12+ min ago (363+ words) Labour MPs register profound alarm at specific, recent atrocities in Balochistan. These include a drone strike on 5 October 2025 in Zehri, Khuzdar district, which reportedly killed six civilians, four of them children A grave warning about the worsening human rights crisis in Balochistan has been formally registered in the UK Parliament, led by Labour MP John McDonnell The veteran politician has publicly voiced deep alarm over reports of enforced disappearances of Baloch women and the alleged use of drone strikes by Pakistani forces in the region.McDonnell has used established parliamentary procedure to secure an official government response, tabling an Early Day Motion (EDM) and submitting three written questions that compelled ministers to reply within three days.The EDM registers profound alarm at specific, recent atrocities, including a drone strike on 5th October 2025 in Zehri, Khuzdar district, which reportedly killed six civilians,…...

24+ min ago (340+ words) Kabul, Nov 30: More than 6000 Afghan refugees have been forcibly repatriated from Pakistan and Iran in a single day, a Taliban official said on Sunday, local media reported. Sharing the High Commission for Addressing Migrants' Issues report on X, Taliban Deputy Spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 1,188 families, comprising 6,553 people, returned to Afghanistan on Saturday. Afghan refugees entered Afghanistan through Torkham crossing in Nangarhar, Pul-i-Abresham in Nimroz, Spin Boldak in Kandahar, Bahramcha in Helmand and Islam Qala crossing in Herat, Pajhwok Afghan News reported. Fitrat said that 1,260 families, comprising 8,102 people, were taken to their respective areas, while 780 families were provided humanitarian assistance. In addition, telecommunication companies provided 1,294 SIM cards to Afghan refugees who were deported from Iran and Pakistan. Nearly 1,332 Afghan refugees were forcibly repatriated from Pakistan and Iran on Friday. Earlier this week, several Afghan migrants who recently returned to Afghanistan…...

29+ min ago (326+ words) Sharing the High Commission for Addressing Migrants' Issues report on X, Taliban Deputy Spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 1,188 families, comprising 6,553 people, returned to Afghanistan on Saturday. Afghan refugees entered Afghanistan through Torkham crossing in Nangarhar, Pul-i-Abresham in Nimroz, Spin Boldak in Kandahar, Bahramcha in Helmand and Islam Qala crossing in Herat, Pajhwok Afghan News reported. Fitrat said that 1,260 families, comprising 8,102 people, were taken to their respective areas, while 780 families were provided humanitarian assistance. In addition, telecommunication companies provided 1,294 SIM cards to Afghan refugees who were deported from Iran and Pakistan. Nearly 1,332 Afghan refugees were forcibly repatriated from Pakistan and Iran on Friday. Earlier this week, several Afghan migrants who recently returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan said that they are facing serious challenges ahead of the winter season. They raised concerns about a lack of shelter, the need for winter assistance,…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (375+ words) A fresh report from the Committee against Torture (CAT) at the United Nations has strongly accused Israel of operating "a de facto State policy of organised and widespread torture," particularly in the occupied Palestinian territories since the conflict erupted on October 7, 2023. The report, which evaluates Israel's compliance with the UN Convention against Torture over the past two years, outlines a litany of grave abuses. These include repeated severe beatings, electrocution, waterboarding, the use of prolonged stress positions, dog attacks, sexual violence, extreme restraints, and even alleged cases of detainees being forced to act like animals or being urinated upon. According to the CAT, the "material conditions across all places of deprivation of liberty" have significantly deteriorated'a decline the committee links to what appears to be a deliberate policy of collective punishment. Alarmingly, the report notes that as many as 75 Palestinians…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago (1768+ words) Yasmine was 22 years old when she was accused of terrorism and locked away in one of Bashar al-Assad's dismal prisons, notorious for the unflinching cruelty of the guards. She had never drank alcohol before, but that didn't stop a man called'Nader forcing'arak down her throat as he raped her repeatedly over the next 25 days.' ' Soon, Yasmine was transferred to the notorious Sednaya Prison, known as Branch 215, or the 'Branch of Death' for being synonymous with the torture and mass-execution of'Assad's dissenters during the'13-year uprising against his Baathist regime." Human rights groups estimate that at least 181,000 people were forcibly disappeared or arbitrarily detained after anti-government protests began in 2011, with most vanishing into Assad's sprawling prison network.' Surviving'Branch 215 was a miracle, but for Muslim women like Yasmine, death would have felt like mercy: as a survivor of rape, she was ostracised…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago (62+ words) [Mohammed Ibrahim (photo credit: screenshot via X/ section 27a copyright act)]Mohammed Ibrahim was released from Israeli detention after being held for over nine months, The Guardian reported on Thursday. Palestinian-American teen released after nine months in Israeli prison for throwing stones Mohammed Ibrahim was released from Israeli detention after being held for over nine months, The Guardian reported on Thursday....

2+ hour, 35+ min ago (266+ words) DUBAI (Sputnik) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) sharply condemned Israel's strikes on the suburbs of Damascus and called on the international community to stop repeated attacks on Syrian territory, the UAE Foreign Ministry said. On Friday, Syria TV reported Israeli fighter jets began striking the village of Beit Jinn, located 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Damascus, and causing civilian casualties. The strikes reportedly followed an incident where a group of Israeli soldiers were carrying out a raid within the civilian Syrian community and were ambushed by locals. "The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the dangerous Israeli escalation in Syrian territory and the attacks targeting villages in Rif Dimashq Governorate, reaffirming its categorical rejection of any infringement on Syria's sovereignty and threats to its security and stability," the ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The ministry also urged the international community…...

3+ hour ago (461+ words) The UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) has released its latest findings on Israel, Albania, Argentina, and Bahrain, raising a series of concerns over each country's compliance with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment. In its extensive assessment of Israel, the committee outlined multiple areas of serious concern, particularly regarding developments since the October 7, 2023, attacks and Israel's subsequent military operations. Below is a detailed breakdown of the committee's observations: The UN panel began by unequivocally condemning the attack carried out by Hamas and affiliated groups against Israel on October 7, 2023. It extended condolences for the "reprehensible loss of life" and acknowledged the "indelible physical and emotional scars" inflicted on victims and their families. However, it also voiced deep concern over what it described as the disproportionate nature of Israel's response, noting that it has resulted in "massive…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago (510+ words) [World News | Pakistan Accused of State-sponsored Killings as Bodies of Three Disappeared Baloch Men Found in Kech]Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. At least three bodies of Baloch men who had earlier been reported as victims of enforced disappearance were discovered in Kech district, Balochistan, on Friday, the latest addition to a grim pattern of extrajudicial killings and state-linked abductions, as reported by The Balochistan Post. World News | Pakistan Accused of State-sponsored Killings as Bodies of Three Disappeared Baloch Men Found in Kech Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. At least three bodies of Baloch men who had earlier been reported as victims of enforced disappearance were discovered in Kech district, Balochistan, on Friday, the latest addition to a grim pattern of extrajudicial killings and state-linked abductions, as reported by The Balochistan Post....

4+ hour, 25+ min ago (47+ words) Israeli army carried out attacks east of Rafah city, demolitions east of Khan Younis. Israeli army carried out attacks east of Rafah city, demolitions east of Khan Younis; arrests reported during Israeli raid in occupied West Bank. Palestine solidarity: Thousands attend marches around the world in support...