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Syrian and Iraqi Bases Harbouring US Forces Attacked with Drones and Rockets

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On Wednesday, two bases harbouring the United States forces in Iraq and Syria were attacked. Officials have said that an oil field was attacked by drones in eastern Syria, while an Iraqi airbase was attacked with rockets. “At 10:15 a.m local time, our anti-Daesh [ISIS] forward forces & Coalition forces foiled hostile drone attacks against al-Omar field. Initial reports confirm the thwarting of the attacks & no damages were recorded,” tweeted Farhad Shami, a spokesperson for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). In Iraq’s Anbar province, Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq’s Anbar province was attacked with rockets, confirmed an Iraqi official. "At approx. 12:30 PM local time, Ain Al-Assad Air Base was attacked by 14 rockets. The rockets landed on the base & perimeter. Force p...

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Indonesia Faces Oxygen Crisis as Covid Situation Worsens

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Recently, Joko Widodo, the President of Indonesia, announced a lockdown in its main island Java and the tourism destination of Bali. The announcement came after there was a surge in Covid-19 cases in the country. Currently, in South Asia, Indonesia is the worst hit due to coronavirus cases, with about 2.3 million positive cases and more than 60,000 deaths so far. The number of Covid infection cases and the death rate has increased immensely this month in Indonesia. The daily Covid burials have increased ten folds in May. Many patients are dying in isolation at home. However, as per experts, the Covid cases in Indonesia are much higher because of inadequate testing and poor tracing measures. Hospitals are running out of supplies, with some reports claiming that 63 people have di...

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PAGD Spokesperson Condemns ED’s Summon to Begum Mufti Mohammad Syed

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On Wednesday, the PAGD Spokesperson, Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami, condemned Enforcement Directorate's (ED's) summoning of widow of former Union Home Minister, late Mufti Mohammad Sayed. Tarigami said that it was a humiliating act by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and that there are not enough words to condemn such coercive acts. He said, "She is an old, frail lady and summoning her is nothing but pressure tactics of the government. Irony is that the summon was issued just hours after the PDP declined to meet the visiting Delimitation Commission." He also added that muzzling the voices of dissent by using probe agencies against political opponents was unacceptable. Further, he added that this was nothing but part of vindictive policies to suppress dissent and disagreement and to sil...

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4 Indian Muslim Journalists including Rana Ayyub, Mohammad Zubair, Saba Naqvi and Siddique Kappan in The Washington Post’s Press Freedom Partnership’s 10 Most Urgent List for July 2021

INDIA

After the PM was named among the 37 "predators of press freedom" by the global body Reporters Without Borders (RSF), The Washington Post's Press Freedom Partnership's launched the 10 most urgent list for the month of July 2021, in which 4 of the journalists are Indian nationals. The Press Freedom Partnership happens to be a public service initiative from The Washington Post to promote press freedom and raise awareness of the rights of journalists worldwide who are in pursuit of the truth. The July 2021 list of 10 most pressing cases of press freedom abuses around the world, as identified by the One Free Press Coalition, focused on the journalists who may have contracted covid-19 due to detention conditions or on those journalists "who have been exposed to the whims of authorities in ...

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Haitian President Shot Dead Overnight at his Home

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On Wednesday, the interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph has said that the President of Haiti was shot dead in his private residence. In a statement released today, Joseph said that a group of unidentified individuals attacked the private resident of President Jovenel Moise overnight and shot him dead. It has been reported that Moise's wife was wounded in the attack. Details on the incident are yet awaited

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No internet shutdown in Kashmir on July 8, July 13, but surveillance will be up: Police

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Inspector-General of Police Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar Wednesday said internet services won’t be snapped on July 8 and July 13, but police will increase its surveillance to ensure peace remains intact. Talking to a selected group of reporters in Srinagar, the IGP Kumar said though some requests are pouring in that the internet should be snapped given the fact that an online portal from across the LoC has published posters calling for a strike on July 8 and July 13. “A police party went to Syed Ali Geelani’s house to confirm whether he had called for any strike, but family members denied and termed posters on Geelani’s name as fake,” the IGP said as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) He said that police won’t snap the internet, but surveillance will be increased to keep anti-s...

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UN Disturbed Over Stan Swamy’s Death, Increasing Curbs on Freedom of Expression in India

INDIA

On Tuesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights' office in a statement said, "We are deeply saddened and disturbed by the death of 84-year-old Father Stan Swamy, a human rights defender, and Jesuit priest, in Mumbai yesterday, following his arrest in October 2020 under India's Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)." The statement read that Father Stan had been held in pre-trial detention without bail since his arrest, charged with terrorism-related offenses in relation to demonstrations that date back to 2018. And that he was a long-standing activist, particularly on the rights of indigenous peoples and other marginalized groups. While, the statement says, in Mumbai's Taloja Central Jail, his health deteriorated, and he reportedly contracted COVID-19. His repe...

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Day 6: Bridge that Collapsed in Kulgam Remains Unattended

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Danishwar Hameed A Vital bridge that collapsed in the Kulgam district of South Kashmir is yet to be repairing and fixed; Locals told The Kashmiriyat. On July 02, The middle portion of the bridge in between Chawalgam and Chanser in Kulgam collapsed as a truck was crossing it, and the vehicle was stuck in the broken portion of the bridge. This bridge connects various areas with district headquarters in the South Kashmir district of Kulgam. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat, the locals appealed the higher authorities to repair this bridge as soon as possible. The Kashmiriyat spoke to the ADC of Kulgam, who said that the process for the repair of the bridge required a lot of paperwork which has been concluded. "The repairment process will be initiated soon, and within a few days, the ...

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India Should Remain Impartial on Afghan Issue, Says Taliban Spokesman in Interview

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In a latest interview conducted by CNN-News 18, with a member of the Taliban negotiating team and the spokesman of the political office of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), Mohammad Suhail Shaheen gave an outlook for Afghanistan after the US exit, peace and relations with India and Pakistan. Shaheen when asked that how genuine was Taliban's bid to engage the international community, responded, "As per our policy, we don’t target embassies, consulates and NGOs. We only attack military forces of the Kabul administration that are engaged in fighting with us. We want to have relations with the international community and the world." He said that they were an Islamic liberation force that fought against the occupation for the last 20 years to gain independence. And that it is thei...

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CBK produces challan against man accused of duping people in Anantnag

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The Crime Branch Kashmir on Wednesday said that it has produced a challan against an accused person before the court of district mobile magistrate Anantnag for duping people on the pretext of investing money in a private company. In a statement, issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesperson said that the Crime Branch Kashmir produced the Challan in Case FIR No. 52/2005 U/S 420 RPC of Police Station CBK before the court of District Mobile Magistrate Anantnag against one Bashir Ahmad Kichloo son of Ali Mohammad Kichloo, resident of Dooru Anantnag. "The case owes its origin to a written complaint received by Crime Branch Kashmir, wherein the complainant had alleged that the management of private company “Surbhi Agro Tech Limited Company” with its Head Office at 2...