Month: March 2021

Categories EU

‘System of abuse’? At least 10,000 children sexually molested at hands of French Catholic Church since 1950s — report

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At least 10,000 children have fallen victim to sex abuse by clergy and other officials of the Catholic Church in France since the 1950s, an independent commission set up to investigate such crimes said in its preliminary report. … Read More >‘System of abuse’? At least 10,000 children sexually molested at hands of French Catholic Church since 1950s — report

Categories World

Erdogan outlines legal reforms, vows to improve freedom of expression in Turkey ahead of EU membership push

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to improve the country’s human rights protections and bolster freedom of expression, as he set out a series of sweeping new legal reforms on Tuesday. … Read More >Erdogan outlines legal reforms, vows to improve freedom of expression in Turkey ahead of EU membership push

Categories EU

Brussels says EU-wide Covid-19 vaccine strategy ‘not unravelling’ despite nations turning away from joint program

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The European Union has denied reports that its bloc-wide vaccination program against Covid-19 is falling apart, adding that the European Medicines Agency ensures the efficacy and safety of the inoculation strategy. … Read More >Brussels says EU-wide Covid-19 vaccine strategy ‘not unravelling’ despite nations turning away from joint program

Categories Asia & Pacific

Come to Xinjiang, but not for ‘investigation based on guilty before proven,’ China tells UN high commissioner

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China has said that the door to Xinjiang “is always open” for UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, after she claimed Muslim Uighurs are suffering arbitrary detention and ill-treatment in the area. … Read More >Come to Xinjiang, but not for ‘investigation based on guilty before proven,’ China tells UN high commissioner

Categories Middle East

No jab, no Hajj: Saudi says all Muslims will need to have Covid vaccine before they can perform annual pilgrimage to Mecca

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Health authorities in Saudi Arabia have said that any Muslim wanting to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca will first need to be provide proof that they’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19. … Read More >No jab, no Hajj: Saudi says all Muslims will need to have Covid vaccine before they can perform annual pilgrimage to Mecca

Categories Shows

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman: Saudi Arabia & UAE must give Yemen BILLIONS in compensation for the war

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate & founder of Women Journalists Without Chains, Tawakkol Karman. She discusses the CIA report accusing Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of being behind the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, calls for action against Mohammed bin Salman, … Read More >Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman: Saudi Arabia & UAE must give Yemen BILLIONS in compensation for the war

Categories World

UK neo-Nazi group to become first far-right body to be outlawed in Australia amid calls from home affairs minister

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Australia’s home affairs minister has written to the country’s opposition leader and all state and territory leaders to propose outlawing Sonnenkrieg Division, a UK neo-Nazi group, and listing it as a terrorist organization. … Read More >UK neo-Nazi group to become first far-right body to be outlawed in Australia amid calls from home affairs minister