(2024-06-04). French court sentences three officials close to Bashar al-Assad to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity. fidh.org The Paris Criminal Court has found three high-ranking Syrian officials guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes committed against two French-Syrians, Patrick and Mazzen Dabbagh.
Paris, 24 May 2024 – Ali Mamlouk, Jamil Hassan and Abdel Salam Mahmoud have been sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in imprisonment, torture, enforced disappearance and murder constituting crimes against humanity — as well as for confiscation of property, qualified as war crimes. (…) | – |
(2024-06-04). India: Report submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Committee. fidh.org On 3 June 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Front Line Defenders (FLD) and the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) submitted a report to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee (CCPR) ahead of the CCPR's review of India's fifth periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
The report details human rights violations related the Indian authorities' systematic persecution and reprisals against human rights (…) | – |
(2024-06-04). Son of Indira Gandhi's assassin leads polls in India's Faridkot. geo.tv 
Beant Singh's son, competing in India's election as independent candidate, leads Punjab constituency…
(2024-06-04). Early India vote count shows Modi alliance in majority but short of landslide. geo.tv 
If Prime Minister Modi's victory is confirmed, his BJP will have triumphed in a vitriolic campaign…
(2024-06-04). Modi's alliance dominates early in India election vote count, but opposition also gains. geo.tv 
If Prime Minister Modi's victory is confirmed, his BJP will have triumphed in a vitriolic campaign…
(2024-06-04). Asian Markets In Reverse As US Data Spark Economy Worries. latintimes.com The losses came as energy firms were weighed by a further drop in oil that came after OPEC and other major producers said they would begin lifting output before the year's end, calling time on a period of cuts that has kept crude elevated.
(2024-06-04). Philippines Says Chinese Boats Seized Supplies Airdropped To Filipino Outpost. latintimes.com The alleged incident happened on May 19 at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, where Filipino troops are garrisoned on a grounded navy vessel to assert Manila's claims to the waters.
(2024-06-04). Communists must heed Marx & Engels' warnings about relying on the lumpen, or be backstabbed in the class war By: Rainer Shea. midwesternmarx.com 
The need for Marxists to avoid romanticizing the lumpenproletariat—the social element that operates on the economy's margins—is more urgent than ever. Because our class conflict is escalating amid the recent disruptions to U.S. hegemony, and the related economic breakdowns. Which means the ruling class is increasingly seeking to weaponize the lumpen against the working class cause, heightening the dangers of investing in the lumpen.In The Peasant War in Germany, E …
(2024-06-04). LIVE: Asaduddin Owaisi leading by 41770 votes in Hyderabad LS constituency. muslimmirror.com Hyderabad : All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate G. Kishan Reddy are leading from Hyderabad and Secunderabad Lok Sabha Constituencies respectively. In Hyderabad, Owaisi is leading by 41770 votes whereas in Secunderabad, Reddy is leading by 43153 votes. Live updates Time Updates 11: 00 am Asaduddin Owaisi is …
(2024-06-04). LIVE: NDA crosses majority mark. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff The BJP-led NDA has crossed the majority mark of 272 as it is leading in 295 seats. The NDA and Congress-led INDIA were in a neck-and-neck race in the early trends. Alliance Leads Won Total NDA 295 1 296 INDIA 227 1 228 Other 19 0 19 Counting of votes began …
(2024-06-04). Cuba ratified interest in cooperation with Eurasian Economic Union. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero ratified his country's commitment to expand and strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation ties with the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU in Spanish).
(2024-06-04). King Charles to host Japan's Emperor Naruhito for UK state visit this month. scmp.com It will be first state visit hosted by Charles, 75, since he returned to work at the end of April, almost three months after being treated for cancer.
(2024-06-04). Tajikistan: Two-year anniversary of the arrest of human rights defender Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov. fidh.org For two years, Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov, lawyer and human rights defender in Tajikistan, has been arbitrarily detained and serving a 16-year prison sentence in reprisal for his human rights work. Six human rights organisations, including OMCT and FIDH in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, call for his immediate release.
