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OSF Highlights the Crucial Role of Women in Diplomacy in the WPS Agenda

Women, Peace and Security is essential for promoting gender equality and improving diplomatic efforts because it rests on more than two decades of international policy and legal commitments to advance women's rights and international security

Jun 27, 2024

By Mae Cornes

Armita Geravand: Iranian Teen Allegedly Attacked by Morality Police Over Hijab Now 'Brain Dead'

Armita Gerawand, 16, who slipped into a coma after an alleged attack by morality police on a Tehran metro earlier this month, is now "brain dead," according to state media.

Oct 23, 2023

By Manthan C.

After Seattle, Fresno in California Becomes 2nd US City To Ban Caste Discrimination

After Seattle, Fresno in California has become the second US city to ban caste discrimination following the city council's unanimous 7-0 vote in favour of adding caste as a 'protected category' in its anti-discrimination policy.

Oct 1, 2023

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Judge Rules Donald Trump Trial in Classified Docs Case Will Start in May 2024

Judge Cannon says prosecutors are passing on voluminous evidence to the defense, adding that there are also the complexities that the classified material at the heart of the case will bring to the proceedings.

Jul 21, 2023

By Jacob J

Tehran Executes Iranian-Swedish National Farajollah Cha'ab Over 2018 Attack on Military Personnel

However Iranian human rights activists have said Cha'ab made the confessions under duress.

May 7, 2023

By Jacob J

Singapore Executes 45-Yr-Old Tamil for 'Conspiracy to Smuggle Cannabis'; UN Calls for Halt on Executions

The move came even as the UN Human Rights Office had asked Singapore on Tuesday to "urgently reconsider" the capital punishment.

Apr 26, 2023

By IANS

Armenians March in Yerevan on Genocide Remembrance Day; Turkey, Azerbaijan Flags Burned

1.5 million people were massacred during the campaign of deportation and mass killing of Armenian Christians by the Young Turk movement in Ottoman Turkey.

Apr 24, 2023

By Jacob J

Iran Reports Poisoning of School Girls Months After Mahsa Amini Anti-Hijab Protests; Minister Flags Bid to Shut Down Girls' Education

The first incident of poisoning was reported in Qom in November, when 18 students were admitted to hospital.

Feb 27, 2023

By Jacob J

Iraqi YouTuber Murdered by Father in Honor Killing to 'Wash Away Shame' After She Left Family Because Brother Sexually Assaulted Her

Tiba al-Ali, 22, reportedly left her family to live by herself in Turkey after her brother sexually assaulted her.

Feb 4, 2023

By Manthan C.

Who is Justin David Sullivan? Transgender, Nonbinary Singer-Actor Withdraws from Tony Awards After Having to Choose One of Two Genders

The star actor of hit broadway &Juliet has stepped back from Tony Awards due to lack of inclusivity for transgenders and nonbinary persons.

Feb 3, 2023

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Tyre Nichols Death: San Francisco Pizzeria Fires Employee Who Refused Serve Police Officers; Restaurant Apologizes

As the footage of police beatings of Tyre Nichols released over the weekend caused outrage, a young restaurant employee lost his job for denying service to police officers in San Francisco.

Feb 1, 2023

By Nandika Vinal Chand