(2024-09-13). Azerbaijan: Civil society demands attention to human rights and climate justice ahead of COP29. fidh.org Human rights organisations, 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, highlight the urgent need to address serious human rights concerns in Azerbaijan in the lead-up to its hosting this year's United Nations Climate Conference (COP29), to be held in Baku from November 11 to 22, 2024.
11th September 2024. We, the undersigned civil (…) | – | /…
(2024-09-13). Kyrgyzstan: Overturn decision to liquidate Kloop Media. fidh.org
(2024-09-13). Unlocking the full potential of the European Union Charter of fundamental rights. fidh.org
(2024-09-13). PEC Appreciates Prof Yunus for Reflecting on a Media Commission. pressenza.com Geneva: After putting numerous troubles for professional media persons in Bangladesh with brutal laws in the background of relentless socio-political turmoil in the last few decades, the current interim government in Dhaka, headed by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, starts actively considering setting up an independent media commission to ensure press freedom and accountability in the south Asian nation, which was born in 1971. | During a televised address to the nation of 170 million people on 11 September 2024, Prof Yunus stated that the freedom of expression is guaranteed in the Constitution of Banglad…
(2024-09-13). Form, history, facts: India vs Pakistan — Asian Champions Trophy hockey. aljazeera.com Al Jazeera's lowdown on the sport, the tournament and the upcoming match between the South Asian hockey powerhouses.
(2024-09-13). Iran Calls for Justice After Deadly Terrorist Attack in Afghanistan's Ghor Province. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran denounced a terrorist attack carried out by Daesh (ISIS-K) in Afghanistan, urging authorities to punish those responsible for the deaths of 14 people in Ghor Province.
(2024-09-13). IS claims deadly attack on Shia Muslims in central Afghanistan. newarab.com 
(2024-09-13). Egypt's Agriculture Minister notes the country's aspirations to increase bilateral ties with India. tvbrics.com 
He noted the importance of expanding trade and investment, especially in the field of agricultural exports…
(2024-09-13). Arab countries leave Western axis and invite Brazil, Russia and India to economic forum. infobrics.org The Global South can be seen as a 21st-century version of the non-aligned movement.
(2024-09-13). Senior military official holds talks with Singapore, Cambodia defense chiefs. ecns.cn Zhang Youxia, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, met separately with the defense chiefs of Singapore and Cambodia in Beijing on Thursday.
(2024-09-13). North Korea's Kim Jong Un makes multiple military inspections. independent.co.ug 
SEOUL | Xinhua | Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), made multiple military inspections, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday. The inspections include a guiding tour to oversee the test-fire for verifying …
(2024-09-13). A Celebration of Art and Advocacy: Sorsogon City Gears Up for Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk 2024. pressenza.com Sorsogon City, Philippines—Scott Kelby announces the official date of his Annual Worldwide Photo Walk, the world's largest Photo Walk, set to take place on October 5, 2024, in thousands of cities across the globe. | In Sorsogon City, the Kurit-Lagting Art Collective will lead the local walk, in partnership with the Concerned Artists of the Philippines Bicol Chapter (CAP Bicol), Sorsogon Initiatives for Culture and Arts Development, Rhymes of Peg, and Delta Beta Omega (DBO). The starting location for the event is Sorsogon East Central School, with 100 participants already registered online, and the walk will…
(2024-09-13). Taiwan Monitors Increased Chinese Military Activity Near Kinmen. devdiscourse.com On Friday, September 13, Taiwan monitored four Chinese coast guard ships approaching a restricted zone south of Kinmen, according to Taiwan News. The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) unit responsible for Kinmen, Matsu, and Penghu quickly deployed four patrol vessels to instruct the Chinese ships to leave. The CGA reported that this marked the 39th such incident near Kinmen this year. The report also noted that while this was the first incident of its kind in September, Chinese coast guard ships have frequently entered restricted waters near Kinmen since the beginning of the year. China claims it has no obligation…
(2024-09-12). A Short Overview of Making Colonial Empires by European Powers from the Time of the Vienna Congress up to WWI (1815‚àí1914). pressenza.com The period in the world's history from the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815) to the beginning of the Great War (1914) is usually labeled as the "golden age" of the European imperialistic expansion and the making of the greater national states and overseas colonial empires in Africa and Asia. Nevertheless, in 1815 huge territories of the world still have been unknown to Europeans, and millions of people in Africa and Asia were living their lives not influenced by European civilization. Europeans even were not very familiar with China, one of the oldest, richest, and biggest civilizations globally. However, only a…
(2024-09-12). Germany-Central Asia Summit Should Promote Rights. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Chancellor Olaf Scholz (C) and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock receive the heads of state for the Central Asia Summit at the Chancellery in the International Hall, Berlin, September 29, 2023. | © 2023 Kay Nietfeld/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images…
(2024-09-12). Vietnam: Drop Charges, Release Democracy Campaigner. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Phan Van Bach carries a sign supporting political prisoner Tran Huynh Duy Thuc. | © 2018 Private | (Bangkok) — The Vietnamese authorities should immediately drop all charges and release the democracy campaigner Phan Van Bach, Human Rights Watch said today. , , Hanoi police arrested Phan Van Bach, 49, on December 29, 2023, for his posts on Facebook, and charged him under article 117 of the penal code, which prohibits distributing "anti-state propaganda." A court is scheduled to hear his case on September 16, 2024. If convicted, Phan Van Bach faces up to 12 years in prison."Pha…
Neom: Bosses at Saudi megacity accused of 'racism, misogyny and corruption' | One senior executive made racist remarks about South Asian workers and a Black female employee, according to a WSJ report | | Design simulation of the 500-metre tall parallel structures proposed for Neom and…