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☆ Senegal was Africa’s poster child for democracy. Where did it all go wrong?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Stephanie Busari | Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —In a region plagued by volatility, Senegal had long been praised for its political stability. Senegal remains an outlier as the sole mainland West African country never to have experienced a military coup. Nobody wants democracy in Senegal to degenerate,” Ojewale said. “Senegal is the most enduring democracy in West Africa. Sonko’s opposition PASTEF Party, however, criticized the postponement of the election, describing it as “a serious threat” to Senegal’s democracy.

Persons: Macky Sall, Sall, Oluwole, ” Ojewale, Ojewale, “, Amadou Barry, ”, Sall’s, Ousmane Sonko, Karim Wade, Amadou Ba, Idrissa Seck, Sonko, Wade, Abdoulaye Wade, Malick Gackou, Aminata, Babacar, PASTEF’s Yassine Organizations: CNN, Sall, Institute of Security Studies, Ministry of Communications, Telecommunications, Amnesty, ”, Democracy, Constitutional, PASTEF Party, Senegalese, Amnesty International, Economic, West African States, French Foreign Ministry, United Nations Locations: Senegal, West Africa, West, Dakar, France, “ Senegal, ” Dakar, Senegal’s, ” France

☆ What the border security bill would and wouldn’t do
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The border bill also comes with a big budget – including large amounts of funding for enforcement. New emergency border restrictionsWhat’s proposed: Once illegal border crossings reach a certain threshold, the Department of Homeland Security would be required to exercise a new emergency authority that bars migrants, except unaccompanied minors, from crossing the border between ports of entry. Those who lose their asylum cases in immigration court can appeal to judges on the Board of Immigration Appeals. Video Ad Feedback GOP lawmaker on border bill: This is all gamesmanship 03:56 - Source: CNNGiven the growing chorus of criticism on both sides of the aisle weighing in just a day after its release, this latest border bill may very well be as “dead on arrival” as some lawmakers have claimed. But the bill has picked up some high-profile support from the National Border Patrol Council, the union that represents Border Patrol agents and has endorsed Trump in the past.

Persons: they’ve, That’s, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, —, ”, Muzaffar Chishti, Greg Chen, Chishti, “, Guillermo Arias, What’s, ” Amy Fischer, John Moore, it’s, Biden, Obama, Andrea Flores, ” Ben Johnson, CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez, Lauren Fox, Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett, Clare Foran Organizations: CNN, White, Republican, Institute, American Immigration Lawyers Association, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, Federation for American Immigration Reform, Border Patrol, Getty, Citizenship, Immigration Services, Immigration, Amnesty International, Congress, National Border Patrol Council, Trump, American Locations: Ukraine, Israel, harm’s, Mexico, Jacumba , California, U.S, Rio, El Paso , Texas, Kabul, United States, DACA

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nine members of the United Nations Security Council condemned “indiscriminate” airstrikes by Myanmar's military against civilians before an envoy briefed the council Monday as part of regional efforts to implement a peace plan that has so far been largely ineffective. Before the council meeting, nine of the 15 council members stood before reporters to support a statement read by Britain’s U.N. The United States pushed for an enforceable Security Council resolution to prevent Myanmar from getting jet fuel, the council diplomat said. According to the council diplomat, China, which has close ties to Myanmar, emphasized the need to give ASEAN's efforts time and space. Russia, which also has links to Myanmar, reiterated that the council shouldn’t be interfering in the country’s internal affairs.

Persons: Alounkeo Kittikhoun, —, Kittikhoun, Britain’s U.N, Barbara Woodward, Myanmar’s, Aung, Suu Kyi, United States —, Saleumxay Kommasith, Win Myint, U.N, Kyaw Moe Tun, Suu Kyi’s Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, United Nations Security Council, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, Lao, Arakan Army, Bangladesh, Myanmar’s Border Guard Police, Democratic, Amnesty Locations: Myanmar, ASEAN, Laos, Suu, China, Ecuador, France, Japan, Malta, South Korea, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Thailand, Rakhine, Bangladesh, Arakan, U.S, Union, Vietnam, Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Monday it is rolling out a new policy that will allow it to impose visa restrictions on foreign individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware. The visa restrictions could also apply to people who facilitate or get financial benefit from the misuse of commercial spyware, officials said. “The misuse of commercial spyware threatens privacy and freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association. The U.S. has already placed export limits on NSO Group, restricting the company’s access to U.S. components and technology. The hacking with spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group occurred from 2019 until last September, according to Access Now.

