Human Rights
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Ex-UK Ambassador to US Arrested Over Epstein Links
DID Press: London police said a 72-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of “misconduct in public office,” with media identifying the suspect as former British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson. The arrest follows disclosures of correspondence between…
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Pakistani Airstrike Kills 8 Schoolchildren in Eastern Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education under the Taliban administration says eight schoolchildren—five boys and three girls—were killed in a Pakistani airstrike on Behsud district in Nangarhar. The ministry added that a separate strike in Barmal district of Paktika left…
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Gunmen Abduct 14 Workers in Pakistan’s Balochistan
DID Press: Armed assailants abducted 14 workers in two separate attacks targeting development projects in Balochistan, southwestern Pakistan, local authorities said. In Khuzdar, attackers stormed a government construction camp and kidnapped 11 workers, including the project manager. A brief exchange…
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Modi Praises Netanyahu Amid Gaza Child Killings
DID Press: While India presents itself internationally as a major Asian power and a defender of human rights, the public praise expressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the ongoing killing of civilians in…
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Afghanistan’s UN Mission Condemns Pakistan Airstrikes as Breach of Int’l Law
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to UN condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes on Nangarhar Province and Paktika Province, calling them a violation of international law and Afghanistan’s territorial integrity. In a statement issued on Sunday, Feb. 22, the mission said counterterrorism efforts…
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Pakistan’s Poverty Deepens as Living Costs Outpace Incomes
DID Press: Pakistan is facing one of its harshest economic periods in decades in 2024–2025, as runaway inflation, prolonged stagnation, and successive shocks continue to shrink household purchasing power across the country. Recent reports in Pakistani media indicate that economic…
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US Envoy Faces Criticism Over Gaza, Afghanistan, Iraq Civilian Casualty Remarks
DID Press: The newly appointed US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, made controversial remarks claiming that civilian casualties in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq caused by US forces exceeded civilian deaths resulting from Israel’s operations in Gaza Strip. Speaking…
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IHRO Calls for Urgent Probe into Pakistan’s Strikes on Afghanistan
DID Press: International Human Rights Organization (IHRO) said it is gravely concerned by Pakistan’s overnight attacks on Afghan territory and called for an immediate, independent, and transparent investigation by international bodies. In a statement posted on X, the rights group…
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Gaza War Casts Heavy Shadow Over Berlin Film Festival; Political Dispute Erupts at Berlinale
DID Press: Ongoing war in Gaza has cast a shadow over this year’s Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), sparking not only screenings of films addressing the Israel–Palestine conflict but also a wave of political reactions and controversy on the sidelines…
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Abdul Salam Zaeef: Pakistani Airstrikes Are Clear Violation of Afghanistan’s Sovereignty
DID Press: Former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan has described the country’s recent airstrikes as a breach of neighborly principles and international norms. Abdul Salam Zaeef, in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account, strongly condemned last night’s Pakistani military…
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