Israel approves ‘apartheid road’ to keep Palestinians away from the illegal settlements
The controversial road will also aid the illegal construction of thousands of illegal Jewish settlements in the volatile E-1 area of occupied East Jerusalem
After a year in prison, Chelsea Manning set to be free
Manning has been in prison, under a judicial remand, almost continuously since March 2019 for refusing to testify in the Wikileaks investigation
Taliban rejects Afghan government’s offer for release of 1,500 prisoners ahead of intra-Afghan talks
The Ashraf Ghani-led government in Afghanistan signed a decree to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners out of total 5,000, but the Taliban has rejected this conditional release of its prisoners
Pakistan passes Zainab Alert Bill to fight child abuse
Two years after the murder and rape of a minor girl rocked Pakistan, its legislative assembly has introduced a law to prevent criminal activities against children
Families of missing persons in Sri Lanka demand justice
Following the civil war in the country, hundreds of Tamil families have been struggling for years to establish the fate of those who disappeared during the conflict
Ecuadorians reject Moreno’s new austerity measures
To justify the budget cuts and reductions in public servant’s salaries, Moreno argued that drop in oil prices and the Covid-19 outbreak have placed the country in a critical situation
Chelsea Manning is recovering following suicide attempt
Manning has been under almost continuous judicial sanctions since April 2019, for twice refusing to testify before a grand jury in the Wikileaks investigations case. UN special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer, has noted that the sanctions against her amount to torture and coercion
Palestinian teenager killed by occupying Israeli forces
The deceased minor was part of an ongoing demonstration against the construction of an illegal Israeli outpost near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank