Day: July 9, 2021

Moroccan court sentences dissident journalist Soulaimane Raissouni to five years imprisonment

A Moroccan court in Casablanca on Friday handed a five-year jail sentence to Moroccan dissident journalist Soulaimane Raissouni on sexual assault charges, which he denies, in a case that outraged human rights advocates in the country. Raissouni has been on a hunger strike for over 80 days to protest his pre-trial detention since May 2020.… Read More Moroccan court sentences dissident journalist Soulaimane Raissouni to five years imprisonment

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South Sudan leaders promise peace as nation marks independence anniversary

South Sudan’s two most powerful politicians gave assurances on Friday that they would not lead the country back into war as they marked its 10th birthday, and Pope Francis said he would visit if they did more to maintain a fragile peace. Violence exploded in South Sudan in late 2013, two years after it seceded… Read More South Sudan leaders promise peace as nation marks independence anniversary

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Forty-five dead as gunmen attack town in northwest Nigeria

Militants killed at least 45 people in an attack on the town of Faru in northwest Nigeria, residents and a hospital worker said on Friday. Such violence has increasingly become a part of everyday life in the region, with the Nigerian government and security forces showing little ability to stem the deterioration of law and… Read More Forty-five dead as gunmen attack town in northwest Nigeria

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Fifty-two dead, twenty injured following fire at juice factory in Bangladesh

At least 52 people were killed and 20 injured after a massive fire raged through a juice-making factory in Bangladesh, officials said on Friday, the latest industrial accident in a country with a track record of poor working conditions. The fire started late Thursday on the ground floor of a six-story factory building in Narayanganj,… Read More Fifty-two dead, twenty injured following fire at juice factory in Bangladesh

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U.S., Colombia to send officials to aid investigation of Haitian president’s assassination

The United States and Colombia said on Friday they will send law enforcement and intelligence officials to help Haiti following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise and arrests of their nationals by Haitian authorities. The United States will send federal law enforcement officers to Haiti as soon as possible, the White House said on Friday,… Read More U.S., Colombia to send officials to aid investigation of Haitian president’s assassination

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Several suspects arrested in connection with assassination of Haitian president

U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies on Friday were probing American connections to this week’s assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, three sources said, the day after two Haitian-American men were arrested on charges of participating in it. Haitian police identified the two as James Solages, 35, and Joseph Vincent, 55, saying that they were… Read More Several suspects arrested in connection with assassination of Haitian president

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South African high court dismisses request of former President Jacob Zuma to block arrest

South Africa’s high court on Friday dismissed former president Jacob Zuma’s application to block his arrest for contempt of court, days after he handed himself over to police to begin a 15-month jail term. “The application is dismissed with costs,” the judge presiding over the case said. The constitutional court last week ordered Zuma jailed… Read More South African high court dismisses request of former President Jacob Zuma to block arrest

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Palestinian guerrilla faction founder Ahmed Jibril dies at 83

Ahmed Jibril, whose Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command was one of the main guerrilla groups fighting against Israel in the 1970s and 1980s and more recently backed Syria’s government in civil war, died in Damascus on Wednesday. He was 83. “He has dedicated his life to serving Palestine and the… Read More Palestinian guerrilla faction founder Ahmed Jibril dies at 83

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