Hugo GABBERO (2024-09-24). 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 (…) | – | /…

Hugo GABBERO (2024-09-24). 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.
| 240918 CoE SG Alain Berset by Obs defenders | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2024-09-24). 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.
Paris-Geneva, September 17, (…) | – |

Raphaël Lopoukhine (2024-09-24). Welcoming European Court judgement on Poland's failure to protect same-sex couples married abroad. fidh.org

Amali Wedagedara (2024-09-24). South Asia in the New Global Debt Crisis — A Call for Collective Solutions. cadtm.org

UMMID (2024-09-24). Will India's Modi meet Bangladesh's Yunus in New York? ummid.com Some academicians said it would be another diplomatic blunder of Delhi's South Block if a dialogue is not held at the soonest between Prime Minister Modi and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus…

Andrea Mazzarino (2024-09-24). War Forever, Everywhere. counterpunch.org Count on one thing: armed conflict lasts for decades after battles end and its effects ripple thousands of miles beyond actual battlefields. This has been true of America's post-9/11 forever wars that, in some minimalist fashion, continue in all too many countries around the world. Yet those wars, which we ignited in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan in the wake of the

noemail (2024-09-24). House Committee Pushes Contempt Charges Against Blinken Over Afghan Exit. devdiscourse.com The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Tuesday to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress. The decision comes after Blinken failed to comply with a congressional subpoena demanding information about the chaotic 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

ecns.cn (2024-09-24). China's manned deep-sea submersible makes first-ever visit to Hong Kong. ecns.cn Jiaolong, China's manned deep-sea submersible carried by China's Deep Sea No. 1 research vessel arrives in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for visit, Sept. 24, 2024.

infobrics (2024-09-24). What Is BRICS Pay: All You Need to Know. infobrics.org The concept of BRICS stems from a group of nations or economic bloc aiming to join forces—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—to facilitate trade and financial transactions within its member states…

noemail (2024-09-24). Remembering Hanif Kureshi: The Visionary Who Painted India's Streets. devdiscourse.com Cars slow down, pedestrians pause and swivel to admire the murals adorning schools, hospitals, and homes in Delhi's Lodhi Colony, now celebrated as the Lodhi Art District.

UMMID (2024-09-24). Aamir Khan's 'Laapataa Ladies' confirmed as India's Oscar entry. ummid.com The Film Federation of India (FFI) Monday September 23, 2024 confirmed Aamir Khan's 'Laapataa Ladies' as India's official entry to the Academy Awards 2025, also known as Oscar 2025.

Nava J. Thakuria (2024-09-24). PEC Condemns Murder of Indian Journalist Salman Ali Khan. pressenza.com Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights, expressed shock over the killing of journalist Salman Ali Khan (35) in Madhya Pradesh of central India and demanded a fair probe into the murder so that the perpetrators can be booked under the law. The Rajgarh-based local television reporter was targeted by unidentified gunmen in the evening hours of 17 September. The local police guess it was a result of personal disputes between the victim and one Shahrukh. | "India continues to be a dangerous country for working journalists after Pakistan in the region where the media persons are regu…

aljazeera (2024-09-24). Who is Pakistan's new spy chief Asim Malik? aljazeera.com

ecns.cn (2024-09-24). Anonymous 64 know they are fighting a losing battle. ecns.cn Of all the actions the separatist Democratic Progressive Party ruling Taiwan has taken against the mainland, the cognitive warfare must be among the most foolish ones.

Hugo GABBERO (2024-09-21). 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 (…) | – | /…

Hugo GABBERO (2024-09-21). 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.
| 240918 CoE SG Alain Berset by Obs defenders | – |

Hugo GABBERO (2024-09-21). 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.
Paris-Geneva, September 17, (…) | – |

Raphaël Lopoukhine (2024-09-21). Welcoming European Court judgement on Poland's failure to protect same-sex couples married abroad. fidh.org

Raphaël Lopoukhine (2024-09-21). Joint statement: Welcoming European Court judgement on Poland's failure to protect same-sex couples married abroad. fidh.org The European Court of Human Rights delivered a judgment today condemning Poland for violating the right to respect the family life of same-sex couples, whose marriages abroad were not recognized. FIDH, who supported the case with a third-party intervention alongside three other organisations, welcomes this ruling, reminding Poland and all Council of Europe member states of their obligations to end such discrimination and align with European equality standards.
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Farooq Tariq , Israel Dutra (2024-09-21). South Asia: 'It's crucial to fight the far right in Pakistan and the region'. cadtm.org

3rd i films (2024-09-21). Sunday 10/20: 3rd i's 22nd Annual San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival. indybay.org The Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, Ca 94103…

WSWS (2024-09-21). Typhoon Yagi wreaks havoc across Southeast Asia. wsws.org As with every major disaster, the effects expose the incompatibility of human life with the profit system based on exploitation and national rivalry.

ecns.cn (2024-09-21). China, Nepal to hold joint military drill. ecns.cn The 4th joint military drill between Chinese and Nepalese armies will kick off in southwest China's Chongqing in late September, authorities said on Friday.