Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery, 44, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after documenting protests and civilian suffering in Iran, a punishment she says was imposed because she continued to work
“Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice’” ~ Jesus Christ, in Matthew 9:13 Anura’s JVP-NPP administration will enter history as the one which jailed the highest number of
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Bill Gates appeared before a congressional committee in Washington on Wednesday and delivered his most detailed public account yet of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, telling lawmakers that he
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More than 95,000 patients in Cuba are currently awaiting surgical procedures, including over 5,000 cancer-related operations, according to figures released by the country’s Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) on Tuesday, highlighting the
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed 598 Ebola cases and 115 deaths since an outbreak was officially declared on May 15 in the eastern province of Ituri, according to a statement
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A desperate appeal from the wife of former Sri Lankan intelligence chief Retired Major General Suresh Sallay has thrust his detention and deteriorating health into renewed public focus, with allegations of torture,
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Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has been suspended with immediate effect by the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties, which represents the court’s 125 member
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The Human Rights Institute of the Central American University (Idhuca) has documented 569 human rights violations in El Salvador in 2025, according to a report released this week, raising renewed concerns about
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When Holger Klein was 18, he reached a breaking point in the middle of another night of racing thoughts. Sleep had become impossible. Reading no longer helped, and even alcohol failed to
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The case of former State Intelligence Service Chief Major General Suresh Sallay has taken a critical turn, shifting from allegations of a hunger strike in custody to confirmation from his family that
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A formal complaint submitted to the Inspector General of Police in Colombo has raised serious allegations concerning the treatment of Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay while in the custody of the Criminal
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A major investigation published by El País has reignited one of the most damaging and unresolved crises facing the Catholic Church in Spain: the systematic handling, and alleged concealment, of sexual abuse
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A case reported from Galle has drawn widespread attention after a 16-year-old minor was allegedly assaulted following a dispute over unpaid wages. The incident gained traction after a video was shared online
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Argentina’s Streets Fill With Protest as “Ni Una Menos” Marks 11 Years of Gender Violence Resistance
Thousands of demonstrators gathered across Argentina on June 3 as the feminist collective Ni Una Menos led nationwide marches marking 11 years since its founding, renewing calls for justice for victims of
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A major new assessment from the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed the staggering global toll of unsafe food, estimating that contaminated food causes around 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths
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The Sinhala Ravaya National Organization has formally written to the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, calling for urgent international attention to what it describes as violations of children’s rights under
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