A top EU Offical said the Greek government must stop the unlawful deportation of migrants, following reports of illegal ‘pushbacks’ over the Greek-Turkish border. Pushbacks occur when refugees are forcibly removed without the opportunity to claim asylum, and usually involve violence. Last month, Amnesty International reported that “pushbacks and violence against refugees” are a “de …
Oldham Council leader’s car set on fire in arson attack
A council leader’s car has been deliberately set on fire in a “frightening” arson attack. Oldham Council leader Arooj Shah’s vehicle was set alight just before 01:30 BST on Tuesday, damaging the car and a neighbouring property. Ms Shah became the first Muslim woman to take charge of a council in the north of England …
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Canada: More unmarked graves likely at former residential school site
A indigenous nation has called on the Canadian government to release residential school attendance records to help identify unmarked graves. In May, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced the initial discovery of 215 unmarked graves near the Kamloops Indian Residential School. Presenting the full report on Thursday, the nation said they expect more graves …
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Israeli firm allegedly used spyware by at least 10 governments
According to the news of The Guardian, research conducted by 17 media outlets suggested that spyware belonging to NSO Group is used for widespread and malicious purposes globally. It has been claimed that at least 10 governments, mainly Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are …
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Africa: Over 400 Million Africans Live Below Poverty Line
At least 450 million people in Africa are projected to remain poor by 2030, according to a new report. The projection is an increase by about 60 million from the earlier 400 million people. According to the new report published by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Africa Secretariat, eight of the 10 world’s poor will …
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Hundreds of thousands of people struggle with hunger in northern Nigeria
Rhoda Dia, Director of the Resistant Food Security Project of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) – Global Environment Facility (GEF), said that Nigeria is facing acute food insecurity due to the ongoing security problems for years. Pointing out that the increasing insecurity in the country has resulted in poverty and economic crises, Dia said …
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Israeli authorities demolish houses in Hebron-district town
The Israeli occupation authorities Thursday morning demolished three houses in Sa‘ir town, east of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, according to local sources. Mousa Jaradat told WAFA that Israeli forces into Wadi Ash-Shair area in the town, and tore down three houses belonging to ‘Ahed Jaradat as well as to Jamal Jaradat and …
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Canadian guards beat Muslim prisoner to death
In the province of Ontario Lindsay Prisonwho died on December 15, 2016 Suleyman Fakiri An important step has been recorded in the legal struggle of his family for his family. Investigating Fakiri’s cause of death, Ontario Forensic Institute Pathology Service Chief Dr. Michael Pollanen presented his report to the court after his examination. Dr. In the Pollanen report; …
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Montreal man sentenced to 18 years for sexually exploiting young girl from Africa
A former Montreal high school counsellor was handed an unprecedented sentence of 18 years Wednesday morning for sexually exploiting a young girl from the time she was 8 to when she was 11 years old. Sylvain Villemaire, 60, was found guilty earlier this year of sexually exploiting a minor, human trafficking and possessing child pornography. …
Afghanistan ‘a child protection crisis in a country already one of the worst places on earth to be a child’
“Today in Afghanistan, there are nearly 10 million children in desperate need of humanitarian aid. “Those least responsible for this crisis, are paying the highest price — including the children killed and injured in a series of atrocities in Kabul since last Thursday. “Again, today, I heard of more unsettling reports — of unaccompanied children …
