:MIDDLE EAST: Nine UNRWA staff to be fired for potential role in 7 October attacks on Israel
The UN said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA will be sacked because they may have been involved in the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led…
Swedish flag raised at NATO headquarters
On Monday 11 March, Sweden’s flag will be raised at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will deliver a speech and hold a joint press conference with NATO…
Clear and convincing information’ that hostages held in Gaza subjected to sexual violence, says UN Special Representative – MFA response to report of UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, briefs journalists at the UN Headquarters, in New York. Following a 17-day visit to Israel, the UN Special…
:MIDDLE EAST: Austria ja Japan suspends funding for U.N. relief agency over Oct. 7 allegations
More countries have halted funding to the largest UN agency operating in Gaza, as the crisis deepens over the alleged role of some staff in the 7 October Hamas attacks…
UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict arrives in Israel
Pramila Patten, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Ms. Patten’s visit comes against the backdrop of UN bodies such as the UN Women organization…
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today, and every day, we mourn the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust by the Nazis and their collaborators, as well as the Roma, Sinti, political opponents,…
A moment of historic danger: Doomsday Clock stays at 90 seconds to midnight
A moment of historic danger: It is still 90 seconds to midnight Ominous trends continue to point the world toward global catastrophe. The war in Ukraine and the widespread and…
18 arrests made during central London protests
Hisb-ut-Tahrir Sec 14 conditions 25 November Officers have made 18 arrests during a significant policing operation in central London. More than 1,500 officers, including hundreds from other UK police forces,…
Egypt: Dozens of Peaceful Protesters Detained – Severe Assembly Restrictions Undermine Political Participation
BEIRUT, Lebanon, November 1, 2023/ — The Egyptian authorities have arbitrarily detained and prosecuted dozens of peaceful protesters in demonstrations since the beginning of October 2023, Human Rights Watch said…
British Columbia to make Holocaust education mandatory for high school students
Premier David Eby and the B.C. government committed to make Holocaust education mandatory for high school students in British Columbia at an event at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater…