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Five people die in Iran during protests over the death of a woman detained by police

Five people die in Iran during protests over the death of a woman detained by police

Iran - According to a human rights monitor, five people were killed by Iranian security forces during protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, who was in police custody. The Hengaw Organization for Human

Russians flee to the border after being drafted into the army

Russians flee to the border after being drafted into the army

Russia - Lines formed at border crossings after President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday a partial military mobilization that could call up 300,000 people into combat. Russian men are trying to leave the country to

Beijing hosts 2022 Beijing Forum on Human Rights

Beijing hosts 2022 Beijing Forum on Human Rights

China - The 2022 Beijing Forum on Human Rights was recently hosted by the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) and the China Foundation for Human Rights Development (CFHRD). About 200 senior officials, scholars,

Iranian police call Mahsa Amini’s death ‘regrettable’ as protesters take to streets

Iranian police call Mahsa Amini’s death ‘regrettable’ as protesters take to streets

Iran - Amini, 22, who was stopped and detained by Iranian vice police in Tehran on Tuesday, died after falling into a coma on Friday. CCTV footage released by Iranian state media appears to show

Typhoon landslides and floods hit Japan

Typhoon landslides and floods hit Japan

Japan - Typhoon Nanmadol has killed at least two people and injured 90 people after it hit the southern island of Kyushu on Sunday morning. Rescuers in Japan have warned of mudslides and flooding as

Bodies found at mass grave site in Izyum

Bodies found at mass grave site in Izyum

Ukraine - The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said at least 440 "unmarked" graves have been discovered in the city in recent days. President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that some of the bodies found in Izyum

Huge protest in Chandigarh University after videos of girls showering ‘leaked’

Huge protest in Chandigarh University after videos of girls showering ‘leaked’

India - A massive protest broke out at the Chandigarh University campus in India after students claimed that the videos of around 60 girls taking baths in the hostel were leaked.  Police reportedly reached the

Floods and rains kill at least 10 people in Italy overnight

Floods and rains kill at least 10 people in Italy overnight

Italy - Heavy rain that fell late Thursday night caused rivers and streams to burst their banks and flood coastal towns around the regional capital of Ancona. In just a few hours, about 400 mm

China join forces against west-weaponization of human rights

China join forces against west-weaponization of human rights

China - The US and some other Western nations frequently use such tactics, including using the topic of human rights to criticise developing nations, forming small circles to disparage nations with different systems, spreading untrue

Father preserves the rape victim’s body in the salt pit for 44 days in hope of a fair autopsy

Father preserves the rape victim’s body in the salt pit for 44 days in hope of a fair autopsy

India - A man preserved the body of his deceased daughter in a salt pit in his agricultural field in the Nandurbar district in Maharashtra for 44 days, claiming she was gang-raped and murdered. The