On Monday evening, Four Corners, one of Australia’s peak investigative journalism programs, broadcast shocking footage of young detainees at the Don Dale detention centre in the Northern Territory being mistreated by staff. In one image, a young man, Dylan Voller, is strapped to a chair by his wrists and neck, and covered with a “spit …
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Leaked documents reveal hundreds of incidents of abuse at the offshore refugee detention centers. Bowing to public pressure, Australia and Papua New Guinea Wednesday announced an agreement to close an Australian prison camp for asylum seekers on Manus Island, although it’s not at all clear what will happen to the nearly 800 refugees currently housed …
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Two American Muslim women were asked to leave an American Airlines plane after one of them talked to another passenger about the lack of water and food and a flight attendant said they had made him feel “unsafe”. Niala Mohammad, a journalist for the government-funded news outlet Voice of America, and her friend, who works …
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Israeli authorities have shut down a Palestinian radio station in the Israeli-occupied West Bank over “incitement” to violence, the army said Wednesday, the latest in a series of such raids. The overnight operation in Dura near Hebron led to five arrests, according to the Israeli army. Palestinian police confirmed the detentions and said one of …
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party candidate for president has called for an investigation on Turkish residents who took to the streets of the capital Vienna in the wake of the July 15 failed coup attempt in Turkey. In an interview with the daily Österreich, Norbert Hofer called Aug. 14 for an investigation into Turkish residents who …
Celtic could face another UEFA charge after a number of fans waved Palestinian flags during Wednesday’s game with Hapoel Be’er Sheva. The Parkhead club were known to be concerned about the ramifications of political statements being made inside a sporting arena. While there were no widespread or sustained protests, the fact around 30 such flags …
A Hungarian member of the European Parliament has been criticised for suggesting pigs’ heads could be put on border fences to deter refugees. Gyorgy Schopflin, a member of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, made the remark after images emerged of vegetables carved into heads and placed along the country’s southern frontier. “Human images are haram… Pig’s …
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Almost 7,000 “Islamophobic” tweets were sent, in English, every day in July worldwide, data seen by the BBC suggests. This compared to 2,500 in April, with peaks recorded following the Nice lorry attack and the attempted military coup in Turkey. Forty-nine words and hashtags were used as indicators of anti-Islamic tweets, by the think tank …
A Muslim flight attendant who was placed on unpaid leave last summer after she refused to serve passengers alcohol is suing the airline. She converted to Islam two years ago and later found out it was forbidden to serve alcohol so she went to her supervisor to note her concerns. Her supervisor reportedly told her …
Donald Trump’s paid campaign staffers have declared on their personal social media accounts that Muslims are unfit to be American citizens, ridiculed Mexican accents, called for Secretary of State John Kerry’s death by hanging and stated their readiness for a possible civil war, according to a review of their postings by The Associated Press. The …
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