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Prehlad Iyengar, Suspended Over Palestine Essay, Appeals Against MIT Order
Prahlad Iyengar, also a National Science Foundation fellow, has been "suspended until January 2026". Iyengar is appealing his case with the Chancellor to "revoke or reduce" the "unjust sanctions" against him.
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Afghan Taekwondo Champion Faces Death Threats For Criticizing Taliban
A 21-year-old Afghan Taekwondo champion has received over 5,000 threat calls and messages for criticising the Taliban's ban on women's sports.
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Taliban Mark 3 Years In Power Since Afghanistan Takeover With Military Show
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers celebrated three years in power on Wednesday with a military parade paying homage to their homemade bombs used in war, fighter aircraft and goose-stepping security forces.
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"Like Nazi Germany": UP Police Under Fire For Kanwar Yatra Rule
Uttar Pradesh police's latest directive asking eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route in Muzaffarnagar to display their owners' names has stirred a row with the Opposition linking the move to "apartheid" in South Africa and policies in Hitler's Germany.
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Palestine Accuses Israel Of "Colonialism, Apartheid" At UN Top Court
Palestinians are suffering "colonialism and apartheid" under the Israelis, foreign minister Riyad Al-Maliki told the UN's top court Monday, urging judges to order an immediate and unconditional end to Israel's occupation.
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Malala Yousafzai Calls For Making 'Gender Apartheid' A Crime Against Humanity
Likening the restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women in Afghanistan to the treatment of Black people under apartheid in South Africa, Malala Yousafzai has urged the international community to make "gender apartheid" a crime against humanity.
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Nelson Mandela's Role In Making Cheetah Translocation To India Possible
The translocation of cheetahs to India from South Africa on Saturday could be made possible because of changed eco laws after Nelson Mandela was elected president following 27 years as a political prisoner of the white minority apartheid government.
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This Booming Town In South Africa Houses Only White People
From a distance, Orania looks like any other small town in rural South Africa. But once inside, the visitor is struck by an obvious difference. Everyone here is white.
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Amnesty Accuses Israel Of Enforcing 'Apartheid' On Palestinians
Amnesty International accused Israel on Tuesday of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of "segregation, dispossession and exclusion" that it said amounted to crimes against humanity.
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Cathedral Bells To Ring Daily In Cape Town To Honour Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The bells of Cape Town' St George's Cathedral will toll for 10 minutes a day every day at noon until Friday in honour of South African anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday aged 90.
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South Africa's Last White President Feared Democracy, Says Prime Minister
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday described the late FW de Klerk as "brave" for defying his party to negotiate an end to white minority rule but also recalled the horrors of the regime he led and his fear of democratic change.
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South African Anti-Apartheid Veteran Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim Dies At 84
Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, a veteran of the fight against apartheid who spent years imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela, died on Monday aged 84, South Africa's ruling party announced.
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Stand Firm Against Health Apartheid In Fight Against Pandemic: South Africa President
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Thursday warned against the risk of "health apartheid" as he took aim at travel bans imposed on his country after it detected the new Omicron variant of Covid.
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South Africa's Last White President Of Apartheid Era Dies At 85
FW de Klerk, South Africa's last white president, died on Thursday aged 85, his foundation announced. De Klerk and Nelson Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for leading the "miracle" transition from white rule in the country.
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Damon Galgut Awarded Booker Prize 2021 For "The Promise"
South African playwright and novelist Damon Galgut on Wednesday won the 2021 Booker Prize for "The Promise", his third shortlisted novel which chronicles a family in his homeland from the late apartheid era through to Jacob Zuma's presidency.
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Prehlad Iyengar, Suspended Over Palestine Essay, Appeals Against MIT Order
Prahlad Iyengar, also a National Science Foundation fellow, has been "suspended until January 2026". Iyengar is appealing his case with the Chancellor to "revoke or reduce" the "unjust sanctions" against him.
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Afghan Taekwondo Champion Faces Death Threats For Criticizing Taliban
A 21-year-old Afghan Taekwondo champion has received over 5,000 threat calls and messages for criticising the Taliban's ban on women's sports.
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Taliban Mark 3 Years In Power Since Afghanistan Takeover With Military Show
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers celebrated three years in power on Wednesday with a military parade paying homage to their homemade bombs used in war, fighter aircraft and goose-stepping security forces.
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"Like Nazi Germany": UP Police Under Fire For Kanwar Yatra Rule
Uttar Pradesh police's latest directive asking eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route in Muzaffarnagar to display their owners' names has stirred a row with the Opposition linking the move to "apartheid" in South Africa and policies in Hitler's Germany.
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Palestine Accuses Israel Of "Colonialism, Apartheid" At UN Top Court
Palestinians are suffering "colonialism and apartheid" under the Israelis, foreign minister Riyad Al-Maliki told the UN's top court Monday, urging judges to order an immediate and unconditional end to Israel's occupation.
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Malala Yousafzai Calls For Making 'Gender Apartheid' A Crime Against Humanity
Likening the restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women in Afghanistan to the treatment of Black people under apartheid in South Africa, Malala Yousafzai has urged the international community to make "gender apartheid" a crime against humanity.
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Nelson Mandela's Role In Making Cheetah Translocation To India Possible
The translocation of cheetahs to India from South Africa on Saturday could be made possible because of changed eco laws after Nelson Mandela was elected president following 27 years as a political prisoner of the white minority apartheid government.
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This Booming Town In South Africa Houses Only White People
From a distance, Orania looks like any other small town in rural South Africa. But once inside, the visitor is struck by an obvious difference. Everyone here is white.
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Amnesty Accuses Israel Of Enforcing 'Apartheid' On Palestinians
Amnesty International accused Israel on Tuesday of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of "segregation, dispossession and exclusion" that it said amounted to crimes against humanity.
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Cathedral Bells To Ring Daily In Cape Town To Honour Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The bells of Cape Town' St George's Cathedral will toll for 10 minutes a day every day at noon until Friday in honour of South African anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday aged 90.
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South Africa's Last White President Feared Democracy, Says Prime Minister
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday described the late FW de Klerk as "brave" for defying his party to negotiate an end to white minority rule but also recalled the horrors of the regime he led and his fear of democratic change.
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South African Anti-Apartheid Veteran Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim Dies At 84
Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, a veteran of the fight against apartheid who spent years imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela, died on Monday aged 84, South Africa's ruling party announced.
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Stand Firm Against Health Apartheid In Fight Against Pandemic: South Africa President
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Thursday warned against the risk of "health apartheid" as he took aim at travel bans imposed on his country after it detected the new Omicron variant of Covid.
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South Africa's Last White President Of Apartheid Era Dies At 85
FW de Klerk, South Africa's last white president, died on Thursday aged 85, his foundation announced. De Klerk and Nelson Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for leading the "miracle" transition from white rule in the country.
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Damon Galgut Awarded Booker Prize 2021 For "The Promise"
South African playwright and novelist Damon Galgut on Wednesday won the 2021 Booker Prize for "The Promise", his third shortlisted novel which chronicles a family in his homeland from the late apartheid era through to Jacob Zuma's presidency.
