On the 21st of May, a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine came into effect after 11 days of bloodshed that killed more than 232 Palestinians, including 65 children. 12 Israelis were killed including 2 children. The deadly violence in Gaza and Occupied East Jerusalem has been described by the United
On April 12th, France’s Upper House passed a controversial bill known as the “separatism bill,” adopted at first reading by 208 votes, with 109 votes against and 27 abstentions. This bill aims to fight the spread of Islamic separatism in France by controlling Islamic teachings and practices. This includes banning
On March 15th, thousands of protesters around Australia united to stand against sexual harassment and violence against women in the country. The protesters demanded the Australian government to introduce and implement effective policies, ensuring the safety of women, particularly in workplaces. These protests were organised by March 4 Justice who
On the 26th of February, the United States Office of The Director of National Intelligence released a declassified report about Saudi Arabia’s involvement in Jamal Khashoggi’s death in 2018. The report claims that it has evidence confirming ‘Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, approved an operation in Istanbul to
On February 18th, 2021, the Unites States reintroduced a bipartisan bill that ensures that all goods made with forced labour in China’s Xinjiang region does not enter the U.S. market. The Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act states that all imports from Xinjiang would be prohibited from entering U.S. borders unless
Loujain al Hathloul, a prominent women’s rights activist, has been released from a Saudi Arabian prison after she was detained in December 2018 for allegedly threatening Saudi Arabia’s national security and challenging its political system. These charges have been labeled as “extremely alarming and spurious” by UN human rights experts.
On the 1st of February, Myanmar’s military, also known as the Tatmadaw, planned a calculated coup d’état to overthrow Myanmar’s ruling political party called the National League for Democracy (NLD). The Tatmadaw arrested Aung San Suu Kyi who is the leader of the NLD, president Win Myint as well as
Active members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Egypt signed a ‘solidarity and stability’ agreement on the 5th of January this year during the 41st GCC summit in Saudi Arabia. This deal officially ended the three-and-a-half-year-long blockade against Qatar, reopening
