Amnesty International said Morocco is stepping up their harassment of human rights defenders and activists with some activists having already been jailed for voicing their opinions on social media. Amnesty International accused Rabat of using bogus charges to detain activists, …
The Taliban on Wednesday ordered secondary girls schools in Afghanistan to shut just hours after they reopened, saying they would remain closed until further notice. Taliban Spokesman Inamullah Samangani confirmed reports that all girls’ high schools and those schools that …
A crowd of mourners gathered at a vigil in Chicago on March 20 to honor transgender advocate Elise Malary, whose body was found in Lake Michigan last week. Dozens gathered to lit candles outside the Women & Children First bookstore …
South Carolina is now prepared to perform executions by firing squad because of the state’s inability to procure drugs for lethal injections. The state Department of Corrections said on Friday that death row inmates will now be allowed to choose …
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Tuesday wished all the Afghan women on International Women’s Day, claiming to address the plight they are facing at the moment. Spokesperson of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdul Qahar Balkhi in …
Autherine Lucy Foster, the first Black student at the University of Alabama (UA), died on March 2 morning at the age of 92, the university announced. “The UA community is deeply saddened by the passing of our friend, Dr. Autherine …
The United States House of Representatives passed a legislation on Feb. 28 that would make lynching a federal hate crime. The House approved the H.R.55 – Emmett Till Antilynching Act with a 422-3 vote. Those who voted against the bill …
A federal jury in St. Paul, Minnesota on Feb. 24 found three former Minneapolis police officers guilty of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. After deliberating for about 13 hours, the jury found former officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and …
Hundreds gathered in the city of Derry in Northern Ireland to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday civil rights march that killed 13 people. On Jan. 30, 1972, British paratroopers shot dead 13 protesters in Derry who demanded …
At least five people were killed and 23 others received injuries after the Houthi rebels launched a ballistic missile on the northern city of Marib, the last stronghold of the Yemeni government. “Two soldiers and three civilians lost their lives …
