International

19 December, 2019 TEHRAN/ UNITED NATIONS: Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned a politically-motivated resolution that the UN General Assembly has adopted on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic. In a statement on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi condemned the draft resolution on the situation of human …

19 December, 2019 WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the Senate that will decide whether he remains in office. The House voted on two charges – which the president abused his power …

19 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri NEW DELHI/ MELBOURNE: Today, big rallies are expected across India as the tumultuous and angry reaction builds against a citizenship law seen as discriminatory against the country’s 200 million Muslims. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s move to drive the Citizenship Amendment Act  (CAA)) through the …

18 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri (Courtesy Messenger) SYDNEY/ PERTH/ MELBOURNE: Yesterday was Australia’s hottest day on record, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). The average maximum temperature across the country was 40.9 degrees Celsius, breaking the mark of 40.3C set in January 2013, but it’s …

18 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri PARIS/ MELBOURNE: A total of 49 journalists were killed this year, 389 are currently in prison and 57 are being held hostage, according to the annual worldwide round-up of deadly violence and abusive treatment against journalists, released today by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Journalism …

17 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies TEHRAN/ BAGHDAD: At least 304 people have been killed in the recent protests in Iran, Amnesty International reported on Monday, accusing security forces of “massacring” unarmed demonstrators. Video footage obtained showed Iranian security forces opening fire on protesters “who did not pose any imminent risk”, according …

17 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + BBC NEW DELHI/ MELBOURNE: Indian police have denied shooting people during protests in Delhi – as anger at a citizenship law spreads across the country. At least three people said they were shot, but police said their wounds were caused by broken tear-gas …

17 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ DUBAI/ MELBOURNE: A special court in Pakistan has sentenced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death on charges of high treason and subverting the constitution. “Pervez Musharraf has been found guilty of Article 6 for violation of the constitution of Pakistan,” government law officer …

‘JI’S PROTESTS EXPECTED IN INDO-PAK’ 15 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies DHAKA/KARACHI: Protests and rallies are expected against the detention of Daily Sangram’s Editor Abul Asad in India and Pakistan while the political conflicts have already been started across Bangladesh between Awami League and Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) activists, sources …

14 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies NEW DELHI: Demonstrators in eastern India on Saturday set fire to more than a dozen buses and vandalised at least six railway stations, as violent protests against a new citizenship law continued for a fourth straight day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government says the …