Thu 15 June 2023: In Iran’s Kasra Hospital, the parents of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini embraced in a hallway, grieving their daughter who died after being detained by the morality police. Journalist Niloofar Hamedi captured the moment in a photo and tweeted it out. Within the week, she was arrested. A week later, journalist Elaheh Mohammadi […]
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Mon 08 May 2023: Why did Saudi-Iranian relations fall apart and what will it mean for each country as they sew them back together? Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Iran has been abandoned for years. It was stormed by Iranian protesters back in 2016 and shut down – an extremely low point in the two countries’ […]
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Sat 25 March 2023: Former US President Donald Trump has never faced criminal charges, despite battling legal issues for most of his life. That could be about to change. Many, including the former president himself, believe he is on the verge of being indicted. The possible indictment is related to hush money paid to porn […]
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Tue 21 March 2023: After the Kremlin said Putin and Xi had held a “thorough” exchange of views during their first day of talks and discussed China’s peace plan for Ukraine, the two leaders are expected to continue further discussions on Tuesday. But the meeting between Putin and Xi, who have referred to each other […]
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Six Muslim men were killed when a gunman opened fire shortly after evening prayers at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre on 29 January 2017 (Jillian Kestler-D’Amours/MEE) Tue 21 March 2023: It was the deadliest attack on a house of worship in Canada’s history. Six people lost their lives when a gunman opened fire on a […]
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Wed 15 March 2023: Radio Islam International · Saudi Ramadan rules need to be read in broader De-Islamizing context – Sami Hamdi Source: Radio Islam International ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FOLLOW INDEPENDENT PRESS: TWITTER (CLICK HERE) https://twitter.com/IpIndependent FACEBOOK (CLICK HERE) https://web.facebook.com/ipindependent Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!
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Fri 03 March 2023: More journalists were killed in 2022 in Mexico than in any other year. The murders of Lourdes Maldonado Lopez and Margarito Martínez last January were the latest in a string of killings that have largely gone unsolved. As rights groups continue to call for government action, we are revisiting our episode with Mexican […]
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Sun 19 February 2023: What does Prevent prevent? The UK government says the programme is key to counterterrorism and protecting vulnerable people. However, human rights organisations and Muslim groups say it is surveillance and counterproductive. The government has not released an independent review of Prevent – but during the review process, it was boycotted by […]
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Thu 09 February 2023: As India undertakes a vast digitisation push across the country, the government is now planning to roll out new digital IDs in Indian-administered Kashmir. While authorities say the new database would improve access to social welfare benefits, many Muslim Kashmiris see it as an attempt to exert further control over their […]
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Thu 02 February 2023: ChatGPT’s AI-generated text has a lot to offer, but it raises many questions. ChatGPT is taking the world by storm with AI-generated text that rivals actual literature – but there’s a price. For its parent company, OpenAI, to get this quality product, human beings are paid to help teach it to […]
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