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A university in the UK has expressed deep concern for one of its students who has been jailed for 34 years in Saudi Arabia over critical tweets. Salma al-Shehab, 34, a Saudi citizen and mother of two, who was studying for a PHD in Leeds, England, was arrested in 2021 while on holiday in the…

The High Court has found that the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, interfered with British justice by ordering the hacking of the phone of his ex-wife, Princess Haya of Jordan. The phones of her solicitors, Baroness Fiona Shackleton QC and Nick Manners, were also targeted during their divorce custody case, according to the…

The PGA Tour has suspended all of its members who are playing in this week’s Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which helped bankroll the recent takeover of Newcastle United, is the majority shareholder in LIV Golf Investments. The Gulf kingdom is accused of investing in sport and using high-profile events…

Brazil’s president should be accused of a series of crimes over his handling of the country’s Covid pandemic, a draft of a major inquiry report says. The report is the result of a six-month inquiry that has revealed scandals and corruption in Brazil’s government. President Bolsonaro has been accused of failing to control the virus…

Javad Larijani head of human rights department in judiciary reject EU resolution about human right and express judiciary opposition to opening related office in Iran +BBC Persian TV chat with supporter of bill in EU

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As a civil war rages in Ethiopia, government forces have been fighting the TPLF, a rebel group from Tigray in the north. In Washington DC, home to the largest Ethiopian community in the US, the conflict has deeply divided the community. Ethiopians abroad watch with dismay. The United Nations Human Rights council will set up…

Uyghur detention camps in China’s western Xinjiang province have a shoot-to-kill policy for those who try to escape, according to leaked documents seen by the BBC. The Xinjiang Police Files, a huge cache of data hacked from police computer servers in the region, also include thousands of police photographs of Uyghurs in detention camps. The…

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Recent protests in Australia have highlighted the grievances of the country’s indigenous people, who continue to suffer deep-rooted poverty and inequality. Successive governments there have described it as a “national shame”. Now the issue has been given a new focus following the Black Lives Matter protests in the United States and around the world. Sophie…