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Europe Neglects Nagorno Karabakh Humanitarian Crisis? Azerbaijan Blockade of Lachin Corridor Enters 40th Day

Azerbaijani protesters blocked the Lachin Corridor on December 12, cutting off essential supplies to 120,000 Armenians trapped in Nagarno Karabakh.

Jan 21, 2023

By Jacob J

Caught On Video: Ohio Cop Viciously Punches Unarmed Black Woman Over Missing Cheese on a Big Mac, Leaving Her With a Bloody Face

The policeman punched a Black woman multiple times in the face leaving her with a concussion following an altercation at McDonald's.

Jan 19, 2023

By Nandika Vinal Chand

San Francisco Proposal to Give $5 Million to Black Residents Over 18 in Reparation Slammed as Unconstitutional and Racist

A proposal by the San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee recommends giving $5 million to every Black resident in the state.

Jan 19, 2023

By Nandika Vinal Chand

White Louisiana School Secretary Resigns After Being Caught Referring to MLK Day as N***r Day

A school secretary in Lousiana was allowed to resign after she made racist comments over Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Jan 18, 2023

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Taliban Publicly Cuts Off Hands of Four Men; Brutality Unfolds at Packed Kandahar Football Stadium

Afghanistan witnessed the Taliban publicly cutting off hands and lashing of nine men who have been convicted of robbery and sodomy.

Jan 18, 2023

By Nandika Vinal Chand

'Horrific, Targeted Anti-Asian Hate Crime': Indiana University Student Stabbed Multiple Times On Bus

An attack on a Asian student on a transit bus has caused caused concern and fear in the Bloomginton community.

Jan 14, 2023

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Ali Reza Akbari: Iran Hangs Dual Iranian-British National and Former Minister Accused of Spying for MI6

Iran has executed a former deputy defense minister Ali Reza Akbari for espionage for British spy agency MI6.

Jan 14, 2023

By Nandika Vinal Chand

German Lawmakers to Declare ISIS Islamist Murder of Yazidis in Iraq in 2014 a Genocide

The Yazidi persecution went down in history as one of the cruelest manifestations of the Islamic State's religious fanaticism.

Jan 13, 2023

By Jacob J

Who is Faezeh Hashemi? Daughter of Ex-Iranian President Gets 5-Year Jail Over Mahsa Amini Anti-Hijab Protests

Faezeh Hashemi has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for spreading propaganda against the Iranian regime.

Jan 11, 2023

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Iran Executes Two More Young Men Over Mahsa Amini Anti-Hijab Protests

Iran is apparently going ahead with the executions, some of them carried out publicly, despite international uproar over the unprecedented human rights suppression

Jan 8, 2023

By Jacob J

Republican Activist Matt Schlapp Accused of Groping and Fondling Male Staffer on Herschel Walker's Team

Matt Schlapp is alleged to have groped and fondled a staffer who was driving him to a hotel in October 2022.

Jan 6, 2023

By Nandika Vinal Chand

At Least 20 Rohingya Muslim Refugees Die as Boats Carrying 174 Land in Indonesia's Aceh

A boat washed ashore in Indonesia's Aceh province on Monday carrying 174 Rohingya, most of them dehydrated and fatigued.

Dec 27, 2022

By Reuters

'Had Gay Sex with Kim Jong un?' Who is the Man Behind Racist Attack Against Asian Couple in California?

Two Asian friends had a bad encounter with a racist homophobic on the night of Christmas Eve in California.

Dec 26, 2022

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Who is Saman Seydi Yasin? Iran Top Court Accepts Kurdish Rapper's Appeal Against Death Sentence

A Kurdish rapper Saman Seydi Yasin has been spared the death sentence for the time being as the Iranian government will re-examine his case.

Dec 26, 2022

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Saudi Arabia Bans Women's Abaya in Exam Halls, Orders Female Students to Wear School Uniforms

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has once again taken a step to relax strict rules on women's dressing, this time banning the wearing of abaya in exam halls during the examination period.

Dec 23, 2022

By Nandika Vinal Chand

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