Human Rights
Turkey raises Uighur issue with Chinese minister amid protests
Middle East
March 26, 2021
Turkey raises Uighur issue with Chinese minister amid protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey raised the issue of Uighur Muslims during talks with China’s foreign minister in Ankara on Thursday,…
Deepen trade with Turkey but ready sanctions, EU report says
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Deepen trade with Turkey but ready sanctions, EU report says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should start negotiations on deeper trade ties with Turkey but be ready to impose…
Politically correct? Bond market steers clear of judgment calls
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Politically correct? Bond market steers clear of judgment calls
LONDON (Reuters) – When Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in 2018, London-based hedge fund manager Dominic Armstrong bet investors…
Rights group: Jordan’s debt prisons violate human rights law
Middle East
March 16, 2021
Rights group: Jordan’s debt prisons violate human rights law
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Samer Qraih had a good job working at a bank in Amman, Jordan, and decided to…
Egypt to review school curricula textbooks to better portray human rights
Egypt
March 14, 2021
Egypt to review school curricula textbooks to better portray human rights
The President of the National Council for Human Rights Mohamed Faeq on Saturday announced that the council is working on…
US voices concerns about human rights situation in Egypt
Egypt
March 12, 2021
US voices concerns about human rights situation in Egypt
Washington will not sign a “blank check”, whether for close allies or rivals, when it comes to “values and principles,”…
Gaza fishermen killed by Israeli drone caught in nets, Hamas says
Middle East
March 12, 2021
Gaza fishermen killed by Israeli drone caught in nets, Hamas says
GAZA (Reuters) – Three Palestinian fishermen who died in an offshore blast on Sunday had encountered an explosive-laden Israeli drone…
Bahrain police beat, threaten detained children with rape, rights groups say
Middle East
March 11, 2021
Bahrain police beat, threaten detained children with rape, rights groups say
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahraini security forces have beaten children and threatened them with rape and electric shocks after detaining them…
US State Dept blacklists two Iranian officials over human rights violations
Middle East
March 10, 2021
US State Dept blacklists two Iranian officials over human rights violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US State Department on Tuesday blacklisted two Iranian government interrogators, accusing them of torture and other…
Syria’s hospitals face systematic attacks: report
Middle East
March 9, 2021
Syria’s hospitals face systematic attacks: report
The Kafr Zita Cave Hospital was built nearly 20 meters (65 feet) into a mountainside in the hope of escaping aerial bombardment.…