World News in Brief: Deep concern over Afghan arrests, UN commits to stay and deliver in Mali, new migrant support plan

World News in Brief: Deep concern over Afghan arrests, UN commits to stay and deliver in Mali, new migrant support plan

Since 1 January, in Kabul and Daykundi provinces, UNAMA has documented a series of hijab decree enforcement campaigns by the de facto Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, aided by Taliban police units. In the capital, Kabul, large numbers of women and girls have been warned and detained, said the…

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Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights report

Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights report

“The overall human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran has markedly deteriorated against the backdrop of continuously worsening socio-economic conditions, aggravated by sanctions and the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Nada Al-Nashif, UN deputy human rights chief, presenting the report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The report focuses on developments…

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G20 meeting in Occupied Kashmir, searches and arrests in the name of security, panic among people

G20 meeting in Occupied Kashmir, searches and arrests in the name of security, panic among people

Security has been tightened in Occupied Kashmir ahead of the controversial meeting of G20 countries. According to the Kashmir Media Service (KMS) from the Occupied Valley, additional personnel of National Security Guards and various elite forces have been deployed in Srinagar. According to KMS, Indian Marine Commandos are stationed at the famous Dal Lake in…

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Arrests ahead of G20 meeting in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir

Arrests ahead of G20 meeting in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir

War with Russia: Europe provided 62 thousand weapons to Ukraine in 1 month Europe has provided about 62,000 weapons to Ukraine last month to improve its resistance against Russia. This batch of weapons includes more than 20,000 weapons compared to the first installment. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’,…

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Afghanistan: OHCHR alarm over arrests of activists speaking up for women and girls

Afghanistan: OHCHR alarm over arrests of activists speaking up for women and girls

Since the beginning of the year, several civil society activists and journalists have been detained for speaking out against Taliban policies that restrict women and girls’ access to education, work, and most other areas of public life.  “No one should be detained for speaking out in defence of their fundamental rights and the rights of…

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Two years on from Myanmar military coup, UN chief stresses international unity, as arrests, airstrikes continue

Two years on from Myanmar military coup, UN chief stresses international unity, as arrests, airstrikes continue

Ahead of 1 February – marking two years since the military overturned and arbitrarily detained members of the democratically elected civilian Government, including President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi – the Secretary-General, in a statement issued by his Spokesperson, raised several concerns. He also condemned all forms of violence…

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