Month: August 2020

Mohammad Haziz, a 16-year-old boy, who was shot by Israeli soldiers near Deir Abu Meshal village in occupied West Bank, on late Wednesday, has succumbed to his wounds. Mohammad's cousin, Muhanna Matar, in conversation with local Palestinian media said that Israeli soldiers had set up an ambush near a bypass road and shot Mohammad. Matar said that Mohammad was detained while still bleeding. Mohammad was among three Palestinians shot by Israeli soldiers on allegations of possessing incendiary materials and tyres that the three wanted to set on fire. "Israeli forces thwarted an operation near the village of Deir Abu Meshal when they spotted a cell in possession of materials to ignite Molotov cocktails and rubber tyres that they intended to ignite in order to harm civilian vehicles...

9 people lost their lives during clashes between Ethiopian security forces and protesters in Oromia. The protests sparked when authorities refused to release a detained opposition politician and a media magnate. Protests started through a social media campaign, where people demanded the release of a well known Oromo opposition leader Bekele Gerba and a journalist Jawar Mohammed who were detained after the killing of an iconic Oromo singer, Haacaaluu Hundeessaa. In a statement by Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), "Deaths have also been reported in 13 different locations in the Oromia region, which surrounds the capital Addis Ababa." EHRC condemned such acts and is alarmed by the loss of lives during protests in Oromia. EHRC called upon authorities to refrain themselves from...

A prominent female activist, Reham Yacoub was gunned down and three others were injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on their car in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, on Wednesday. This was the third incident this week in Iraq where gunmen targetted anti-government political activist after one activist was killed and four others had their car fired upon in a separate incident. Reham had been an active activist since 2018 and had led various women's marches. After the assassination of an activist Tehseen Osama, a fresh series of protests took place for three days where protesters lobbed rocks and petrol bombs into governor's house while the police retaliated by opening fire upon them. Condemning Yacoub's murder, The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor in a statement ...

After a week-long silence over the UAE-Israel deal, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal said that the Kingdom was determined to remain committed about the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative with Israel and to not normalizing ties with Israel until Israel signs the internationally-recognised peace accord with the Palestinians. On Wednesday, during a visit to Berlin, Prince Faisal told reporters that “Peace must be achieved with the Palestinians”. Prince Faisal’s statements ruled out talks about Saudi following UAE’s footsteps until the Palestinian issue is resolved on the basis of international accords. Reiterating criticism of Israel, Price Faisal stated Israel’s annexation policies as “unilateral” and said that Israel constructing settlements in the ‘occupied’ West Bank was "il...