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Indian BJP Government’s actions caused enormous Kashmiri suffering – HRW
A file photo of a Kashmiri girl injured in a hale of pellet gunshots, taken at an exhibition on Kashmir in Washington D.C. on August 15, 2019 In a damning assessment of the ongoing situation in Kashmir...January 14, 2020 3136 0 -
Trump vows new sanctions on Iran; steers US away from military escalation
The world leaders heaved a sigh of relief as President Trump steered the U.S. away from another war in the Middle East, telling Americans Wednesday that no troops were harmed in Iranian missile attacks on bases...January 8, 2020 618 0 -
Americans hold demonstrations in several cities to say no to war with Iran
American peace activists staged demonstrations in several cities to express their opposition to another war in the Middle East as U.S.-Iran tensions spiraled up in the wake of killing of a top Iranian general and attack...January 5, 2020 769 0 -
UN says world cannot afford another Gulf war as US-Iran tensions boil
As clouds of war gather over the Persian Gulf with U.S. hitting Iranian targets in Iraq and Tehran vowing retaliation, the United Nations has said the world cannot afford to have another conflict in the region....January 4, 2020 2600 0 -
UN Security Council meets today on grim situation in Kashmir
As Kashmir remains tense four months after India deprived the region of its autonomy, the UN Security Council meets Tuesday to consider the situation in response to China’s request for a meeting. The Council will likely...December 17, 2019 668 0 -
A divided world procrastinates but climate change waits for none
Even if the international community meets the 2015 Paris Agreement goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the temperature of the planet will shoot up by 3.2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels, a recent UN Environment Program...December 16, 2019 783 0 -
Genocide of Muslims in Kashmir, Assam a step away- Genocide Watch founder
A grim specter exists for genocide of Muslims in Kashmir and Assam, Dr. Gregory Stanton, founder of Genocide Watch told an audience on the Capitol Hill while finding parallels between the BJP Government in New Deli and Nazis...December 15, 2019 857 0 -
UN says India’s Citizenship Act is fundamentally discriminatory
Amid widespread protests against exclusion of Muslims from seeking Indian citizenship, the United Nations has called the BJP Government’s Citizenship Amendment Act as “fundamentally discriminatory.” The UN Human Rights Office reacted to the passage of the...December 14, 2019 804 0 -
Pakistani-American journalist Amna Nawaz to co-moderate Democratic presidential debate
Pakistan-American Amna Nawaz, who is working as senior Public Broadcasting Service National Correspondent, will co-moderate December 19 Democratic presidential primary debate along with three other seasoned journalists. Amna Nawaz is the first ever South Asian to...December 5, 2019 2351 0 -
Indian gags fail to suppress Kashmiris’ desire to determine their destiny
In a rare first-hand account by a Western journalist, an American magazine has revealed harrowing Indian state repression against the people of Kashmir, which since August 5 revocation of its autonomy has been virtually cut off...December 4, 2019 962 0