Persons: —, who’ve, Antony Blinken, ” Biden, Jordan’s, Jamal Khashoggi’s, Hatice Cengiz, Frank Bajak Organizations: WASHINGTON, Biden, U.S, White, Officials, Pegasus, Israel’s NSO, Group, Amnesty, Washington Post Locations: United States, U.S, Jordan, Saudi, Istanbul, ___, Boston

☆ Senegal’s President Calls Off a National Election. His Critics Call It a Coup.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Ruth Maclean | Mady Camara | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Senegal’s president has canceled the election for his replacement three weeks before voting was set to take place, saying that a dispute between the legislative and judicial arms of government over accusations of corruption needed to be resolved first. Speaking on Saturday afternoon from the presidential palace in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, his words live-streamed on his social media platforms, President Macky Sall said that the dispute between the West African country’s national assembly and its constitutional court had reached a crisis point, and that he was repealing the decree convening the electoral body, effectively postponing elections. But his opponents said he was essentially carrying out a coup d’état, and accused him of treason. “For the first time in its history, Senegal has just suffered a coup d’état,” Ousmane Diallo, a researcher with Amnesty International, posted on X. After the country’s constitutional council published lists of approved candidates for the election, some of them were found to have been approved despite holding dual nationality, something presidential candidates are not allowed in Senegal.

Persons: Macky Sall, “, ” Ousmane Diallo Organizations: West African, Amnesty International Locations: Dakar, Senegal’s, Senegal

☆ China executes couple for murder of toddlers that shocked the nation
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Hong Kong CNN —China has executed a couple for throwing two toddlers out of a high-rise apartment window, in a case that provoked nationwide outrage. Ye saw Zhang’s two children as an “obstacle” to them getting married and a “burden on their future life together,” the court heard. She repeatedly urged Zhang to kill the toddlers and threatened to break up with him if he didn’t. His study shows that Chinese people who express political views online tend to show greater support for the death penalty. Wednesday’s execution also brought into focus the main method used in China to carry out the death penalty: lethal injection.

Persons: Zhang Bo, Ye Chengchen, Ye, Zhang, “, ”, John Zhuang Liu, It’s, Kenneth Smith Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Xinhua, Weibo, University of Hong Kong, CNN, Amnesty Locations: Hong Kong, China, Chongqing, Weibo, Alabama

☆ Kyoto Animation arson: Japan court sentences Shinji Aoba to death for deadly attack on studio
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Jessie Yeung | Francesca Annio | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

A man prays after laying flowers near the Kyoto Animation studio building after an arson attack on July 19, 2019 in Kyoto, Japan. On Thursday, the judge ruled that Aoba could judge right and wrong at the time of the incident, according to NHK. The fire marked the worst mass killing in Japan since a 2001 arson attack on a building in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district, which killed 44 people. The death toll also surpassed the infamous Tokyo sarin gas attack on a subway in 1995, which killed 13. The Kyoto attack left fans worldwide grieving the loss of life and a studio that claimed to put its employees first and was a major force in the industry.

Persons: Shinji Aoba, Keisuke Masuda, ” Masuda, Aoba, Carl Court, –, Haruhi Suzumiya ”, Violet Evergarden Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Kyoto, NHK, Kyoto Animation, Prosecutors, Amnesty International, Netflix Locations: Kyoto, Japan, United, Tokyo’s Kabukicho

☆ Mohammad Ghobadlou: Iran executes protester with mental health condition, judiciary says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Adam Pourahmadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —An Iranian protester with a mental health condition has been executed over the death of a local official during mass demonstrations that rocked the country in 2022, the Iranian judiciary’s news agency reported on Tuesday. International law and standards prohibit using the death penalty against people with mental disabilities, according to the rights group. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the director of Norway-based Iranian human rights group Iran Human Rights (IHR), called Ghobadlou’s execution an “extrajudicial killing.”On X, formerly Twitter, he wrote that “the Islamic Republic’s leader Ali Khamenei and his Judiciary must be held accountable for this crime. US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) placed the number of dead at more than 500, including 70 children. Thousands were arrested across the country, the UN said in a report last year, citing research from its Human Rights Committee.

Persons: “, Mohammad Ghobadlou, Farid Karampour Hassanvand, Ghobadlou, Robat, Abolqasem Salavati –, ”, Mizan, ” Ghobadlou, Mahmood Amiry, Ali Khamenei, Mahsa Amini Organizations: CNN, Amnesty, Revolutionary, Supreme, Iran Human, United Nations, Rights, News Agency, UN, Human Rights Locations: Robat Karim, Tehran province, United States, Norway, Iran

ROME (AP) — A Vatican-affiliated Catholic charity made a last-minute appeal Tuesday to the U.S. state of Alabama to halt a planned execution using nitrogen gas, saying the method is “barbarous" and “uncivilized” and would bring “indelible shame” to the state. The Rome-based Sant’Egidio Community has lobbied for decades to abolish the death penalty around the world. It has turned its attention to Thursday's scheduled execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in what would be the first U.S. execution using nitrogen hypoxia. Marazziti noted that around the world, the trend has been to abolish the death penalty. Pope Francis in 2018 declared the death penalty inadmissable in all cases.

Persons: ”, Kenneth Eugene Smith, Smith, ” Mario Marazziti, general’s, Kay Ivey, Marazziti, Pope Francis Organizations: ROME, Catholic, Alabama Gov, Amnesty International, Amnesty, Alabama Locations: ., Alabama, Rome, Europe, Sant’Egidio, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United States

☆ Iran to execute protester with mental health condition on Tuesday, says lawyer
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Anneclaire Stapleton | Adam Pourahmadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —An Iranian protester with a mental health condition will be executed on Tuesday over the death of a local official during Iran’s 2022 mass demonstrations, his lawyer Amir Raesian said Monday. Iranian authorities allege Ghobadlou ran over a local official during a protest in Robat Karim, Tehran province, in September 2022, according to rights group Amnesty International. He received two death sentences in relation to the death, according to Amnesty. A second death sentence was issued by a criminal court in Tehran province for “murder” at the end of December 2022, it added. International law and standards prohibit using the death penalty against people with mental disabilities, according to Amnesty International.

Persons: Amir Raesian, Raesian, Mohammad Ghobadlou’s, Ghobadlou, Abolqasem Salavati, Salavati, Robat, ”, ” Ghobadlou Organizations: CNN, Revolutionary, US, Amnesty, Supreme, International, Amnesty International Locations: Tehran, Robat Karim, Tehran province, Iran

On December 22, the UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for further extended humanitarian pauses to allow more aid into Gaza. People carry some of their belongings as they walk to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 4, fleeing central Gaza. But even as foreign aid to Gaza rose in the wake of the Hamas takeover, the amount of aid fluctuates annually, OECD data shows. In 2018, the Trump administration cut about $200 million in Palestinian aid and halted contributions to UNRWA. Medicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinians entered Gaza last Wednesday after Qatar brokered a deal with Israel and Hamas.

Persons: Khan Younis, —, Majdi, Fatah, Mohammed Abed, ”, Yara Asi, Israel, René Wildangel, Wildangel, ” Asi, Trump, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, Netanyahu Organizations: CNN, United Nations, West Bank, UN Office, Humanitarian Affairs, Service, Aid, World Health Organization, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, UN, Assembly, UNRWA, IDF, UN Security, World Food, Palestinian, Statistics, World Bank, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Palestinian Authority, Hamas, West Bank ., Getty, University of Central, “, International Hellenic University, Amnesty, Palestinian Central Bureau, European Union, Organization for Economic Co, Development, Obama, Qatar Locations: Israel, Gaza, East Jerusalem, UN, Rafah, South Africa, Oslo Accords, AFP, Palestine, University of Central Florida, Oslo, Thessaloniki, Greece, United States, Europe, Qatar

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Business and political elites descended on the Swiss Alpine snows of Davos to suss out “rebuilding trust” in a splintering world. If there’s any takeaway from the World Economic Forum's annual meeting — boldly touting that theme — it’s that we still have a long way to go. The idea is getting people together, and big announcements are often just a byproduct — not the aim. “It’s unrealistic to think that Davos — or any meeting, anywhere in the world — in one meeting can rebuild trust when it’s fragmented on so many dimensions," said Rich Lesser, chairman of Boston Consulting Group. But thousands of conversations between the social, private and public sectors help create "a starting point for rebuilding trust,” he said.