29 May 2024- Yesterday marks the sad anniversary of the arrest of lawyer and human rights defender Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov in (…) | – |
(2024-06-04). Thailand: Pro-Democracy activist and MP Chonthicha Jangrew sentenced to two years in prison. fidh.org
(2024-06-04). Maldives: Report submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Committee. fidh.org Today, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) submitted a report to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee (CCPR) ahead of the CCPR's review of the Maldives' second periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
The report, jointly prepared with Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN), details human rights violations that are inconsistent with the Maldives' legal obligations under various provisions of the ICCPR with regard to: (…) | – |
(2024-06-04). Registran 642 millones de votantes en comicios generales en India. telesurtv.net En el proceso eleccionario de siete fases, y que se extendió por 44 días, participaron 312 millones de mujeres.
(2024-06-04). Partido de Modi gana mayoría en cámara baja del Parlamento indio. telesurtv.net La coalición conformada por el BJP y la Alianza Democrática Nacional (NDA) ha sumado 282 escaños de los 543 de la Cámara Baja del Parlamento.
(2024-06-04). Syrian singer Angi Farah arrested in Iraq over 'misconduct'. newarab.com 
Syrian singer Angi Farah was arrested in Security forces detained Farah under Article 403 of the Iraqi Penal Code for her online activities, The arrest…
(2024-06-04). Jordan releases first photos of pregnant Princess Rajwa. newarab.com 
(2024-06-04). Turkey dismisses pro-Kurdish mayor over alleged 'terrorist' links. newarab.com 
Turkey's interior ministry said on Monday a It was the first dismissal of a pro-Kurdish mayor since the "Mehmet Siddik Akis was dismissed from his functions as a temporary measu…
(2024-06-04). Pakistan's Imran Khan is acquitted of leaking state secrets. newarab.com 
A Pakistani appeals court on Monday acquitted former Khan was
(2024-06-04). Saudi Shia cleric faces threats to leave Iraq over old video. newarab.com 
(2024-06-04). Modi heads for victory in India vote, but no landslide. newarab.com 
(2024-06-04). Iraq detains at least 12 after latest attack on Baghdad KFC. newarab.com 
(2024-06-04). Close race: India's Modi lead narrowing as opposition 'doing better than expected'. presstv.ir India begins counting votes for its 2024 general election, with early trends showing Modi's alliance may fall short of a majority.
(2024-06-04). Pakistan battles forest fires amidst heat wave. presstv.ir Authorities in Pakistan battled forest fires in multiple areas, including the capital Islamabad, on Friday (May 31) as the country grappled with heat waves and dry weather.
(2024-06-04). India elections: As vote count gets underway, Modi's BJP looks set to retain power. presstv.ir The world's largest, seven-phase general election in India has finally concluded and the vote count is currently underway with all indications that the ruling party will retain power.
(2024-06-03). Hong Kong battles over the memory of June 4, the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. globalvoices.org 
(2024-06-03). The World's Largest Election Ever Is Neither Free Nor Fair. truthout.org From April 19 through June 1, 969 million voters in India will have voted in seven phases to elect the next national government, with results to be announced on June 4. This is the largest election ever in human history. The Indian electorate is larger than the entire population of the European Union, and larger than the combined electorates of seven other countries with elections in 2024… |
(2024-06-03). Open Letter to the Election Commission of India by the Farmers' Movement Organization. pressenza.com To: Sri. Rajiv Kumar | Honorable Chief Election Commissioner of India | Subject: Apprehension on free and fair counting to 18th Lok Sabha election 2024- people's will must prevail* | Respected Sir, | Please accept our warm greetings- | On behalf of the farmers across India, we wish to bring to your kind attention our apprehension on any eventuality of tampering with the counting process — scheduled for June 4, 2024, to subvert the people's verdict to help the present regime to cling on power. | Unlike the past elections, the farmers of India had directly opposed the election campaign of the BJP against the g…
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