Afghan women risk Taliban wrath over hair trade
AFP Until Taliban authorities took power in Afghanistan, women like Fatima were able to freely sell their hair to be made into wigs, bringing in crucial cash. But a ban…
Tens of thousands in France join protests against racism and far right
Agency Report Tens of thousands of people in Paris and other French cities on Saturday rallied against racism and the rise of the far right, with some taking aim at…
UN tells Afghan rulers: no prosperity until they reverse bans on women and girls
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council told Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers Monday that peace and prosperity are “unattainable” until they reverse their bans on women and girls getting…
UN chief says there is ‘disturbing rise in anti-Muslim bigotry’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday there was a “disturbing rise in anti-Muslim bigotry” around the world while urging online tech platforms to curb hate speech and harassment.…
Reports show multiple targeted Christian killings in Nigeria despite government’s denial as U.S. prepares to impose sanctions
Morakinyo Akinosun Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), on Friday, claimed that there are no targeted killings of Christians in the country. However, reports show otherwise. The ministry’s acting spokesperson…
U.S. congress clears path for Trump to impose sanctions on Nigeria over wanton killing of Christians
Agency Report The United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa has given President Donald Trump the green light to impose stringent sanctions on Nigeria in response to the widespread…
Pro-Palestinian protesters fill NY’s Trump Tower
Hundreds of Jewish demonstrators overran New York’s Trump Tower on Thursday in support of Palestinians as well as detained Palestinian student campaigner Mahmoud Khalil. Wearing matching red T-shirts emblazoned with…
Ugandan UN judge convicted in Britain after ‘slavery’ trial
A Ugandan and United Nations judge was convicted in Britain on Thursday of forcing a young woman to work as a slave while she studied for a PhD at Oxford…
Nigerian senator suspended after making sexual harassment claims
ABUJA – Nigerian lawmakers have suspended a senator for six months, after she submitted a petition alleging she had been sexually harassed by the senate president. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan first made…
Female senator in Nigeria submits sexual harassment petition against senate president, which the senate leader denies
Morakinyo Akinosun Abuja – A female senator in Nigeria, on Wenesday, submitted a petition to the senate, accusing the country’s senate president of sexual harassment. Speaking under Order 40 of…