Pakistan: Islamists call for Dutch envoy’s expulsion over cartoons
An Islamist party in Pakistan called for the expulsion of the Dutch ambassador on Wednesday as it launched a protest against a far-right Dutch politician’s […]
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U.N.: Social media must clamp down on hate speech
Social media, including Facebook, must proactively block content inciting hatred and prevent online campaigns which target minorities, such as those undertaken in Myanmar, the United […]
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Germany: Skulls from colonial-era massacre returned to Namibia
Skulls and other remains of massacred tribespeople used in the colonial era for experiments to push claims of European racial superiority were handed over by […]
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India: Top court places rights activists under house arrest
India’s Supreme Court ordered police on Wednesday to put five prominent rights campaigners suspected of links to Maoist guerrillas under house arrest as outrage grew […]
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U.K.: Former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks declares Corbyn an anti-Semite
Britain’s former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks has called Labour opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn an anti-Semite and said comments about Zionists he made five years ago […]
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Germany: Far-right protesters clash with leftists after Chemnitz stabbing
Far-right groups spread “fake news” on social media to mobilise their supporters for violent protests targeting migrants after the fatal stabbing of a German man, […]
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UK: Imam Muhammad Yasir Ayub openly promotes sectarianism
We have written before on many occasions about Imam Muhammad Yasir Ayub. His abuse against the small but beleaguered Ahmadi Muslim community in the U.K. […]
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UK: Notting Hill Carnival drums fall silent for Grenfell victims
Hundreds of thousands of revellers attending London’s annual Notting Hill Carnival fell silent for 72 seconds on Monday to honour the 72 people who died […]
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U.S.: Court rejects atheists’ appeal over ‘In God We Trust’ on currency
A federal appeals court on Tuesday said printing “In God We Trust” on U.S. currency is constitutional, citing its longstanding use and saying it was […]
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Turkey: Freedoms suffer as government blocks decades-old mothers’ vigil
Every Saturday for 23 years, dozens of people have held a vigil in a central Istanbul square, sitting in silence and holding pictures of relatives […]
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