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Saudi Teacher Gets 20-Year Jail Term Over Critical Social Media Posts
Saudi Arabia has sentenced a teacher to 20 years in prison over critical social media posts, Human Rights Watch and the convicted man's brother said Tuesday.
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22-Year-Old Killed In North Korea For Watching K-Pop: Report
North Korea enforces strict control over information and entertainment, imposing severe punishments for violations.
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Pakistan Faced Worst Economic Crises In 2023: Human Rights Body
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Pakistan faced one of the worst economic crises in 2023, with poverty, inflation and unemployment soaring, jeopardising millions of people's rights to health, food, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Meta Criticised For Restricting Pro-Palestine Content On Facebook, Instagram
Human Rights Watch accused Meta on Thursday of restricting pro-Palestinian content on Facebook and Instagram, decrying "systemic online censorship" since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Israel Starving Gaza Civilians As Method Of Warfare: Human Rights Body
The group Human Rights Watch on Monday accused the Israeli government of intentionally starving civilians in Gaza as part of its offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory.
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Human Rights Body Says Rocket Misfire Likely Cause Of Gaza Hospital Blast
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday that evidence suggested a misfired rocket was the likely cause of an explosion that resulted in heavy casualties at a hospital in Gaza on October 17.
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Pregnant Japan Prisoners Stay Shackled, Newborns Separated: Rights Group
Handcuffs during pregnancy, separation from newborn babies, and insufficient care for elderly inmates are among the abuses suffered by women incarcerated in Japan, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
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"Information Blackout": Human Rights Body After Internet, Phone Network Cut In Gaza
The near-total telecommunications blackout in Gaza amid Israel's ongoing bombardment of the Palestinian territory risks providing cover for mass atrocities, the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday.
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Israel Used White Phosphorous In Gaza, Lebanon: Rights Group
Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions in its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, saying the use of such weapons puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injury.
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Saudi Arabia Used "Explosive Weapons" To Kill Hundreds Of Migrants: Report
Saudi border guards have fired "explosive weapons" on Ethiopian migrants trying to cross through Yemen into the Gulf kingdom, killing hundreds since last year, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
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Ukraine, Russia Should Stop Using Cluster Bombs: Human Rights Watch Dog
Both Russian and Ukrainian forces have used cluster munitions that have killed Ukrainian civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday as the US weighs whether to answer the Ukraine government's call to supply it with the weapons.
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875,000 Afghan Children Facing Acute Malnutrition: Rights Group
Afghanistan remains one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters as Human Rights Watch in a recent report on Afghanistan said that two-thirds of the country's population is food insecure, reported Tolo News.
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UK, US Guilty Of "Crimes Against Humanity" In Chagos Islands: Rights Group
Britain and the United States are guilty of crimes against humanity in the forced displacement of indigenous people from the Chagos Islands, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
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China Should Respect People's Right To Peaceful Protest: Rights Group
The Chinese government should respect the fundamental rights of people across China to peacefully protest the government's draconian "zero Covid" restrictions and to call for freedom and human rights, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
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Qatar Detained, Mistreated LGBT People Ahead Of World Cup: Rights Group
Security forces in Qatar arbitrarily arrested and abused LGBT Qataris as recently as last month, Human Rights Watch said on Monday, in the runup to hosting football's world cup.
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Saudi Teacher Gets 20-Year Jail Term Over Critical Social Media Posts
Saudi Arabia has sentenced a teacher to 20 years in prison over critical social media posts, Human Rights Watch and the convicted man's brother said Tuesday.
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22-Year-Old Killed In North Korea For Watching K-Pop: Report
North Korea enforces strict control over information and entertainment, imposing severe punishments for violations.
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Pakistan Faced Worst Economic Crises In 2023: Human Rights Body
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Pakistan faced one of the worst economic crises in 2023, with poverty, inflation and unemployment soaring, jeopardising millions of people's rights to health, food, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Meta Criticised For Restricting Pro-Palestine Content On Facebook, Instagram
Human Rights Watch accused Meta on Thursday of restricting pro-Palestinian content on Facebook and Instagram, decrying "systemic online censorship" since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Israel Starving Gaza Civilians As Method Of Warfare: Human Rights Body
The group Human Rights Watch on Monday accused the Israeli government of intentionally starving civilians in Gaza as part of its offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory.
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Human Rights Body Says Rocket Misfire Likely Cause Of Gaza Hospital Blast
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday that evidence suggested a misfired rocket was the likely cause of an explosion that resulted in heavy casualties at a hospital in Gaza on October 17.
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Pregnant Japan Prisoners Stay Shackled, Newborns Separated: Rights Group
Handcuffs during pregnancy, separation from newborn babies, and insufficient care for elderly inmates are among the abuses suffered by women incarcerated in Japan, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
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"Information Blackout": Human Rights Body After Internet, Phone Network Cut In Gaza
The near-total telecommunications blackout in Gaza amid Israel's ongoing bombardment of the Palestinian territory risks providing cover for mass atrocities, the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday.
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Israel Used White Phosphorous In Gaza, Lebanon: Rights Group
Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions in its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, saying the use of such weapons puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injury.
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Saudi Arabia Used "Explosive Weapons" To Kill Hundreds Of Migrants: Report
Saudi border guards have fired "explosive weapons" on Ethiopian migrants trying to cross through Yemen into the Gulf kingdom, killing hundreds since last year, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
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Ukraine, Russia Should Stop Using Cluster Bombs: Human Rights Watch Dog
Both Russian and Ukrainian forces have used cluster munitions that have killed Ukrainian civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday as the US weighs whether to answer the Ukraine government's call to supply it with the weapons.
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875,000 Afghan Children Facing Acute Malnutrition: Rights Group
Afghanistan remains one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters as Human Rights Watch in a recent report on Afghanistan said that two-thirds of the country's population is food insecure, reported Tolo News.
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UK, US Guilty Of "Crimes Against Humanity" In Chagos Islands: Rights Group
Britain and the United States are guilty of crimes against humanity in the forced displacement of indigenous people from the Chagos Islands, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
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China Should Respect People's Right To Peaceful Protest: Rights Group
The Chinese government should respect the fundamental rights of people across China to peacefully protest the government's draconian "zero Covid" restrictions and to call for freedom and human rights, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
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Qatar Detained, Mistreated LGBT People Ahead Of World Cup: Rights Group
Security forces in Qatar arbitrarily arrested and abused LGBT Qataris as recently as last month, Human Rights Watch said on Monday, in the runup to hosting football's world cup.
