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‘We’ve become lab of human rights violations’: WB governor

‘We’ve become lab of human rights violations’: WB governor

India - The governor of West Bengal, Jagdeep Dhankhar, urged Bengali intellectuals on Wednesday to speak out against the "decimation of democratic values" in the state. The governor stated to reporters that West Bengal should

People ‘Can Be Imprisoned For Almost Anything’ in Russia

People ‘Can Be Imprisoned For Almost Anything’ in Russia

Russia - The Insider, an unaffiliated online Russian publication with its headquarters in Latvia, writes that "A draft law on equipping the Russian armed forces during operations outside the nation was enacted." The government will

Roe V Wade Row: Mississippi’s Only Abortion Clinic Closes

Roe V Wade Row: Mississippi’s Only Abortion Clinic Closes

United States - The only abortion clinic in Mississippi in the United States has shut down as a "trigger law" has come into force after the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade

How The Term ‘Work-Life Balance’ Is Changing For Gen Z Workers

How The Term ‘Work-Life Balance’ Is Changing For Gen Z Workers

The term “work-life balance” is changing for Gen Z workers. Many young people are quitting their current jobs to take new and better opportunities. Gen Z workers want fulfilment from work and life, and they

Shocking! Women Killed On Suspicion Of Witchcraft In Jharkhand

Shocking! Women Killed On Suspicion Of Witchcraft In Jharkhand

India - In Jharkhand, nearly 590 people, mostly women, were killed on suspicion of witchcraft, between 2001 and 2020, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Recently, two such incidents happened in Jharkhand. A

Migrant workers can now access employment documents online

Migrant workers can now access employment documents online

Taiwan - In Taiwan, migrant employees and their employers may now check online to see how their employment-related paperwork is progressing, according to the Ministry of Labor (MOL), which announced the opening of a new

How Effective Is the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act?

How Effective Is the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act?

China - The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) has put Washington and Beijing on a collision course by attacking the root of slavery in northwest China. At the same time, the legislation is riddled

Take Away From Workers, Prepare For Blackouts!

Take Away From Workers, Prepare For Blackouts!

India - Coal India employees are not happy and they seeking a 50percent pay hike; else the country could be facing prolonged periods without electricity in the sweltering India heat. Summer has been merciless this

Bodies Dumped After Execution Found By HRW In Afghanistan

Bodies Dumped After Execution Found By HRW In Afghanistan

Afghanistan - It has been revealed through Human Rights Watch that Taliban has been systematically executing, leading to forcible elimination of alleged members and supporters of the Islamic State offshoot in the eastern part of

New visa restrictions harmful to Venezuelans

New visa restrictions harmful to Venezuelans

Venezuela - Human Rights Watch warned today that new visa restrictions by several American nations have resulted in a major rise in the number of Venezuelans crossing the Darien Gap, a perilous rainforest area on