International Briefs
Marshall Independent· 7 days agoIt is the first official death toll announced in the drought withering large parts of the Horn of Africa. BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on Iran</ ...
In Downtown New York, a Persian New Year Dinner With a Twist
Vogue via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe text on her coat—which she designed along with a team of artists in Iran whom she mentors—read...
Calm Down: how a Nigerian singer and a Cameroonian dancer inspired a powerful protest in Iran
The Conversation· 7 days agoThis is the choreography for the first verse of the Afrobeats hit Calm Down by Nigerian singer Rema (Divine Ikubor). The girls were following people across the world who’ve made this dance challenge ...
Double standards and weak international responses fuel repression in MENA
Amnesty International· 3 hours agoAmnesty International’s Annual Report for 2022/23 highlights double standards on human rights and the failure of the international community to unite around human rights and universal values ...
Secretary general's reflections on the state of human rights in 2022
Amnesty International· 4 hours agoFor more than a decade, human rights organizations have warned that a persistent deterioration of respect for human rights and the rule of law was underway. Was it yet another disastrous year ...
China is reaching into Africa with ‘illicit activities’ and ‘shady deals,’ general says
Stars and Stripes· 5 days agoChina drawing other countries into “shady” new partnerships and the rise of terrorist groups are two...
State Department human-rights report devotes 24,000 words to Israel - Jewish Ledger
Jewish Ledger· 6 days agoThe reports “cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political and worker rights, as set...
