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Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah freed after Sisi pardon
Prominent Egyptian-British human rights activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been freed after spending most of the past 12 years in prison, his family said, a day after Egyptian President...
South Korean City Has Seized Crypto from 200+ Residents Over Unpaid Tax Bills
Cheongju, the capital and largest city of South Korea’s North Chungcheong Province, says it has seized crypto from 203 residents since 2021. The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported...
Footage shows public executions in Gaza City street
Footage has emerged showing the public executions of three men accused of being Israeli collaborators in Gaza City.BBC Verify has verified that the location of the executions was a...
Egypt’s president pardons British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned the prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has been imprisoned for six years, state media and his family say.Abdel Fattah was...
UN human rights expert says Russia steps up repression to silence opposition to war in Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. expert monitoring human rights in Russia said Monday that “repression is escalating,” targeting civilians, journalists and even Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attempt...
Over 60 Israeli, Arab peace groups call for recognition of a Palestinian state
A coalition of peace activist groups launched a new campaign, advocating for a peaceful end to the Israel-Hamas War.The "It's Time Coalition," a collection of over 60 Israeli and...
Deputy head of Gazan Abu Shabab anti-Hamas militia wishes the Jewish people a ‘happy new year’
Ghassan Duhine, the deputy of an anti-Hamas resistance group in the Gaza Strip issued a Rosh Hashanah statement on social media.Ghassan Duhine, deputy head of the Abu Shabab militia...
‘An important step’: Hamas lauds recognition of Palestinian state
The terror organization called the recognition "a deserved outcome of our people’s struggle” and added that it would lead Western countries to isolate Israel.Hamas lauded the recognition of a...
Sebabatso Mosamo, an AP visual journalist in South Africa, has died
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Sebabatso Mosamo, an Associated Press visual journalist in South Africa who documented elections, the COVID-19 pandemic and her country’s struggle with poverty and...
Fresh appeal over two men who vanished on ferries
Two men who boarded ferries in Portsmouth five years apart have never been seen again, police have said in a renewed appeal, years after they vanished.Both Gary Tilston, from...