World News in Brief: Healthcare crisis in DRC, Türk slams Iran hijab law, welcomes new India bill boosting women

World News in Brief: Healthcare crisis in DRC, Türk slams Iran hijab law, welcomes new India bill boosting women

The World Health Organization’s representative to the DRC, Dr Boureima Hama Sambo, warned that in six eastern provinces, health facilities have been set alight, health workers killed and others face constant physical and psychological threats, while supplies have been looted. Heavy rain, flooding and landslides have also compromised aid access. Dr Sambo said that the…

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Iran: Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts

Iran: Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts

“The draft law could be described as a form of gender apartheid, as authorities appear to be governing through systemic discrimination with the intention of suppressing women and girls into total submission,” the independent experts said. They stressed that the proposed parliamentary Bill to Support the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab…

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Iran bans weightlifter for life for shaking hands with Israeli athlete

Iran bans weightlifter for life for shaking hands with Israeli athlete

Photo, screen grab Iran banned its weightlifter from all sports for life after shaking hands with an Israeli athlete. According to foreign media, the sports committee has also been dissolved over this incident. According to foreign media, veteran weightlifter Mustafa Rajaei was second in the category of the World Master Weightlifting Championship held in Poland,…

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