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Migrants eyeing starting new life in UK continue anxious wait in France

Irregular migrants trying to reach UK via English Channel gather in coastal city of Calais in harsh winter weather.

18-01-2022, 15:57

Hijab wearing girls barred from classes at Indian college

Group of Muslim students at a government college in Karnataka state has been forced to sit outside the classroom for weeks now.

18-01-2022, 15:44

Pakistan slammed over dissent crackdown, alleged rights abuses

Imran Khan’s government has come under fire from rights groups within and outside the country since he came to power in 2018.

14-01-2022, 07:42

Djokovic row highlights plight of asylum seekers in Australia

Outside Djokovic ‘hotel’, Serbian supporters rub shoulders with refugee advocates.

7-01-2022, 20:29

Israel agrees to release Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike

Hisham Abu Hawwash, who was detained without charge or trial, to end 141-day hunger strike after reaching deal with Israel to be released on February 26.

4-01-2022, 00:07

Terrifying details of US-sponsored plot to kill Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba became the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960, and was killed in 1961 under the US plot.

3-01-2022, 12:19

EU, US denounce closure of human rights group in Russia

Joint statement also including UK, Canada, Australia condemns Russian courts' decisions to shut down Memorial.

1-01-2022, 12:39

Save the Children confirms staff killed in Myanmar massacre

Rights group says two staff members among more than 30 people killed by the military on a highway in Kayah state.

29-12-2021, 10:29