Human Rights

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  Human Rights

  2021-10-04

  Child soldiers serve as cannon fodder in Houthis' Marib assault

  Nearly 2,000 children have lost their lives in recent months as the Iran-backed group ramps up its attack on the northern province of Marib. Nearly 7,000 are on the frontlines.

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  Human Rights

  2021-10-01

  China's 'sinicisation' plan does away with mosque domes, Islamic theology

  Beijing's sinicisation policy includes removing mosques' minarets and domes, and replacing the adhan with the national anthem. Imams and worshippers say they are powerless to resist.

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  Human Rights

  2021-09-23

  US, EU step up Yemen aid with $600 million pledge at UN event

  The United States, which led the humanitarian response with $290 million in additional assistance, said aid alone cannot end the crisis.

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  Human Rights

  2021-09-20

  Houthis' 'cold-blooded' executions draw international ire

  Eight men and a teenaged boy were shot in the back by a Houthi firing squad during a public execution in Sanaa's Tahrir Square.

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  Human Rights

  2021-09-17

  Amnesty slams 'climate of impunity' over Iran prison deaths

  Despite reports of at least 72 deaths in custody in Iran's prisons over the past 11 years, Iranian officials fail to take responsibility or hold anyone accountable.

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  Human Rights

  2021-08-24

  Despite disturbing footage, Iranian prison official fails to apologise to prisoners

  After hackers published CCTV footage of Iran's notorious Evin prison, a top prison official acknowledges rough treatment but stops short of apologising to prisoners.

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  Human Rights

  2021-08-24

  Rights group accuses Houthi leaders of child recruitment

  The report urged for Houthi leaders to be tried at the International Criminal Court for war crimes. Some 640 Houthi-recruited children, ages 13-17, were killed in the first half of the year, it said.

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  Human Rights

  2021-08-10

  US allocates $165 million aid to Yemen, calls on other countries to join

  The aid will allow the World Food Programme to continue providing emergency assistance, reaching more than 11 million people every month.

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  Human Rights

  2021-07-30

  Iran cracks down on protesters demanding basic rights

  As the regime funnels money to the IRGC and its proxies, the Iranian people are protesting the hardships and shortages they face at home.

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  Human Rights

  2021-07-23

  In eastern Afghanistan, Taliban advances meet Beijing's Xinjiang oppression

  Alarm is growing in Beijing over the prospect of having an Islamist group like the Taliban share a border with Xinjiang, where China is engaged in systematic oppression of Muslims.