

Thieves returned 14 ancient idols, the reason shocked the whole world

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Thieves have returned 14 ancient objects believed to be idols stolen from a temple in the Indian city of Chitrakuta in Madhya Pradesh, Report Wire reported. Monk Mahant Rambalak found a bag of idols...
Asia

At a popular resort, Russian tourists got into a mess: mass executions begin in the country

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A warning for tourists currently in Sri Lanka, a popular in Russia resort in the Indian Ocean, was published by the Russian Foreign Ministry. The department stressed that the political situation in the country...
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