A new organisation Standing Against Nefarious & Arbitrary Detention (SANAD) launched last week in an online conference titled “Working towards a world that respects human rights”, focusing on reported human rights violations, especially of detainees in Saudi Arabia.
Read More »Palestine marks Prisoners’ Day as thousands languish in Israeli jails
Yesterday marked the 47th annual Palestinian Prisoners’ Day. Honoured on this day are the many reported thousands of Palestinians who remain behind bars due to the Zionist regime’s desire to quash all resistance against its illegal occupation of Palestinian land.
Read More »MPs to vote on declaration of Uyghur genocide
Campaigners in the UK House of Commons are seeking a declaration that the Chinese government is engaging in genocide against the Uyghurs residing in East Turkestan.
Read More »UK woods “reaching crisis point”, says Woodland Trust
An unprecedented and comprehensive report by the UK’s Woodland Trust has declared British woods to be close to “reaching crisis point” after numerous threats have alarmingly resulted in only 7% of Britain’s native trees and woods being in good health.
Read More »Muslim news site scores higher than mainstream press in NewsGuard rating
Popular British Muslim news website 5Pillars was awarded a prestigious top spot for consistently producing credible and trustworthy news reports.
Read More »Medjool dates recalled due to possible Hepatitis A contamination
Dates bought from the grocery giant are subject to a food safety recall due to possible contamination with Hepatitis A
Read More »Omar Esa nashīd album nears No. 1 in the charts
The British-Pakistani nashīd artist Omar Esa has seen his latest album, Allah and His Beloved, rapidly ascend the UK iTunes chart.
Read More »Uyghur slave labour likely produces the clothes we wear
A staggering 20% of the global cotton market is serviced from cotton fields in East Turkestan, or the Xinjiang province as referred to by the Chinese government.
Read More »Benedict Cumberbatch seeks Gitmo closure following work on “The Mauritanian”
“I really do hope Guantánamo is closed ... It’s a symbol of Americans betraying their constitution by creating a lawless prison offshore that can escape the law of the land so they can do whatever they want to prisoners..."
Read More »Taslima Nasreen all out for zero as England cricket team defend Moeen Ali
Ali’s fellow England international players, including Ben Duckett, Jofra Archer, and Saqib Mahmood, all tweeted in defence of the all-rounder Ali, arguing that Nasreen’s comment was wholly inappropriate and a “disgusting tweet.”
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