Ukrainian President Zelensky signed a convict mobilization bill into law on Friday that allows incarcerated people to enlist in the arm for parole. The signed bill also enables foreigners and stateless people to join the Ukrainian army under the sixth part of Article 1. The bill contains exclusionary provisions prohibiting certain prisoners from service. Such [...]
The US State Department issued a “Worldwide Caution” alert on Friday warning US citizens overseas to exercise increased caution amid fears of potential terrorist-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events. The alert is given two weeks before the start of Pride month in June, known for parades and events that celebrate LGBTQI+ communities. The State [...]
The UN human rights chief expressed Friday serious concerns regarding increasing violence near the Sudanese city of El-Fasher. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk recently held discussions with commanders from both sides of the conflict, stressing the potential for a humanitarian catastrophe in the event of an attack on the city. Toby Harward, [...]
The UK’s Special Immigration Appeals commission denied an Afghan-born man his appeal to keep his British citizenship after it was rerevoked due to allegations that he is a Russian spy, in a judgment handed down on Friday. The appellant, known as C2, was born in Afghanistan but moved to Russia briefly to avoid being drafted. [...]
Ten climate activists were arrested in Germany on Saturday for completely halting aircraft activity at Munich Airport. The protesters had glued themselves on an airway, thus making it impossible for around sixty departures and arrivals to happen. The protest was orchestrated by Letzte Generation (Last Generation), a climate activism group which is known in Germany [...]
Tang Renjian, China’s Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, is under investigation for violations of discipline and law, the country’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) announced on Saturday. He is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation. This statement does not provide any additional [...]
Pakistan Foreign Ministry summoned Kyrgyzstan’s ambassador to the country over concerns about recent violence against Pakistani students in Kyrgyzstan issued a press release Saturday. Mob violence against foreigners in Bishkek on Friday injured at least 29 people from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Egypt. The violence and acute animosity toward migrants has unclear origins, but Kyrgyz authorities [...]
Gunmen killed an Afghan citizen and three Spanish tourists in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan, on Friday evening, according to the Taliban’s Ministry of Interior Affairs. The attack also left four foreign nationals and three Afghans injured, ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani confirmed. The Taliban government condemned the attack, with Qani stating, “We express our deep [...]
Hundreds of demonstrators marched Friday in Peru’s capital Lima to call for the repeal of recent legislation that classifies transgender individuals as having a mental illness to provide them access to health benefits. The law includes transgender identities as mental health conditions in the country’s Essential Health Insurance Plan, which outlines the health conditions covered [...]
Physical conflict broke out among lawmakers in the Taiwan Legislative Yuan, the island’s parliament, on Friday. At the time, the legislature was deliberating the controversial parliamentary reform proposed by the opposing parties, who were also the legislative majority. Five lawmakers were sent to hospital and the second reading will continue on Tuesday, May 21. To [...]
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