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Young women in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 11 years in prison by "anti-terrorism court" after being arrested for “her choice of clothing and support for women’s rights” ( www.theguardian.com )

Saudi officials confirmed in a statement to the United Nations high commissioner for human rights that Manahel al-Otaibi was sentenced on 9 January for what the Saudi government called “terrorist offences”....

Freedom to Write index says China accounting for a third of the world's jailed writers ( pen.org )

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What would ICC arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu mean for Israel? | Inside Story ( www.youtube.com )

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Taiwan warn its citizens against travelling to China amid fears new 'state secret law' could be used to punish regular business activities ( www.aljazeera.com )

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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....

Iran security forces sexually assaulted and killed teenager, leaked document says ( www.bbc.com )

The 16-year-old Nika Shakarami vanished from an anti-regime protest in 2022. Her body was found nine days later. The government claimed she killed herself....

Congress threatens International Criminal Court over Israeli arrest warrants ( www.axios.com )

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...

Some US officials say in internal memo Israel may be violating international law in Gaza ( www.reuters.com )

Some senior U.S. officials have advised Secretary of State Antony Blinken that they do not find "credible or reliable" Israel's assurances that it is using U.S.-supplied weapons in accordance with international humanitarian law, according to an internal State Department memo....

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.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben Gvir’s car flips over after running red light, minister lightly injured ( www.timesofisrael.com )

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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New Vatican document lists ‘grave violations’ of human dignity ( www.vaticannews.va )

This transphobic, anti-gender theory, anti-abortion doctrine of theirs has me completely done with them....

Children in Gaza dying from starvation-related complications since Israeli government began using starvation as a weapon of war, Human Rights Watch says ( www.hrw.org )

Concerned governments should impose targeted sanctions and suspend arms transfers to press the Israeli government to ensure access to humanitarian aid and basic services in Gaza, in accordance with Israel’s obligations under international law and the recent International Court of Justice order in South Africa’s genocide...

Romanian president's NATO candidacy not backed by the US or Baltic states ( www.romania-insider.com )

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‘Not a normal war’: doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers in Gaza ( www.theguardian.com )

Netanyahu is ‘signaling his fury’ over U.N. resolution by canceling top officials’ trip ( www.youtube.com )

Stop the Worsening Undercount of Palestinian Casualties in Gaza ( nader.org )

Afghan girls as young as 16 arrested in shops, classes and markets in Kabul by the Taliban, who labelled them ‘infidels’ for wearing ‘bad hijab’ ( www.theguardian.com )

The girls – who were detained in shopping centres, classes and street markets – were accused of “spreading and encouraging others to wear a bad hijab” and wearing makeup....

"Wind and solar power pollute the Earth and make life miserable:" DeSantis's Florida Approves Climate-Denial Videos in Schools ( www.scientificamerican.com )

Moderation / Rules of "news" community?

I can't seem to find anything in a sidebar or sticky thread that talks about the moderation / rules of the news community. I'm very interested in coming to this community to learn about news, but right now it seems whats being posted tends to be relatively low (lower?) quality....

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