(2024-09-04). India: Release Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez, arbitrarily detained for 1,000 days. fidh.org Indian authorities have arbitrarily detained Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez for over 1,000 days. Khurram remains incarcerated in a maximum-security prison in Delhi, India, in reprisal for his vital and commendable human rights work. The undersigned organisations, incuding FIDH and OMCT in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defendrs, call once again for his immediate and unconditional release. We further demand an end to the Indian (…) | – | / |
(2024-09-04). Ukraine set to ratify the Rome Statute and become the International Criminal Court's 125th member state. fidh.org
(2024-09-04). Turkey: Joint trial observation report on the case of Kurdish human rights defenders and IHD members Eren Keskin and Güllistan Yarkın. fidh.org In a joint report, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders—a partnership between the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)—and the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD) present findings from the judicial observation of the first hearing in the trial of Eren Keskin and Güllistan Yarkın, from the Human Rights Association (IHD). Both were accused of "publicly denigrating the Turkish Nation" (…) | – |
(2024-09-04). Open Letter to the President of Mongolia: Ensure the Arrest of Vladimir Putin. fidh.org
(2024-09-04). Kyrgyzstan: Respect and Restore Civic Space. fidh.org
(2024-09-04). Bangladesh: the 'Global South' debt crisis intensifies. cadtm.org
(2024-09-04). Pope Francis arrives in Muslim-majority Indonesia. newarab.com 
Dozens of excited Indonesians waved on Tuesday as a motorcade carried The 87-year-old pontiff, who will also visit East Timor, Singapore and Papua New Guinea over the next 10 days, was seated in a wheelchair as a lift disembarked him fr…
(2024-09-04). South Africa to launch plan to facilitate the entry of tourists from China and India. tvbrics.com 
The project is aimed at boosting South Africa's economic growth…
(2024-09-04). Venice Film Festival: Gaza solidarity, calls to boycott Israel. newarab.com 
The 81st Filmmakers, actors, and activists voiced their support for the Palestinian cause, denouncing what they describe as the "genocidal campaign" carried out by Israel against the people of Gaza. | Japanese-American film director Neo Sora made a powerful statement of solidarity with Palestinians o…
(2024-09-03). Russia invites 36 foreign leaders to BRICS summit. tvbrics.com 
Leaders of states that chair various associations in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia have been invited…
(2024-09-03). Pope Francis arrives in Muslim-majority Indonesia. newarab.com Dozens of excited Indonesians waved on Tuesday as a motorcade carried The 87-year-old pontiff, who will also visit East Timor, Singapore and Papua New Guinea over the next 10 days, was seated in a wheelchair as a lift disembarked him fr…
(2024-09-03). ISIS Suicide Bombing Kills At Least Six in Kabul. news.antiwar.com On Monday, a suicide bombing was carried out on the southern outskirts of the Afghan capital city of Kabul. The attack killed at least six people and wounded 13 others, according to Afghan police. The strike was in the Qala Bakhtiar neighborhood. ISIS-K, the local ISIS affiliate which US officials repeatedly claimed was totally destroyed …
(2024-09-03). CIA Cutout Promotes Unverified Claims That North Korea Executed People For Watching South Korean Soap Operas. covertactionmagazine.com In late July, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a CIA cutout that specializes in regime-change propaganda, hosted a set of conferences where panelists alleged that North Korea had executed a 22-year-old man for watching South Korean soap operas. The allegations had earlier been reported in the New York Post and other media outlets, which …
(2024-09-03). BNM Demonstrates in Amsterdam on International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. pressenza.com 
On the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Netherlands chapter of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) organized a poignant demonstration in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. This gathering aimed to raise awareness of the ongoing plight of the Baloch people, particularly the widespread practice of enforced disappearances carried out by the Pakistani military. | BNM activists passionately delivered speeches, chanting slogans that echoed through the streets of Amsterdam. They held banners, placards, and flags symbolizing the Baloch National Movement and the quest…
(2024-09-03). Journey to Paradise Falls: Monamon Norte, Bauko's Hidden Gem. pressenza.com 
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