Thirty Palestinians in the Israeli jails continue their collective hunger strike for the 11th day in a row, protesting the Israeli policy of administrative detention, by which Israeli forces detain Palestinians indefinitely without trial. The strike be…
Burkina Faso leader says will respect transition timeline
Burkina Faso’s new military leader Ibrahim Traore will respect a democratic transition timeline agreed between his predecessor and West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS, he said in a statement late on Tuesday. The comments followed a meeting with an Economi…
Why are more Egyptians taking to the Mediterranean?
On 17 September, 294 mostly Egyptian migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean by Spanish NGO Open Arms. The group, including 60 children, suffered from dehydration after being stranded at sea for four days on an overcrowded boat. After a 24 hour sear…
Ethiopia turns over alleged people smuggler to Netherlands
Ethiopia has turned over to Dutch judicial authorities a 38-year-old Eritrean man suspected of playing a leading role in a major international criminal network that smuggled Eritreans to the Netherlands. “The journey involved brutal violence – migrants…
Kuwait releases locked up MP days after election
A Kuwaiti court ordered the release of a newly elected parliamentarian on a bail of 100 Kuwaiti dinars. Lawmaker Hamed Al-Bathali was sent to pre-trial detention on 29 September for involvement in an illegal tribal vote and spent 43 days in Kuwait’s Ce…
Balad party appeals to Israeli top court after election ban
A major party representing Palestinian citizens of Israel has lodged an appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court, after it was banned from participating in forthcoming elections for the Knesset. The Balad Party, also known as the National Democratic Assembl…
Iran’s feminist revolution is just getting started
“Women. Life. Liberty.” These are the chants that echo through the streets of Iran as female protesters lead demonstrations following the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old died in police custody after being arrested for “not wearing her hijab corre…
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow: Agonising over a free Syria
“I don’t want to dwell on the past. I don’t want to cry about how I’m going to end my teen years with nothing more than lost hope and nightmare-filled sleep. I want to survive.” Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student with a relatively normal teenager’s l…
Indian news ‘demonises Muslims for attending Hindu festival’
A mainstream Indian news channel has been slammed after claiming that Indian Muslim men attended the Hindu festival of Navratri in order to “befriend” Hindu women, further amplifying the ‘love jihad’ conspiracy theory, according to activists. AajTak, o…
Al Qaeda branch claim deadly attack on Burkina Faso convoy
The Sahel-based branch of Al Qaeda, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), has claimed an attack on a convoy in Burkina Faso that killed over a dozen soldiers last month, the SITE Intelligence Group said on Tuesday. Islamist militants attacked a…