ANTI-IMMIGRANT arsonists are suspected of trying to burn down a ‘new Sangatte’ centre for the homeless in one of the most upmarket areas of Paris. The attack on the £4m buildings – which opened in the 16th arrondissement on Saturday – happened while families were inside, including young children. It is the second attack on …
Category: Violations of Rights
OPCW: Syrian regime use chemical weapons
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons’ (OPCW) Executive Council (EC) adopted by vote a decision that expresses grave concern about and condemns in the strongest possible terms the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic, calls on all parties identified in the OPCW-United Nations (UN) Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) reports as …
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PKK terrorizes Turks in Europe after arrests of HDP MPs
Attacks have taken place in the UK, France, Austria and Sweden. BRUSSELS The PKK has started to terrorize Turkish citizens and institutions across Europe following the arrests of opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers in Turkey on Friday. Following is a timeline of attacks on Turkish citizens in Europe since Thursday when reports about an …
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Israel vows to fight fires with settlement expansion
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has pointed out that 17 of about 110 fires that took place in the past few days, had been caused by arsonists. Israel official Radio station “Kol Yisrael” quoted Lieberman on Sunday as saying“We need to not just rebuild as many houses as we can but to expand the settlements. …
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14 African countries forced by France to pay colonial tax for the benefits of slavery and colonization
Did you know many African countries continue to pay colonial tax to France since their independence till today! When Sékou Touré of Guinea decided in 1958 to get out of french colonial empire, and opted for the country independence, the french colonial elite in Paris got so furious, and in a historic act of fury …
Israel arrests Palestinian lawmaker in West Bank
Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian lawmaker early Monday during a raid on his home in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil). In a statement, the Change and Reform political bloc of Palestinian resistance group Hamas (which has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007) confirmed that its representative, Azzam Salhab, had been detained by …
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2,000 Palestinians affected by Israeli demolitions in Jordan Valley
Some 2,000 Palestinians in the Jordan Valley have been affected by Israeli demolitions since the start of the year, according to United Nations figures. Reporting on the data, Israeli newspaper Haaretz said the number is “particularly high” because Israeli occupation forces have targeted “water networks to several communities in the valley”. In 2016 to date, …
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Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar amid deadly attacks
At least 86 people have been killed and 30,000 displaced as violence continues unabated in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar poured into neighbouring Bangladesh this week with some feared drowned after a boat sank in a river during a bid to flee escalating violence that has killed at least 86 people and displaced …
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Turkish diplomat’s car set on fire in Germany’s Hannover a day after PKK demonstration
A vehicle belonging to Turkey’s consulate general was set on fire in the German city of Hannover on Sunday, a Turkish diplomatic source said. According to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media, the suspected arson attack had left the car gutted. On Saturday, a group …
16-year-old Palestinian girl sentenced to 13 years prison in Israel
An Israeli court on Wednesday sentenced a 16-year-old Palestinian girl to 13-and-a-half years in prison for allegedly trying to stab an Israeli last year, according to a Palestinian NGO. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said in statement that Jerusalem’s district court had sentenced Nurhan Awwad, 16, to 13-and-a-half years behind bars — and a fine of …
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