Persons: —, Rich Lesser, ”, bigwigs, Bill Gates, Agnès Callamard, craziness, Long, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ” Zelenskyy, ” Pham Minh Chinh, vociferously, Benjamin Netanyahu, Antony Blinken, wasn't, Antonio Guterres, Masha Macpherson, David Keyton, Courtney Bonnell, Kelvin Chan Organizations: —, Boston Consulting, Nature Energy, “ Cooperation, Security, Amnesty, European Union, U.S, Israeli, ” Locations: DAVOS, Switzerland, Swiss, Davos, suss, Ukraine, U.S, India, South Africa, UKRAINE, Kyiv, Europe, United States, Britain, Israel, Gaza, Palestinian, Saudi Arabia, London

☆ Sri Lanka to Continue Drug Crackdown Despite Rights Group Concerns - Minister
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Uditha JayasingheCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka vowed to continue an anti-narcotics campaign that has seen more than 35,000 people detained over the last few weeks despite concerns raised by multiple rights groups, top officials said on Thursday. Sri Lankan police have detained 38,525 people since the operation - code-named "Yuktiya" or "Justice" - began in December. Thirty-three rights organisations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and International Commission of Jurists, this week expressed concerns over what they call "drastic intensification" of anti-narcotics operations in Sri Lanka leading to significant human rights violations. There is no reasonable suspicion, the kind of people arrested have a lower marginalised economic status," said Thiyagi Ruwanpathirana, a researcher for Amnesty International Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka had over 97,000 drug-related arrests in 2020 with 53% of arrests for heroin and 42% for cannabis including possession offences, according to latest data from state-run National Dangerous Drugs Control Board.

Persons: Uditha Jayasinghe, Tiran, Thiyagi Ruwanpathirana, Ruwanpathirana, Deshabandu Tennekoon, Sri, Toby Chopra Organizations: Reuters, Sri, Public, Amnesty, Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists, Drugs, Board Locations: Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka's

☆ One of the most well-funded federal agencies has lost track of billions of dollars worth of military aid
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Pentagon hasn't kept proper tabs on $1 billion in weapons the US sent to Ukraine, a watchdog report found. More than $1 billion of a $1.69 billion worth of weapons sent to Ukraine remain "delinquent." The Defense Department inspector general's report comes as Republicans in Congress have been blocking new aid to Ukraine. Advertisement"Things are showing progress, but it's not enough," Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord told reporters at the time, according to Reuters. Update January 12, 2024: This story has been updated with comments made by Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder at a press conference Thursday evening.

Persons: Pentagon hasn't, It's, —, General's, Vladimir Putin, general's, Patrick Ryder, Ryder, Mike McCord Organizations: Pentagon, Department of Defense, Service, Russian, Defense, Ukraine, The Defense, US, Department, Amnesty International, Office, Washington Post, Reuters Locations: Ukraine, States, Iraq, Kuwait, Yemen, Afghanistan

[1/2] Israeli soldiers stand in order, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near Israel's border with Gaza, in southern Israel, December 4, 2023. The U.S. official spoke after three days of resumed aerial bombardments of southern Gaza left residents pulling the bodies of children and adults from the rubble. But the U.S. official said reducing military support to Israel would carry major risks. On Friday, Israel's military began posting grid-based maps online ordering Palestinians to leave parts of southern Gaza, directing them towards the Mediterranean coast and Rafah, near the Egyptian border. Residents and journalists on the ground said intense Israeli airstrikes hit southern Gaza on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians.

Persons: Amir Cohen, Israel's, Biden, Kamala Harris, Antony Blinken, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ophir Falk, Seth Binder, Binder, Eylon Levy, Jake Sullivan, Omar Shakir, Humeyra Pamuk, Jonathan Saul, Maggie Fick, James Mackenzie, Steve Holland, Don Durfee, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, U.S, Health Ministry, Washington, United, Reuters, Reuters Graphics, East Democracy, Biden, Democratic, Israel, . National, Palestine, Human Rights, Amnesty, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Israel's, Gaza, LONDON, BEIRUT, U.S, United States, East, Gaza City, Rafah, Jerusalem, Washington

"I feel really alone and if somebody with the status of an elected official can’t be protected then how must others feel?” said Omar. Official data shows a significant, smaller increase in anti-Muslim incidents in Britain and is patchy for the other two countries. "The vast majority of Muslims do not file a complaint when they are victims of such acts. A spokesperson for France's national police acknowledged data on anti-Muslim incidents was "incomplete", and relied on victims filing a complaint. For some Muslims in Germany, which has welcomed about a million Syrians and just under 400,000 Afghans in recent years, rising hostility came as a surprise.

Persons: Jian Omar, Lisi Niesner, ”, Omar, Zara Mohammed, Geert Wilders, Ben Badis, Rachid Abdouni, Khalil Raboun, Tell Mama, Mama, Abdallah Zekri, Zekri, Rima Hanano, Gerald Darmanin, Reza Zia, Emmanuel Macron, Zia, Ebrahimi, fomented, Aiman, Germany's, Reem Alabali, Radovan, Ghalia Zaghal, Zaghal, Layli Foroudi, Thomas Escritt, Sarah Marsh, Andrew MacAskill, Frank Jack Daniel Our Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Reuters, Muslim Council of, Ministers, Local, French Muslim Council, HISTORY, Kings College London, Amnesty, German Muslim Council, Thomson Locations: German, Kurdish, Israel, Palestinian, Berlin, Germany, BERLIN, LONDON, Europe, Gaza, London, France, Britain, Muslim Council of Britain, British, Dutch, Netherlands, United States, Nanterre, Paris, French, Moroccan, Western, Syria

☆ Israel's use of 'really big' bombs to strike tiny Gaza Strip might only compare to Vietnam or World War II, military analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Most of the bombs Israel is using in Gaza are exceptionally big, weighing 1,000 to 2,000 pounds. The use of such large bombs on such a small area might only compare to Vietnam or World War II, an analyst said. He said that to find a historical comparison for so many large bombs being used on such a small area, we may "have to go back to Vietnam, or the Second World War." AdvertisementIsrael's aerial campaign appears to be moving too quickly to reduce harm to civilians, Castner said. "They are using extremely large weapons in extremely densely populated areas," Castner said.

Persons: —, Israel's, Marc Garlasco, Garlasco, Jonathan Conricus, Brian Castner, Castner Organizations: New York Times, Service, PAX, Pentagon, Times, Israel Defense Forces, Amnesty International, US Air Force, US Locations: Gaza, Vietnam, Israel, United States, State, Mosul, Iraq, Raqqa, Syria

☆ Israel's liberal use of large US-made bombs accounts for the high civilian casualty toll in Gaza, military experts say: 'It's beyond anything that I've seen in my career'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Israel's use of US-made bombs is contributing to high Palestinian civilian casualties, experts say. AdvertisementIsrael's use of large, American-made bombs is contributing to the massive death toll in Gaza, passing some of the deadliest conflicts in recent memory. The massive scale of Israel's attacks along with the use of large, US-made bombs in dense, urban areas have contributed to the massive death toll, according to the report. AdvertisementThe Gaza Health Ministry's most recent death toll released on November 10 included 11,078 deaths, according to the Associated Press . Israel's military did not provide a casualty count of its own, but denied targeting civilians, the newspaper said.

Persons: —, it's, Marc Garlasco, Brian Castner, Castner, Israel, Jonathan Conricus Organizations: New York Times, Service, United, The New York Times, Hamas, Gaza Health Ministry, Associated Press, PAX, Pentagon, Times, Amnesty International, US Air Force, ISIS, The Times, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Gaza, United States, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Israel, Vietnam, America, Mosul, Raqqa, Thailand, Philippines

☆ Gaza Civilians, Under Israeli Barrage, Are Being Killed at Historic Pace
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Lauren Leatherby | More About Lauren Leatherby | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

In the nine-month battle of Mosul, which Israeli officials have cited as a comparison, an estimated total of 9,000 to 11,000 civilians were killed by all sides in the conflict, including many thousands killed by the Islamic State, The Associated Press found. A similar number of women and children have already been reported killed in Gaza in less than two months. More broadly, Israeli officials say this is a campaign on its own borders to wipe out Hamas, a group dedicated to Israel’s destruction. “The war here is for our existence,” one Israeli war cabinet minister, Benny Gantz, told reporters on Nov. 8. But even before those changes, the number of women and children reported dead already outpaced other conflicts.

Persons: Crawford, Brown, ”, Brian Castner, Mr, Castner, “, Conricus, Mark Regev, Israel, Regev, ” Israel, Benny Gantz, ” Yoav Gallant, Biden, Barbara Leaf, Rick Brennan, Brennan Organizations: Islamic, Associated Press, ISIS, Amnesty International, U.S . Air Force, PBS, ”, Gaza Health Ministry, World Health Locations: Gaza, U.S, Iraq, United States, Afghanistan, Syria, Islamic State, Mosul, Raqqa, Ukraine, Israel, Egypt

☆ Amsterdam crowd protests against discrimination after Dutch far-right win
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Esther Verkaik | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Wilders, who is now trying to build a governing coalition, has vowed to close Dutch borders to immigrants and cut spending on climate change, cultural and foreign development programmes. "I feel sad about the election results ... And I'm really worried about our country," said Sara Coster. Another demonstrator, Jan Jaap van Oosterzee, 62, said he felt Wilders' win was "against every thing we're standing for, and that I'm personally standing for". Wilders party "stands for exclusion of my colleagues, of my children, of denying climate change," he said. Muslims, who make up around 5% of the Dutch population of almost 18 million people, have expressed shock at the election result.

Persons: Geert Wilders, Wilders, I'm, Sara Coster, Jaap van Oosterzee, Oosterzee, Toby Sterling, Alexander Smith Organizations: Social, Freedom Party, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Thomson Locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands, AMSTERDAM, Solidarity

☆ Hundreds of Rohingya come ashore in Indonesia, joining about 1,000 this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

During November to April, when the seas are calmer, many members of the persecuted minority leave Myanmar on rickety boats for Thailand, Muslim-majority Bangladesh, Malaysia and Indonesia. Mitra Salima Suryono, a spokesperson for the U.N. refugee agency in Indonesia, said there did not appear to be any particular reason for the big number of Rohingya arriving. Mitra said Aceh villagers had tried to prevent hundreds of Rohingya arriving in the Bireuen area in northeast Sumatra last week although they eventually came ashore on Sunday. For years, Rohingya have left Buddhist-majority Myanmar where they are generally regarded as foreign interlopers from South Asia, denied citizenship and subjected to abuse. Usman Hamid, the director of rights group Amnesty International Indonesia, called for authorities to take in the Rohingya and talk with neighbours, especially Malaysia and Thailand, where Rohingya also often stop.

Persons: Rohingya, Adek, Mitra Salima Suryono, Mitra, Usman Hamid, Stanley Widianto, Robert Birsel Organizations: Reuters, Indonesia's, Amnesty International, Thomson Locations: JAKARTA, Indonesia's Aceh, Myanmar, Thailand, Muslim, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sabang, Aceh, Sumatra, South Asia, Bangladeshi, Cox's Bazar, Amnesty International Indonesia

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Hamza al-Qawasmi was at home in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron last month when Israeli forces stormed in after midnight and told him he was under arrest. The Israeli military did not respond to requests for comment on Qawasmi's case. Palestinian detainees and officials say Israel has conducted mass arrests in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem and that prisoners were increasingly facing physical assaults and humiliating treatment in Israeli detention facilities. The Israeli military has said it operates in the West Bank against suspects involved in militant activity. Prisons are overseen by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has long advocated for a crackdown on Palestinian prisoners.

