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Iranian Schoolgirl Beaten to Death in Classroom for Refusing to Sing Pro-Regime Song; Forces Send Protesting Children to Mental Facilities

Iran's protests have taken a nasty twist as school children have stepped in but this hasn't stopped the Iranian regime's brutal crackdown.

Oct 18, 2022

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Ukraine Goes for 'First All-Female Prisoner Exchange' with Russia, Releases 108 Women from Captivity

Ukraine and Russia carried out the first all-female prisoner exchange, but two Ukrainian women chose to stay back in Russia.

Oct 18, 2022

By Nandika Vinal Chand

What Caused Iran's Notorious Prison Fire? 8 Prisoners Killed and 61 Injured in Jailbreak Attempt

An attempted jailbreak in Iran at the notorious Evin Prison proved fatal after eight prisoners died and scores were injured after a fire broke out.

Oct 17, 2022

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Ukrainians Urged to Ration Coal and Gas Use for Upcoming Winter as Russia Targets Energy Supplies

Ukraine is likely to face a difficult winter as Russian forces target the country's energy infrastructure.

Oct 15, 2022

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Iran Hanged More Than 200 Women Since 2007, Execution of Women Rose 55% After Ebrahim Raisi Became President: Report

There has been a 55% increase in women executions in Iran, with 12 women executed in the first 10 months of 2022 alone.

Oct 11, 2022

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Arizona Democratic Governor Hopeful Katie Hobbs Says She Supports 'No Limits Abortion'

Katie Hobbs says there is no place for the government and politicians in the decision between a woman and her doctor for abortion.

Oct 10, 2022

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Biden Sends Ghost Flights Filled With Migrant Children to Small Town; New York Raises Alarm

Officials say the latest flight that landed in New York's Montgomery last Friday night had 25 minors between age 13 and 18.

Oct 6, 2022

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Retreating Russian Soldiers Leave Bodies of Comrades After Battle for Lyman - Graphic Pictures

Evidence of Russia's recent losses can be seen in photographs of bodies of Russian soldiers abandoned in the streets of Lyman.

Oct 5, 2022

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Who Are Afghanistan's Hazaras? Massacre of Scores of Girl Students Turns Focus on Minority Sect Persecuted by Taliban

Majority of the students killed in the suicide bomb blast at Kaaj Educational Centre in Kabul were young girls.

Oct 4, 2022

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Two Teenage Girls Allegedly Beaten, Killed by Iran's Morality Police During Anti-Hijab Protests

The victims were protesting against the death of Mahsa Amini - a 22-year-old who died last month after she was allegedly beaten by morality police for wearing a hijab that didn't cover her hair.

Oct 4, 2022

By Manthan C.

Covid Disinfectant Sprayed in Houses in Village as Part of China's 'Zero Covid' Policy Kills 13 Uyghurs of Disinfectant Poisoning

As many as 13 Uyghurs died from disinfectant poisoning after local authorities sprayed their houses with the chemical in China's Xinjiang region.

Oct 3, 2022

By Manthan C.

Iran Arrests Faezeh Hashemi, Daughter of Former President Rafsanjani, for Inciting Anti-Hijab Protesters

Hashemi is a former lawmaker and women's rights activist. She said the Iranian clerical establishment, which her father helped bring to power.

Sep 29, 2022

By Jacob J

Arizona: Phoenix Police Shoot Dead Somali Refugee Who Kept Throwing Rocks at Patrol Cars

Ali Osman's family said he was suffering from mental health issues, while the family's attorney said the man was throwing just rocks, not boulders.

Sep 29, 2022

By Nandika Vinal Chand

Dong Yaoqiong: Father of Woman Who Defaced Xi Jinping's Poster Dies Mysteriously in Jail

Authorities in the central Chinese province of Hunan incarcerated Dong Yaoqiong in a psychiatric hospital for splashing ink on a poster of Xi Jinping in a live-streamed protest on social media.

Sep 27, 2022

By IANS

Who is Jennifer Zeng? Social Media Abuzz With Speculation after Activist and Falun Gong Follower Tweets About Xi Jinping's House Arrest

Jennifer Zeng, a follower of the banned religious group Falun Gong in China, set the internet abuzz by suggesting the Chinese President Xi Jinping was under house arrest.

Sep 26, 2022

By Nandika Vinal Chand

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