HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH HIGHLIGHTS DIRE SITUATION OF ROHINGYA IN BANGLADESH

Fri 13 January 2023: Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated in its latest report, released on Thursday, that Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face “impossible conditions” for safe and voluntary return to their homeland of Rakhine State in Myanmar. “Rohingya suffer threats, extortion, and ill-treatment by Bangladeshi security forces and other authorities,” the rights organization stated in its World Report 2023. […]

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OIC DELEGATION TO VISIT AFGHANISTAN FOR TALKS ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS

Thu 12 January 2023: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) intends to send a mission to Afghanistan to discuss women’s rights on employment and education with the Taliban-led government, Anadolu Agency reported. Following an extraordinary meeting initiated by Türkiye, the Jeddah-based organization voiced concern over restrictions imposed by the Taliban-led government on Afghan women. “We […]

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BORDERS WITH CHINA IS STABLE BUT ‘UNPREDICTABLE,’ SAYS INDIAN ARMY CHIEF

Thu 12 January 2023: Chinese troops have slightly increased in number along the border close to the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, according to Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande, although the forces are closely monitoring the situation. At a press conference ahead of Army Day, Gen Pande also said the Indian troops deployed along […]

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JAPANESE ASTRONAUT APOLOGIZES FOR FABRICATING RESEARCH DATA

Thu 12 January 2023: On Thursday, a Japanese astronaut issued an apology for falsifying and altering data in a research study he oversaw more than ten years ago. Xinhua reported. “I keenly feel the responsibility for undermining trust. I sincerely apologize,” Satoshi Furukawa, the 58-year-old astronaut, told a press conference. Furukawa was responsible for an […]

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COUGH SYRUP DEATHS: INDIA SUSPENDS LICENCE OF PHARMA COMPANY LINKED TO DEATHS OF18 CHILDREN IN UZBEKISTAN

Thu 12 January 2023: The production license of India’s Noida-based pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech, allegedly linked with the deaths of children in Uzbekistan, has been suspended while the results of its controversial cough syrup are awaited, an Uttar Pradesh drug official said Thursday. A team of central agencies and the Uttar Pradesh drug department had […]

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CHINESE CITIES OFFER SUBSIDIES TO COUPLES TO HAVE MORE CHILDREN

Thu 12 January 2023: South China Morning Post said that cities across China are planning incentives to encourage couples to have more children as China approaches experiencing its first population decrease in decades (SCMP). A paper published by the Shenzhen health commission in China was quoted in the news report. According to the paper, which […]

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TALIBAN REJOICE 1ST SPORTS CAR DESIGNED BY AFGHAN ENGINEER (VIDEOS+PHOTOS)

Wed 11 January 2023: The Taliban regime in Afghanistan Wednesday celebrated the unveiling of first sports car designed by Muhammed Reza Ahmadi, an Afghan automobile engineer. “Unveiling ceremony of a car made by an Afghan Engineer M. Raza Mohammadi”, Suhail Shaheen, IEA Permanent Rep-designate to the United Nations wrote on Twitter. Shaheen also tagged a […]

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CO-EDUCATION LEADING TO ‘APOSTASY’ IN MUSLIM GIRLS: MADANI

Wed 11 January 2023: Jamiat-Ulema-i-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani in the national executive has said that co-education was leading to ‘apostasy’ in Muslim girls and to curb this more educational institutions should be opened. Describing the temptation of apostasy spreading rapidly in the country as a danger, Maulana Madani said on Sunday, “It has been […]

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BANGLADESH: REPRESSIVE REGIME IS HOOKED ON ISRAELI SPYWARE

Wed 11 January 2023: Israeli spy firms have sold advanced surveillance equipment to Bangladesh in clandestine transactions over several years, an investigation by Haaretz has revealed. Firms under the control of the former commander of Israel’s intelligence technology unit are amongst several Israeli companies named in the investigation. Bangladesh has no diplomatic relations with Israel and trade […]

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MYANMAR JAILS 112 ROHINGYAS WHO ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE COUNTRY

Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia on Sunday 08/01/2023 in latest boat arrival. (FILE PHOTO) Tue 10 January 2023: Myanmar has jailed 112 people, including 12 children, from the minority Rohingya after they were caught attempting to leave the country. The court in Bogale in the southern Ayeyarwady region of Myanmar sentenced the group […]

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