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Iranian protesters decry 'morality police'
Published on 17/09/2022
» Protests broke out in western Iran on Saturday at the funeral of a young woman who died after being detained by morality police enforcing strict hijab rules, as security forces used tear gas to disperse demonstrators.
Taliban beat women at Kabul rally
Published on 13/08/2022
» KABUL: Taliban fighters beat women and fired into the air on Saturday as they violently dispersed a rare rally in the Afghan capital, days ahead of the first anniversary of the hardline Islamists’ return to power.
Afghan male TV presenters wear masks in protest against Taliban
AFP, Published on 26/05/2022
» KABUL - Seconds before he presents a news bulletin, Afghan television anchor Nisar Nabil puts on a black mask as a symbolic protest against the Taliban authorities for ordering women presenters to cover their faces on air.
Worst drought in decades devastates Ethiopia's nomads
AFP, Published on 04/05/2022
» GODE, Ethiopia: There has hardly been a drop of rain in Hargududo in 18 months. Dried-up carcasses of goats, cows and donkeys litter the ground near the modest thatched huts in this small village in the Somali region of southeastern Ethiopia.
Swiss 'burqa ban' vote on a knife-edge
AFP, Published on 07/03/2021
» GENEVA - Switzerland voted Sunday on whether to ban full facial coverings in public places, with the result on a knife-edge, according to early projections.
Swiss vote on 'burqa ban'
AFP, Published on 07/03/2021
» GENEVA: Switzerland votes Sunday on whether to ban full facial coverings in public places, despite women in Islamic full-face veils being an exceptionally rare sight in Swiss streets.
Swiss to vote on 'burqa ban' plan
AFP, Published on 04/03/2021
» GENEVA - Switzerland votes Sunday on whether to ban full facial coverings in public places, despite women in Islamic full-face veils being an exceptionally rare sight in Swiss streets.
Indonesian politician's anti-virus veil policy draws fire
AFP, Published on 10/07/2020
» LABUHAN LOMBOK (INDONESIA) - An Indonesian politician is under fire for ordering female civil servants to wear face veils once a week in what he defended as a bid to guard against the coronavirus.
'Burkini' row shuts pools in French town
AFP, Published on 27/06/2019
» GRENOBLE (FRANCE) - The two municipal swimming pools in the southeast French city of Grenoble have been shut down, despite the current heatwave, after a row over the use of full-body Islamic burkini swimsuit, the local mayor said Wednesday.
China says nearly 13,000 'terrorists' arrested in Xinjiang
AFP, Published on 18/03/2019
» BEIJING: China on Monday defended its controversial security crackdown in the fractious far west region of Xinjiang, saying nearly 13,000 "terrorists" have been arrested there since 2014.