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Indonesia’s President says he regrets country’s bloody past as victims demand justice
World
January 15, 2023
Indonesia’s President says he regrets country’s bloody past as victims demand justice
President Joko Widodo expressed deep regret on Wednesday over gross human rights violations during Indonesia’s tumultuous post-colonial past, going back…
More than 80,000 people turn out for Tel Aviv protest against Netanyahu government
Middle East
January 15, 2023
More than 80,000 people turn out for Tel Aviv protest against Netanyahu government
Tens of thousands of people protested in Tel Aviv Saturday night against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s…
Iranian chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears ostracism over her activism as she challenges Russian chief of game’s governing body
Middle East
January 14, 2023
Iranian chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears ostracism over her activism as she challenges Russian chief of game’s governing body
Three years after fleeing Iran, chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears being further ostracized after challenging the game’s governing body and…
Protester killed in Peru as anti-government violence spreads to tourist city
World
January 14, 2023
Protester killed in Peru as anti-government violence spreads to tourist city
One protester has died and at least 19 Peruvian police officers were injured in anti-government clashes in Cusco as officials…
Opinion: Iran’s most powerful weapon isn’t working
Features/Interviews
January 11, 2023
Opinion: Iran’s most powerful weapon isn’t working
“Dad, my sentence is death,” Mohammad Mehdi Karami informed his father in a phone call from prison last month. Then,…
Iran sentences daughter of former president to five years in prison
Middle East
January 10, 2023
Iran sentences daughter of former president to five years in prison
The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said…
Emmanuel Macron presses ahead with pension reform as French discontent swells
World
January 8, 2023
Emmanuel Macron presses ahead with pension reform as French discontent swells
French President Emmanuel Macron’s government will attempt to revive his economic reform drive and score a major political victory this…
Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children’s coach amid crackdown on protests
Middle East
January 7, 2023
Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children’s coach amid crackdown on protests
Iran on Saturday hanged two young men, one a karate champion, the other a volunteer children’s coach. This brings the…
Taliban use water cannon on women protesting education order in Afghanistan
Middle East
December 25, 2022
Taliban use water cannon on women protesting education order in Afghanistan
A group of women took to the streets in the city of Herat in Afghanistan on Saturday, protesting against a…
Police fire teargas to quell protesters at site of deadly Paris shooting
World
December 24, 2022
Police fire teargas to quell protesters at site of deadly Paris shooting
French police on Friday fired teargas amid clashes with agitated protesters outside a Kurdish community center in the heart of…