The bill, known as SB129, bans publicly-funded institutions from maintaining DEI offices or teaching what the bill calls ‘divisive concepts’ about race and identity. Alabama…
Sexual exploitation accounts for nearly three-quarters of ‘obscene’ illegal profits from forced labour, says UN agency. Criminals are reaping “obscene” profits of nearly one-quarter of…
Rights groups say proposed rollback of 2015 law will overturn women’s rights across the region as a whole. The Gambia has taken steps towards lifting…
In short: Australia's men's team was scheduled to play Afghanistan in a three-game Twenty20 series in August.It has been called off as Cricket Australia said the conditions…
ِAl-Yaman Camp, Idlib, northwest Syria – Looking to make something tasty and thrifty, Bayan al-Jassem, 32, decided to reach for a staple of the Syrian…
Sun, sand, the lure of water, and waves that carry you weightless to the shore.The beach is an idyllic escape for some, but Shane Hryhorec…
An Algerian court has issued a six-month suspended sentence and a 50,000 dinars ($372) fine to the prominent democracy activist Karim Tabbou, according to a…
Though it has yet to respond to Al Jazeera’s request for comment, Israel continues to push back against the accusations of torture levelled at its…
Plans are separate from the ‘Rwanda bill’, a stalled plan to forcibly deport most asylum seekers to the African country. The United Kingdom’s government is…
The Indian government on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a law that was passed by parliament in 2019 but was…
It is the young children and the old who suffer the most, are the most vulnerable to disease, to dehydration, to a sparse diet and…
Report by UN fact-finding mission says Iran’s brutal suppression of 2022 protests amounted to crimes against humanity. Iran has condemned a report by United Nations…
As handfuls gather on International Women’s Day, UN rights rapporteur calls for release of detained rights activists. Small groups of Afghan women have gathered in…
MPs opting to pass the legislation last month has sparked global outrage within LGBTQIA+ communities and beyond. During a protest outside the Ghana High Commission…
A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first time in months has been welcomed by UN humanitarians…
Use of the death penalty surged by 43 percent following huge protests prompted by Mahsa Amini’s death. Iran hanged at least 834 people in 2023,…
US targets Mnangagwa, his wife and top government officials in overhaul of sanctions regime imposed in 2003. The United States has sanctioned Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson…
All parties to the Gaza conflict have been responsible for “clear violations of international humanitarian law including possible war crimes”, according to the UN’s top…
The group’s military wing confirms the news after an investigation although it does not state when the captives died. The military wing of the Palestinian…
Huge crowds have gathered to bid a final farewell to Alexey Navalny, many chanting his name and saying they will not forgive Russian authorities for…