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Iran President Hails 'Freedoms' as State Body Reports 200 Dead in Protests

President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday hailed Iran's “Islamic Republic” as a guarantor of rights and freedoms, defending the ruling system amid a crackdown on anti-government protests that the United Nations says has cost more than 300 lives. A top state security body meanwhile said that 200 people, including members of…

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Students at Stirling University Vote To Ban Meat and Dairy Sales on Campus

The war on animal food products continues to pick up adherents in Europe.

Reason

Iran authorities reviewing hijab law

Iran’s parliament and the judiciary are reviewing a law that requires women to cover their heads, and which triggered more than two months of deadly protests, the country’s attorney-general says.

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England fan stuns Qatari locals with political statement that has them all cheering

The 2022 World Cup has been a topic of controversy ever since it was announced it would be held in Qatar due to the country's poor human rights record - now an England fan has chimed in

Daily Mirror

Cumbria coalmine plan is ‘backward step’, says Alok Sharma

Tory party’s most respected figure on climate says mine will damage UK’s international reputation as well as environment

The Guardian - UK

M23 rebels accused of civilian massacre as ceasefire collapses in eastern DRC

The Congolese armed forces have accused the M23 rebel group of breaching a recent ceasefire, claiming that they killed at least 50 people in a massacre earlier this week and warning that the army would defend civilians from attacks.

Radio France Internationale

Fashion gets inclusive as UN marks International Day of Disabled Persons

More than a billion people across the world live with some form of disabilty. There are several initiatives in France to improve inclusiveness, but visibility remains low in several sectors – including the fashion industry. As the UN on Saturday marks International Day for Persons with Disabilities, FRANCE 24 takes…

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Beijing, Shenzhen scrap Covid-19 tests for public transport

Chinese authorities on Saturday announced a further easing of COVID-19 curbs with major cities such as Shenzhen and Beijing no longer requiring negative tests to take public transport.

France 24

World Food Price Index Remains Stable in November

The United Nations food agency's global price index remained stable in November amid decline in international prices of cereals, meat and dairy products driven by the agreement to prolong a UN-backed grain export channel from Ukraine. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) price index, which tracks the most globally traded…

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World Bank Provides $150 Million Grant to Address Food Insecurity in Yemen

The World Bank approved an additional $150 million grant for the second phase of the Yemen Food Security Response and Resilience Project. The new funding is designed to address food insecurity, strengthen resilience, and protect livelihoods in Yemen. The financing comprises a $100 million grant from the World Bank's fund…

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Huge Revenues Push Houthis to Tighten Grip Over Yemeni Institutions

The huge revenues of several Yemeni institutions prompted the Houthi militia to implement new administrative and financial measures to control and manage the profit in their favor. The new measures introduced e-accounting systems and complex administrative control procedures, dismissed the head of these institutions, and replaced them with group members.…

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UN Experts Urge Iran to Release Critically Ill Dissident

United Nations experts on Friday urged Iran to release a prominent rights activist with a life-threatening illness and expressed concerns over the fate of scores arbitrarily detained during nationwide protests. Arash Sadeghi, who has been in and out of prison since 2009, was arrested again on Oct. 20 “for unknown…

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Beijing, Shenzhen scrap COVID-19 tests for public transport

Chinese authorities have announced a further easing of COVID-19 curbs with major cities such as Shenzhen and Beijing no longer requiring negative tests to take public transport

The Independent UK

Hundreds of buildings to light up purple for disability rights in Mirror-backed campaign

Landmarks including Rome’s Colosseum, the London Eye and Empire State Building have in the past all lit their buildings in purple for the #PurpleLightUp campaign

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Al-Jaber, Lenderking Discuss Houthi Intransigence, Port Attacks

The US Special Envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, is pushing on relentless regional action to back the UN envoy’s efforts to renew the truce in the war-torn nation.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar sentences 7 students to death, says UN

The Myanmar junta handed out at least seven more death sentences this week, taking the tally of those on death row to 139, according to the United Nations (UN).

The Guardian - AU

UN official ‘alarmed’ by jailing of climate activist who blocked traffic on Sydney Harbour Bridge

Human rights groups around the world express outrage over ‘disproportionate’ punishment of Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco

The Independent UK

UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences

The U.N.'s high commissioner for human rights says Myanmar’s military-installed government has sentenced more critics to death, bringing the total to 139, and is using capital punishment as a tool to crush opposition

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Türkiye's killer drones in Ukraine are making Vladimir Putin's life miserable, but Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is keeping him onside

Turkish-made drones carry laser-guided bombs and are light, cheap and supremely deadly. Here's how they have become instrumental in changing Russian President Vladimir Putin's fortunes in Ukraine.

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Women Join Protests in Iran’s Conservative Southeast

Black-clad women in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province on Friday joined nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, in what a rights group called a "rare" move in the staunchly conservative region. Online videos showed dozens of women on the streets of the provincial capital Zahedan holding banners that declared "Woman, life,…

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UN Nuclear Chief Says Iran Ties Need to Get Back on Track

Iran appears to be at odds with the UN nuclear watchdog over information it should be providing regarding its atomic program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday. "We don't seem to be seeing eye-to-eye with Iran over their obligations to the IAEA," Rafael Grossi told…

Reuters

U.N. nuclear chief says Iran ties need to get back on track

Iran appears to be at odds with the U.N. nuclear watchdog over information it should be providing regarding its atomic programme, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden’s Offer to Talk to Putin Is a Trial Balloon to End War in Ukraine

President Joe Biden has floated a trial balloon to President Vladimir Putin to determine whether Russia, after months of battlefield losses and stalled gains, is ready to end its invasion of Ukraine. Biden has avoided talking to Putin since the Russian leader sent his armed forces into Ukraine last February,…

Reuters

Biden trial balloon to Putin on Ukraine appears to quickly pop

President Joe Biden floated a trial balloon to President Vladimir Putin intended to determine whether Russia, after months of battlefield losses and stalled gains, is ready to end its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

U.S. imposes sanctions on two Haitian politicians over drug trafficking

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a current and a former Haitian senator, accusing the two politicians of engaging in international drug trafficking activities, Washington's latest action targeting corruption in the Caribbean country.

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