The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, said in a statement that the executions on Friday of Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi, were “profoundly concerning in view of the reported involvement of these individuals in the protests that commenced in Iran on 16 September 2022, and allegations of their having been convicted and sentenced through confessions obtained under torture.”…
A wave of deadly attacks reportedly targeted West Darfur’s capital, El-Geneina, in recent days, while the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said that more than 700 people had been killed and nearly 5,300 injured nationwide, after five weeks of intense clashes and bombardment. “Over one million people have now been recorded as displaced, within Sudan…
In a new alert, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that more countries now face outbreaks, increasing numbers of cases are being reported and the outcome for patients is worse than 10 years ago. Killing the poor in plain sight “The pandemic is killing the poor right in front of us,” said…
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the latest World Health Statistics check-up – covering data up to 2022 – “sends a stark message on the threat of noncommunicable diseases, which take an immense and increasing toll on lives, livelihoods, health systems, communities, economies and societies”. The report calls for a substantial increase in investments in health…
From Hurricane Ivan in Jamaica in 2004 to earthquakes in Peru in 2007 and Haiti in 2010, Raul – chief of the regional office for disaster risk reduction – has developed an acute understanding of what the impact of disasters are, and what can be done to avoid or prevent them. “We continuously face a…
Although the southern African country has made recent progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, the agency said these gains have been threatened by acute food insecurity, compounded by other challenges such as recurrent climate shocks, preventable disease outbreaks and economic instability. Malawi was also slammed by Tropical Cyclone Freddy in March and is still grappling with…
Srinagar: Before the G20 tourism meeting, the Modi government has turned the occupied valley into a military fortress and raids, sieges and searches are ongoing on the homes of Kashmiris. According to the details, the Modi government went to extreme lengths to hide the atrocities in Occupied Kashmir. Ahead of the G20 tourism meeting in…
Mohali: Pandit Khurana, father of Bollywood actor and singer Ayushmann Khurana and Apar Shakti Khurana passed away. Indian media Reports According to Ayushmann Khurrana’s father was suffering from heart disease and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mohali where he passed away today. The actor’s spokesperson said in a statement to Indian media…
Karachi: In Saeedabad, an employee working at her husband’s shop killed the housewife with scissors. According to the details, a dead body of a woman was found in a house in New Saidabad Memon Colony Sector 4I in the area of Saeedabad police station. On receiving the information, the police reached the spot and the…
New Delhi/Washington: A report by Indian and American experts has revealed the pool of secret funding from the US for the Hindu extremist organization RSS. The report titled “Foreign Exchange of Hate” revealed the secret funding of the RSS and said that the US has allegedly given crores of rupees to the Hindu extremist organization…
