(2024-09-30). Frances W. Pritchett, Ghalib Institute to receive Sir Syed Excellence Awards 2024. ummid.com Internationally acclaimed Scholar, Translator, Critic and Author Professor Frances W. Pritchett, Professor Emerita, Department of South Asian, Middle Eastern and African Studies, Columbia University, New York will receive this year's Sir Syed Excellence Award in the international category.
(2024-09-30). A Refugee Crisis is Brewing and it's All the West's Fault. thesiriusreport.com 
We assess why a refugee crisis is brewing due to the wars in Ukraine, West Asia and Africa, all of which the West is complicit in.
(2024-09-30). Azerbaijan: Unprecendent repression since January 2024. fidh.org In a joint letter, human rights groups, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, alert the new Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr Alain Berset, to the escalation of repression in Azerbaijan since January 2024.
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(2024-09-30). Azerbaijan: PACE should hold an Urgency Debate to address the grave human rights situation. fidh.org
(2024-09-30). Belarus: Four years after Marfa Rabkova's arbitrary detention, repression against Viasna members must end. fidh.org Four years ago, on September 17, 2020, Viasna member Marfa Rabkova was arbitrarily detained. To this day, she remains unlawfully imprisoned. On the fourth anniversary of her detention, the Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders (FIDH-OMCT) and Viasna reiterate their call for her immediate and unconditional release, as well as the release of the other four Viasna members detained and all human rights defenders arbitrarily imprisoned in Belarus.
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(2024-09-30). Welcoming European Court judgement on Poland's failure to protect same-sex couples married abroad. fidh.org
(2024-09-30). South Asia in the New Global Debt Crisis — A Call for Collective Solutions. cadtm.org
(2024-09-30). Lion dragon dance performed to greet National Day in Hong Kong. ecns.cn A lion and dragon dance is staged on the street of Central to greet the upcoming National Day in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Sept. 29, 2024.
(2024-09-30). South Africa prepares to welcome more tourists from China and India. tvbrics.com 
These two countries have large populations and are important sources of tourists…
(2024-09-30). India Pledges Commitment to Health Sector Collaboration with Ethiopia. infobrics.org Ethiopia's Health Minister, Dr. Mekdes Daba, met with a delegation from India, led by Ambassador Anil Kumar Rai, to discuss deepening cooperation in healthcare between the two nations…
(2024-09-30). 'Draconian Decision': Mushawarat on CBSE order to drop Urdu. ummid.com All India Muslim Majlis e Mushawarat has slammed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for its decision to drop Urdu as one of the languages to write Class 10 and Class 12 board exams…
(2024-09-30). Iran, India to Hold Joint Naval Drill in Persian Gulf. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An Indian naval fleet has berthed at Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas for a joint exercise with the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf's waters.
(2024-09-30). Bahrain: Joint letter on human rights priorities to all member states of the United Nations General Assembly. fidh.org International organisations, including the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, seized the occasion of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) to urge the Member States to priorities human rights issues in Bahrain, especially the multiple arbitrary detentions of human rights defenders.
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