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Rights group files suit in Germany against Myanmar military
A human rights group and 16 people from Myanmar have filed a criminal complaint in…
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Consul General visits stranded Riyadh-bound Filipinos at Dubai airport
Consul General Renato N. Dueñas, Jr. of the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai met with…
India blocks BBC documentary on PM Modi from airing in India
India has blocked the airing of a BBC documentary which questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
Protesters demand Iran free jailed Belgian aid worker
Hundreds of demonstrators on Sunday (Jan 22) urged Belgium to push harder to secure the…
UN says Taliban divided on appeal to restore women’s rights
A delegation led by the highest-ranking woman at the United Nations urged the Taliban during…
Sierra Leone president signs women’s rights bill into law
A landmark bill mandating that women make up 30% of Sierra Leone’s workforce and government…
Sea ‘a graveyard’ as number of Rohingya fleeing Bangladesh by boat soars
The number of Rohingya refugees taking dangerous sea journeys in the hope of reaching Malaysia…
UN calls for immediate release of 50 women and girls abducted in Burkina Faso
Some 50 women and girls in Burkina Faso who were abducted last week while looking…
Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion
Philippine Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her online media company Rappler were on…
Nations express ‘deep concern’ at Israeli punitive measure
More than 90 countries have expressed “deep concern” at Israel’s punitive measures against the Palestinian…