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Iran arrests 29 ladies folk for no longer carrying hijab in protests

Iran has cracked down on women violating its compulsory headscarf decree, arresting at least 29 individuals, according to Iranian media, drawing criticism from activists and rights groups.  Tasnim news agency reported on Friday that 29 women have been arrested, and quoted Tehran police as saying that the detainees were arrested for « disturbing public security ». It…

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The deafening silence on China’s human rights abuses

Where is China headed in 2018? President Xi Jinping promised « world peace » for the new year – but his 2017 track record suggests otherwise. Remember the singular stain of the July death of 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, surrounded by state security? Many condemned China’s conduct, but such interventions are fewer and further between these days. Increasingly,…

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Nintendo Labo hands-on: Cardboard has never been this fun

Entering the Labo demo area gave me flashbacks to elementary school. A name card pointed me to my assigned table, which I shared with another reporter. All of the desks were arranged around the edges of the room, which gave Nintendo’s representatives, decked out in bright pink sport coats, plenty of room to show off…

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Ninety migrants feared drowned off Libya

Image copyright AFP Image caption The EU has tried to reduce migrant numbers with a highly criticised deal with the Libyan coastguard Ninety migrants are feared drowned after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast, says the UN’s migration agency. Three survivors said most of those who drowned were Pakistani nationals. Libya has for years…

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Ninety feared ineffective after shipwreck off Libya soar

Around 90 people have drowned after a shipwreck off Western Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). A spokesperson for the UN-affiliated body said 10 bodies had washed ashore near the town of Zuwara and that the death toll included at least eight Pakistani nationals and two Libyans. A fishing boat rescued one…

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How Crimean Muslims defy Moscow’s rigidity

Bakhchisaray, Ukraine – Mumine Saliyeva cannot forget how masked, gun-toting pro-Russian security officers pounded on her door last October. They arrived to search her apartment and arrest her husband, Seiran Saliyev. « Every day, I check a hundred times whether the door is locked, I get up at night to check, check again before my morning prayer, »…