Tunisian authorities arrest bakers’ union chief as bread crisis continues
The arrest comes in the aftermath of the government revoking flour subsidy to 1,500 bakeries amid a severe bread shortage in the country, leading to protests and suspension of production
Over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike against increased violence by Israeli prison authorities
Nine Palestinian administrative detainees are on a separate indefinite hunger strike to demand their release and better treatment of fellow prisoners
Students in Ireland protest housing crisis ahead of new academic year
Student groups have demanded effective legislation to protect students from exploitation by rent sharks and housing scams. A recent study showed that half the students surveyed were sharing a room with three or more people
Rights groups call on UAE government to release unjustly held prisoners ahead of COP28
According to a letter by over 20 rights groups, 58 detainees are being held by the UAE authorities despite their prison sentences being over, in some cases for years, in clear violation of international law
Israeli court sentences Palestinian activist to four years in prison
Aya Khatib was convicted on charges of aiding and providing information to Palestinian resistance group Hamas which administers Gaza
Israeli occupation forces raze Palestinian buildings to expand illegal settlements
In just two weeks between July 25 and August 7, Israel demolished at least 56 Palestinian structures in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released last week
Evidence shows Myanmar’s military is committing war crimes, says UN agency’s report
The report covers the period between July 2022 and June 2023 and incorporates evidence from 700 sources, including 200 eyewitnesses. This year’s annual report revealed there had been a increase in mass executions of civilians
Arab League reiterates its demand for withdrawal of all unauthorized foreign troops from Syria
In a statement issued after its contact group meeting in Cairo, the Arab League also underlined the need for better coordination among the host countries to facilitate return of Syrian refugees