Persons: Hamza al, Qawasmi, Mohammad Shtayyeh, Israel, Qadura, Fares, Heba, Itamar Ben, Gvir, Yosri al, Jamal, Howard Goller Organizations: West Bank, West, Islamic, Hebron University, Reuters, ISIS, Israel, Palestinian Health Ministry, East, Palestinian, Amnesty, Hamas, Israel Prison Service, Palestinian Prisoners Society, Commission, Prisoners ' Affairs, Palestinian Authority, Prisons, National, Thomson Locations: RAMALLAH, West, West Bank, Hebron, Gaza, Israel, East Jerusalem, Ramallah, East, North Africa, Palestinian, Banat, Nizar Banat

[1/5] Palestinian Hamza al-Qawasmi takes care of trees near his home, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma Acquire Licensing RightsRAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Hamza al-Qawasmi was at home in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron last month when Israeli forces stormed in after midnight and told him he was under arrest. The Israeli military did not respond to requests for comment on Qawasmi's case. The Israeli military has said it operates in the West Bank against suspects involved in militant activity. Prisons are overseen by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has long advocated for a crackdown on Palestinian prisoners.

Persons: Hamza al, Mussa, Qawasmi, Mohammad Shtayyeh, Israel, Qadura, Fares, Heba, Itamar Ben, Gvir, Yosri al, Jamal, Howard Goller Organizations: West Bank, REUTERS, West, Islamic, Hebron University, Reuters, ISIS, Israel, Palestinian Health Ministry, East, Palestinian, Amnesty, Hamas, Israel Prison Service, Palestinian Prisoners Society, Commission, Prisoners ' Affairs, Palestinian Authority, Prisons, National, Thomson Locations: Hebron, RAMALLAH, West, West Bank, Gaza, Israel, East Jerusalem, Ramallah, East, North Africa, Palestinian, Banat, Nizar Banat

☆ Qatar World Cup: Amnesty International says ‘abuses persist’ and ‘too little has been done’ to protect workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Qatar now leads the region on workers’ rights and labor reforms, setting an example for other countries on how a system can be successfully overhauled. Argentina's Lionel Messi lifts World Cup after defeating France in the final. Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe/Getty ImagesIn the build-up to last year’s World Cup, the organizers received widespread criticism for their treatment of migrant workers. The report did not connect all 6,500 deaths with World Cup infrastructure projects and has not been independently verified by CNN. Amnesty International also reiterated its 10-point plan which was published in the build-up to the 2022 World Cup.

Persons: Qatar’s, “, Argentina's Lionel Messi, Julian Finney, Hassan Al Thawadi, CNN’s Becky Anderson, Steve Cockburn, “ Qatar’s, ” Organizations: CNN, Amnesty International, Amnesty, Qatar’s International Media, FIFA, France, Getty, Guardian, Economic Social Justice, Qatar “, Qatar Locations: Qatar, Qatari, Europe

☆ ‘Where will I leave these children, on the street?’ The struggle for survival faced by disabled Palestinians in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | Sana Noor Haq | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“There was chaos in the place, children crying, and smoke and fire spread,” Al-Naizi told CNN, sharing videos of the aftermath. It took about two hours to evacuate the group, according to Al-Naizi, as many of the children had to be carried. “Where will I leave these children, on the street?” Al-Naizi said. Streams of Palestinians – including women, children and the elderly – have been making their way south in a growing exodus along daily evacuation corridors announced by the IDF. Hazem Saeed Al-NaiziAs Israeli troops close in on Gaza City, Al-Naizi fears the orphanage will be displaced again.

Persons: Hazem Saeed Al, Naizi, ” Al, ”, “, Hamza, Muhammad, Naizi Israel, Volker Türk, Abu Jazar Sama, Sama, Walid Mahmoud Nazzal, ” Sama, ” Heba Abu Jazar Sama, Heba Abu Jazar Sama, Sama’s, Jamal Al Rozzi, Ayas, Saeed Al, Reham Shaheen, bedsores, Shaheen, Gazans, Al Rozzi, Fidaa Fouad Khamis Omar, Khan Younis, ’ Al Rozzi’s, Adham, Israel, Omar, , ” CNN’s Kareem El Damanhoury, Abeer Salman, Akanksha Sharma, Mostafa Salem, Zeena, Eyad Kourdi Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian Ministry of Health, West Bank, Humanitarian Affairs, IDF, United Nations, Palestinian Central Bureau, Statistics, Palestinian, Palestinian Union of, UN, Human Rights Watch, National Society for Rehabilitation, Humanity, HRW, Aid, National Society for, Rehabilitation, Amnesty International Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, Al, Ramallah, Palestinian Union, “, Wadi Gaza, Khan

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