INDIA URGED TO STOP ‘SELECTIVELY AND VICIOUSLY’ CRACKDOWN ON MUSLIM PROTESTERS

Muslim Student leader and Fraternity Movement national secretary Aysha Renna sustained injuries during lathicharge in Kerala’s Malappuram. She was leading a protest against the demolition of Muslim activist Afreen Fatima’s house in UP. Wed 15 June 2022: India must immediately end a “vicious” crackdown on Muslims who took to the streets to protest a ruling party official’s remarks […]

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29 BRITISH JOURNALISTS AND DEFENSE FIGURES ARE BANNED FROM ENTERING RUSSIA

Tue 14 June 2022: Russia has barred scores of British journalists, media representatives, and defense figures from visiting the country, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, citing Western sanctions and the “spreading of false information about Russia,” Reuters reports. 29 journalists and members of British media organizations such as the BBC, Sky […]

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PRESIDENT BIDEN TO MEET SAUDI CROWN PRINCE DURING TRIP TO MIDDLE EAST

Tue 14 June 2022: US President Joe Biden will see Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, during a trip to the Middle East in July, the White House said on Tuesday, as the administration moves to shore up support for a key ally, despite concerns about human rights, Reuters reports. Biden will travel to the Middle East […]

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TURKIYE WILL PUMP 10M CUBIC METRES OF GAS A DAY FROM BLACK SEA: ERDOGAN

Tue 14 June 2022:  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country will start pumping ten million cubic metres of natural gas per day from the Sakarya Gas Field in the Black Sea in the first quarter of 2023, Anadolu news agency reported. Speaking at a public event marking the laying of the first offshore pipeline to […]

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FRANCE BEGINS MILITARY WITHDRAWAL FROM MALI; HANDOVER MENAKA BASE TO MALIAN FORCES

Tue 14 June 2022: The handover of the Menaka base to Malian forces marked the start of France’s soldier withdrawal from Mali, according to the general command of defense. “The transfer was conducted in an orderly, safe and transparent manner. Focus on this important element of Barkhane operation which provided security in the Three Borders […]

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UKRAINE WAR “IN SOME WAY PROVOKED” SAYS POPE FRANCIS

Tue 14 June 2022: Pope Francis has launched a new round of criticisms of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, describing Russian troops as “brutal, cruel, and ferocious,” while applauding Ukrainians for fighting for their lives. However, in the text of a discussion he held with editors of Jesuit media last month, which was published on Tuesday, […]

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WIKIPÉDIA FIGHTS RUSSIAN ORDER TO DELETE UKRAINE WAR INFORMATION

Mon 13 June 2022: The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, has filed an appeal against a Moscow court order requiring it to remove information on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, stating that people have a right to know the truth about the conflict, Reuters reports. The Wikimedia Foundation was fined 5 million roubles ($88,000) by a […]

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