First scientist to publish Covid sequence in China protests over lab ‘eviction’ as Chinese government attempts to avoid scrutiny over handling of outbreak ( www.theguardian.com )
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Iran intensifies violent crackdown on women: "Morality police" are increasing patrols, and women who refuse to wear headscarves are reporting more violent harassment and arrests ( www.dw.com )
Under a new campaign called "nour" or "light," endorsed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian "morality police" are out in force on so-called "guidance patrols" looking for women who refuse to wear the hijab, or headscarf....
Nato Secretary General in Kyiv: Ukraine is on an “irreversible path” to NATO, support will continue ( www.nato.int )
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Kyiv on Monday (29 April 2024) for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the state of the war and the future of NATO’s support to Ukraine....
"We’ve Become Addicted to Explosions”: The Israeli Military Unit Responsible for Demolishing Homes Across Gaza ( www.bellingcat.com )
Twenty days after more than 1,100 people were killed in a Hamas attack on October 7, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched its ground offensive in Gaza with the stated aim of destroying Hamas and bringing hostages home. As of April 12, more than 33,000 people have been killed in Gaza according to UN OCHA reports. In response...
Chinese jets fly sorties over Taiwan strait in show of force as US delegation departs ( www.theguardian.com )
Taiwan has reported that a dozen Chinese warplanes flew sorties close to the island on Saturday, in a sudden surge of military activity just hours after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, left Beijing following talks with President Xi Jinping and top Chinese officials.
Iran sentences rapper to death for supporting popular protests in his songs ( www.bbc.com )
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Germany: Right-wing AfD's Maximilian Krah faces probe on Russia, China 'payments' ( www.dw.com )
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‘Not a normal war’: doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers in Gaza ( www.theguardian.com )
Stop the Worsening Undercount of Palestinian Casualties in Gaza ( nader.org )
“They brought Israeli civilians to watch our nude torture”: IDF torture of Palestinian prisoners is turned into entertainment for Israeli viewers ( euromedmonitor.org )
Cape Verde reaches malaria-free milestone ( www.bbc.com )
Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to additional prison term ( www.bbc.com )
Narges Mohammadi has campaigned for human rights in Iran for decades. She has been in and out of jail for two decades because of her activism. She has been arrested 13 times and sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison....