Serious concerns raised over whereabouts of prominent Saudi human rights activist
Qahtani completed his 10-years sentence on Tuesday, however, his family and lawyers have not been able to establish contact with him since last week of October
Activist Gautam Navlakha released from prison, put under house arrest
The 70-year-old rights activist was released from prison after two years. A police team took him to a building in the Belapur-Agroli area of Navi Mumbai where he will be staying
Israel kills Palestinian youth during raid at Jenin refugee camp
This year is already the deadliest for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since 2005, with Israeli forces killing over 140 Palestinians. It is also the deadliest year for Palestinian children since 2015 with over 30 killed
Massive protest march in Waziristan against rising terrorism
On Sunday, markets were shut as thousands of people marched with black flags and raised slogans against rising militancy in Waziristan and other parts of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province
Sri Lankan protesters demand release of activists Wasantha Mudalige and Siridhamma Thero
Wasantha Mudalige and Galwewa Siridhamma Thero were detained on August 18 under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act. Rights groups in the country and abroad have called for their immediate release
Hebe de Bonafini, the historic leader of Argentina’s Mothers of Plaza de Mayo organization, dies at 93
Bonafini was one of Argentina’s most widely honored and admired human rights activists. She played a crucial role in defending human rights in the country during the US-backed military dictatorship as well as ensuring their expansion following the return of democracy
Nurses in Portugal demand wages at par with employees in public administration
The Portuguese Nurses’ Union (SEP) accused the Socialist Party (PS)-led government of discriminating against nurses by excluding them while revising salaries of civil servants
Turkey launches airstrikes inside Syria and northern Iraq
Turkey claimed that it was targeting the YPG, the armed wing of the Kurdish Democratic Party (PKK), which it blamed for attacks in Istanbul last week. The PKK has denied any responsibility for the attacks